UFC 206 lineup finalized with Cirkunov vs. Krylov as featured prelim

The official lineup is set for this weekend’s UFC 206 in Toronto.

UFC 206 takes place Saturday at Air Canada Centre in Toronto. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass.

In the main event, Max Holloway (16-3 MMA, 12-3 UFC) faces off with former lightweight champion Anthony Pettis (19-5 MMA, 6-4 UFC). The two will battle for the interim featherweight title. Holloway is ranked No. 2 in the USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA featherweight rankings while Pettis checks in at No. 9.

In the co-main event, Donald Cerrone (31-7 MMA, 18-4 UFC) and Matt Brown (20-15 MMA, 13-10 UFC) face off in what could well be an explosive welterweight striking battle.

Rounding out the main card is Dooho Choi (14-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) against Cub Swanson (23-7 MMA, 8-3 UFC) at featherweight, a middleweight clash between Kelvin Gastelum (12-2 MMA, 7-2 UFC) and Tim Kennedy (18-5 MMA, 3-1 UFC) and Emil Meek (8-2-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) vs. Jordan Mein (29-10 MMA, 3-2 UFC) at welterweight.

Misha Cirkunov (12-2 MMA, 3-0 UFC) vs. Nikita Krylov (21-4 MMA, 6-2 UFC) at light heavyweight serves as the featured FS1 prelim, while John Makdessi (14-5 MMA, 7-5 UFC) faces Lando Vannata (8-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) in the lightweight featured prelim on UFC Fight Pass.

The complete UFC 206 lineup includes:

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

• Max Holloway vs. Anthony Pettis – for interim featherweght title
• Matt Brown vs. Donald Cerrone
• Dooho Choi vs. Cub Swanson
• Kelvin Gastelum vs. Tim Kennedy
• Emil Meek vs. Jordan Mein

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

• Misha Cirkunov vs. Nikita Krylov
• Olivier Aubin-Mercier vs. Drew Dober
• Valerie Letourneau vs. Viviane Pereira
• Mitch Gagnon vs. Matthew Lopez

PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 6:30 p.m. ET)

• John Makdessi vs. Lando Vannata
• Rustam Khabilov vs. Jason Saggo
• Zach Makovsky vs. Dustin Ortiz

For more on UFC 206, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.