Max Holloway apologized to Khabib Nurmagomedov after her was ruled medically unfit to compete in the UFC 223 main event. After Nurmagomedov (25-0 MMA, 9-0 UFC) made weight for the lightweight title fight this morning, news came out shortly after that officials had stopped Holloway’s (19-3 MMA, 15-3 UFC) weight cut due to medical concerns. As a result, the main-event bout was called off. The UFC currently is planning to have Anthony Pettis (20-7 MMA, 7-6 UFC) serve as a replacement, but the matchup has not yet been made official. Holloway didn’t appear to be in too dire of a condition after the news broke
Read the rest here:
Max Holloway releases statement on UFC 223 removal, apologizes to Khabib Nurmagomedov – MMA Junkie