Reminder: 'Countdown to UFC 218: Holloway vs. Aldo 2' debuts today on FS1

As a reminder, the UFC’s traditional pre-event show returns today with the debut of “Countdown to UFC 218: Holloway vs. Aldo 2” on FS1.

The one-hour special previews the card’s featherweight title fight between champion Max Holloway (18-3 MMA, 14-3 UFC) and the man he took the belt from, now-former champ Jose Aldo (26-3 MMA, 8-2 UFC). Holloway was supposed to fight former lightweight champ Frankie Edgar in the headliner until Edgar pulled out with an injury and Aldo got the call to take his place.

The show also dives into the co-main event heavyweight contenders fight between Francis Ngannou (10-1 MMA, 5-0 UFC) and former Strikeforce champ Alistair Overeem (43-15 MMA, 8-4 UFC). The card also features a fight between “TUF 26” coaches Eddie Alvarez (28-5 MMA, 3-2 UFC), a former UFC and Bellator champ, and Justin Gaethje (18-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC), a former WSOF champ. Plus, flyweight contenders Henry Cejudo (11-2 MMA, 5-2 UFC) and Sergio Pettis (16-2 MMA, 7-2 UFC) meet in a featured bout on the main card.

“Countdown” airs at 6 p.m. ET (3 p.m. PT) on FS1, and replays air throughout the week.

UFC 218 takes place Saturday at the new Little Caesars Arena in downtown Detroit, and it’s the UFC’s first event in Michigan since UFC 123 in 2010. The main card airs live on pay-per-view following prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass.

The UFC 218 card includes:

MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)

• Champ Max Holloway vs. Jose Aldo – for featherweight title
• Francis Ngannou vs. Alistair Overeem
• Henry Cejudo vs. Sergio Pettis
• Eddie Alvarez vs. Justin Gaethje
• Tecia Torres vs. Michelle Waterson

PRELIMINARY CARD (FS1, 8 p.m. ET)

• Paul Felder vs. Charles Oliveira
• Yancy Medeiros vs. Alex Oliveira
• Drakkar Klose vs. David Teymur
• Cortney Casey vs. Felice Herrig

PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 6:15 p.m. ET)

• Abdul Razak Alhassan vs. Sabah Homasi
• Jeremy Kimball vs. Dominick Reyes
• Allen Crowder vs. Justin Willis
• Amanda Cooper vs. Angela Magana

For more on UFC 218, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.