3:50 PM ET Jeff Wagenheim The questions continue to flood in for Max Holloway. But they no longer are an ominous interrogation. Now the questions represent a sorting out of all the wondrous possibilities in play for the UFC featherweight champion. Holloway had all the answers on Saturday night in Toronto, beating up Brian Ortega

Aleksandar Rakic overcame early trouble and floored Devin Clark with a spinning back fist counter to get the TKO at 4:05 of Round 1 in their light heavyweight bout opening UFC 231 in Toronto. It was the 11th straight win for Rakic (11-1), who absorbed several knees that appeared to be illegal, although the referee

12:42 AM ET TORONTO — When the UFC created a 125-pound female weight class one year ago, many believed Valentina Shevchenko would be the one to rule it. Those projections are looking rather accurate. Shevchenko (16-3) claimed the UFC’s flyweight title on Saturday in a dominant decision against former strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk. The 125-pound

9:08 AM ET TORONTO — Any lingering concerns about the well-being of UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway melted away on Saturday over the course of a brilliant, four-round title defense against Brian Ortega at UFC 231. Holloway (20-3) defended his 145-pound throne for the second time, defeating Ortega via TKO at the end of the

5:09 PM ET Chamatkar SandhuESPN Jimi Manuwa is hoping to make the third time the charm. After a last-minute opponent change and an injury forcing him to withdraw from the original date, the British light heavyweight is raring to go as he faces Thiago Santos on Saturday night at UFC 231 in Toronto. Following back-to-back

3:31 PM ET Olivier Aubin-Mercier might be coming off a rare loss in his last performance, but he has never felt better about the direction of his career. That’s because Aubin-Mercier (11-3) believes he’s figuring things out — in and out of the cage. The 29-year-old lightweight has been in the UFC for a while

2:47 PM ET Saturday’s UFC 231 pay-per-view in Toronto will feature a pair of title fights that have been a long time coming. Featherweight champion Max Holloway will finally meet undefeated Brian Ortega in a championship bout that was supposed to take place this summer but was canceled over concerns around Holloway’s health. And in

4:50 PM ET UFC president Dana White says the promotion consulted female flyweight Rachael Ostovich, the victim of a recent domestic violence assault, prior to booking heavyweight Greg Hardy to fight on the same event as her next month. “Having her support was a key factor in making that decision,” White told TSN on Thursday.

2:08 PM ET Saturday’s UFC 231 pay-per-view in Toronto will feature a pair of title fights that have been a long time coming. In the main event, Hawaii’s featherweight champion Max Holloway will finally meet the undefeated Brian Ortega, in a championship bout that was supposed to take place this summer, only to be canceled

9:56 PM ET The UFC’s return to Brooklyn finally has its main event. Henry Cejudo (13-2) versus TJ Dillashaw (16-3) for the UFC flyweight title will headline the event on Jan. 19 in Brooklyn, New York, multiple sources told ESPN. The fight was originally supposed to headline UFC 233 on Jan. 26 in Anaheim, California.