max hollowayUFC officials have announced the main event for the upcoming UFC Fight Night 74 event on August 23 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. A featherweight scrap between Max Holloway and Charles Oliveira will be the main event in what should be an outstanding matchup of young ranked featherweights.

Holloway (13-3) is coming off a third round submission win over Cub Swanson in his last outing. The young Hawaiian six consecutive wins since losing back-to-back fights against Dennis Bermudez and Conor McGregor in 2013. In fact, the Bermudez fight was a controversial split decision loss. Holloway has secured either “Knockout of the Night” or “Performance of the Night” bonuses in three of his last six bouts.

Oliveira (20-4, 1NC) is coming off a third round submission win over Nik Lentz in his last outing. The young Brazilian has rattled off four consecutive wins since losing back-to-back losses against Cub Swanson and Frankie Edgar. Oliveira has won “Performance of the Night” bonuses in three of his last four fights.

Stay tuned to ProMMAnow.com for more UFC Fight Night 74 news and fight announcements.

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