Women’s featherweight champion Cris Cyborg stepped in to save UFC 222 after featherweight champ Max Holloway withdrew from the pay-per-view event. But lightweight champion Conor McGregor claims he tried to do the same. In an Instagram post, McGregor (21-3 MMA, 9-1 UFC) today said he volunteered to face ex-champ Frankie Edgar (22-5-1 MMA, 16-5-1 UFC), only to be rebuffed when “there wasn’t enough time to generate the money that the UFC would need.” Via Instagram: “I was excited about bouncing in last minute and taking out the final featherweight, without all the rest of the stuff that comes with this game,” McGregor added. “Please respect the insane amount of work outside the fight game that I have put in.” Reached for comment, Edgar’s manager, Ali Abdelaziz, tweeted an expletive at McGregor and denied the champ’s claim. Holloway’s rep didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment, and MMAjunkie was unable to immediately reach the UFC
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