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TORONTO -- The UFC takes another step toward filling Conor McGregors sizable featherweight shoes when Max Holloway takes on Anthony Pettis in the main event of UFC 206 on Saturday night.With McGregor now focusing on his lightweight title, Jose Aldo has been upgraded from interim to featherweight champion. But McGregors successor as the undisputed 145-pound title-holder wont be decided until next year when Aldo is supposed to face the winner of Saturdays main event at the Air Canada Centre.Holloway is fighting for the same interim title that Aldo won in July via unanimous decision over Frankie Edgar at UFC 200. Pettis wont receive the same title if he wins since he failed to make weight Friday, weighing in at 148.Confused? The process is the UFCs way of restoring order after the championship havoc caused by McGregor ruling two weight classes. The Irish star wanted to defend both titles but the UFC stepped in to avoid a championship logjam that might see fighters in one weight class chaff while McGregor attended to the other division.The water at this division was super-murky, said Holloway. Now its super-clear. You know, the winner of this fight gets to fight for the undisputed title. And its always great to have extra cash in your pocket, too, so it means a lot. So we will see what happens. Well take care of business (Saturday) and its a straight shot after that.Aldo dethroned Mike Brown in November 2009 to win the WEC featherweight title and, when the UFC introduced lighter weight classes, became the UFCs first 145-pound champion. The Brazilian defended the UFC title seven straight times before McGregor knocked him out in 13 seconds at UFC 194 last December.The 25-year-old Holloway (16-3), a stylish well-rounded fighter, has won nine straight since losing a decision to McGregor in August 2013.The 29-year-old Pettis (19-5) made his featherweight debut in August, submitting Charles Oliveira. Pettis moved down a weight class after losing three straight at 155 pounds, a losing streak that started with Rafael Dos Anjos taking his lightweight title via unanimous decision at UFC 185 in March 2015.When the Toronto card was originally announced, many hoped it would signal a return to action for former welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre. But that didnt happen and light-heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier was matched against No. 1 contender Anthony Johnson in a rematch of their UFC 187 fight won by Cormier.That was scrapped when Cormier was injured in training, moving Holloway-Pettis up.Former light-heavyweight champion Rashad Evans was also removed from the Toronto card after failing to secure a license from the local commission for the second fight in a row. Middleweight Tim Kennedy, his opponent both times, will fight Kevin Gastelum instead Saturday.Donald Cowboy Cerrone takes on Matt Brown in the co-main event.The bouts are the first for Cerrone and Kennedy since stepping forward last week as two of the five high-profile fighters serving as the face of the Mixed Martial Arts Athletes Association.RALEIGH, N.C. -- North Carolina State is postponing an August trip to Italy for its mens basketball program until 2017 amid a terrorism travel alert from the U.S. State Department.The school issued a statement Friday saying the decision was made in an abundance of caution. The statement cited a State Department travel alert that extends through the end of August for Americans traveling in Europe.That alert cautions U.S. citizens to the risk of potential terrorist attacks throughout Europe, targeting major events, tourist sites, restaurants, commercial centers and transportation.Athletics spokesman Fred Demarest said the Wolfpack wouldve played three or four games between Aug. 5-15, though the schedule wasnt finalized. Chris Boyer, N.C. States deputy athletic director for external operations, said Friday there were planned stops in Rome, Milan and Florence.Boyer said the postponement came after roughly a month of discussions since the State Department updated its travel alert May 31.At the end of the day, our No. 1 responsibility is the safety and well-being of our student-athletes and our sstaff, Boyer said.dddddddddddd So that had to be a priority.The greatest emotion is the fact that its unfortunate that these type of events are happening in the world and leading us to have to make this decisions. And it delays whats a really good opportunity for our student-athletes, both basketball-wise but also personal development-wise, and exposure to other cultures. Its going to delay that for at least a year now.N.C. State (16-17) missed the NCAA Tournament last year for the first time in five seasons under Mark Gottfried, but has overhauled its roster with a top-10 national recruiting class. That includes five-star big man Omer Yurtseven from Turkey among four recruits who have signed since May.N.C. State also has former five-star point guard Dennis Smith Jr., who enrolled in January to rehab a serious knee injury.---Follow Aaron Beard on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/aaronbeardap and the APs college basketball site at http://collegebasketball.ap.org ' ' '