It seems as though everything went wrong about the UFC 223 card. The most anticipated match of the day Holloway vs Nurmagomedov is off.
The news comes as surprise as Holloway stepped in for Tony Ferguson who had a late in the camp injury and following the McGregor altercation.
BREAKING: Max Holloway has been declared medically unfit to fight. Holloway is out of UFC 223. Per Dana White.
— Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) April 6, 2018
Per @bokamotoESPN, it appears as though Max Holloway has been deemed medically unfit to fight. So here we are Friday AM, seemingly in search of a new opponent/main event. Unfathomable week. Just when you thought perhaps you'd seen it all…
— Jon Anik (@Jon_Anik) April 6, 2018
This from a member of Holloway’s team:
“Max wants to keep pushing and is close but the doctors came up and just stopped it. Doctors stopped it not us. Max was going.”
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) April 6, 2018
Holloway, 26, accepted the bout against Nurmagomedov on Sunday after Tony Ferguson LCL injury derailed UFC 223. Holloway’s nutritionist George Lockhart told MMA Fighting that Holloway’s impromptu weight cut was expected to be “tied for the largest weight cut” Lockhart had ever managed.
. @TeamKhabib my brother I want to keep going but they are stopping me. Sorry to your team and the fans. You don’t deserve this. This is number one. Shout outs to you and @Showtimepettis . Give the fans what they deserve
— Max Holloway (@BlessedMMA) April 6, 2018