UFC 223 has been left in disarray after the recent announcement that featherweight champion Max Holloway has been declared medically unfit to fight Khabib Nurmagomedov for the lightweight championship.
Details are just emerging however it seems Holloway, who took the fight on six days notice, had to cut 20 lbs and has suffered a bad weight cut.
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
One fighter who has made championship weight and on the card all ready is Paul Felder and he was quick to offer to step in.
Championship weight #imready @danawhite https://t.co/PaHLwkd7Ne
— Paul Felder (@felderpaul) April 6, 2018
However there are reports that former lightweight champion Anthony Pettis is in line to get the fight after his original opponent, Michael Chiesa was pulled due to injury after the McGregor melee with the UFC fighters bus.
Anthony Pettis has now been called upon to fight Khabib Nurmagomedov. He has yet to weigh in. He has an hour to do so. He was left opponentless after Chiesa got cut yesterday. UFC confirms. @MMAjunkie first reported.
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) April 6, 2018
Current plan is Khabib vs. Pettis per UFC officials. Stay tuned.
— John Morgan (@MMAjunkieJohn) April 6, 2018
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Warren so it might be Anthony Pettis vs Khabib
All the u tube channels claiming Al Iaquinta. Idk but I ain’t paying for that shit now. Changed the main card more times in 3 days than I chaanged socks. Lol
Yea I can’t pay for it either. Sucks because I really wanted to see the regular bout, Ferguson vs Khabib haha
Nathanjhon Nicol Ele
Tom Mizzi ?????
Everyone sleeping on Showtime but all he has to do is catch him clean. Of course it should be a w for Khaboob but Showtime most definitely can get it done. Let’s go #Showtime #414TheMil
Get Conner in the main event
,wow what a mess
What a Fuckin NIGHTMARE
WHAT THE F***!!!!!!!
Cammy White
Jose Esquivel otra vez con sus mamadas la ufc
ya mejor ke cierren el changarro ya lo voy a dar de baja del sky la verdad ya ni lo veo
Andy McMurray
Didn’t think he would have to cut much cos he’s moving up. Still shite wanted him to do it.
You see that shit with mcgregor. Fanny.
Ferguson, Holloway, Pettis now Laquinta and he’s no even gettin the title if he wins. Joke man.
Shakir Bhutta madness
Just give khabib the belt , no one’s beating him
Apart from Nate Diaz. Too strong for him in the clinch
??
And Lobovs unorthodox striking could also pose problems
wtf ………………..
I guess we won’t be seeing anything lol
Al aiquinta is fighting khabib but didn’t make weight so only khabib can win the undisputed title
Jacob William Edward Gibson no I know lol I’m just speaking of the press conference, nearly every response max had was we’ll see this Saturday haha.
Brett Lindop
I feel for anthony petis hes never gunna be the same
Fucking aayyy smfh
Ilja Spaan shitzooi man, wordt echt een soap zo..
Super lelijk ja. Conor – Khabib zou nu mooi zijn! ???
Khabib wil wel, en conor zit nu toch in een kooi, gewoon khabib erbij stoppen
Roger Muskitta https://www.mmafighting.com/2018/4/6/17207284/khabib-nurmagomedov-vs-al-iaquinta-is-new-ufc-223-main-event
Ik las het net ja, word toch kansloze missie.. maar we krijgen in ieder geval een gevecht te zien..
Roger Muskitta Geen Khabib – Tony was al onwijs balen. Khabib – Holloway was een leuk alternatief. Na vandaag lijkt 223 de grootste flop te worden uit de UFC geschiedenis. Zoveel mis gegaan, zoveel niet doorgegaan. Geen reden om op te blijven nu. Kijk zondagmiddag wel. ?
Ik denk ook dat het gewoon opnemen wordt, was tot ik vanmorgen las dat khabib – holloway niet doorging nog echt van plan live te kijken, gaat nu niet meer gebeuren denk ik..
Maar 1 ding mag gezegd worden, conors aktie valt niet goed te praten natuurlijk, maar hij is wel een baas.. dagestani vs ierse gangsters… peaky blinders 2018 style…
Roger Muskitta Als ie zo zich ooit écht onsterfelijk wilt maken… dan pakt ie Khabib op K.O. Dan is alles weer vergeven en vergeten. Maar ja, easier said than done. Ik zou lekker in de bajes blijven zitten. ?
Hij is volgens mij alweer onderweg naar ierland, 50.000
Dollar bail is wisselgeld voor hem, maar gevecht conor -khabib gaat nu echt ppv records breken, daar blijft iedereen wakker voor… zie conor niet zo snel winnen maar hij heeft al eerder “onmogelijke” gevechten gewonnen..
So when they have to make short notice replacements for fights, shouldn’t they be able to have a decent idea if a fighter will be able to make the weight in the short amount of time? They supposedly wouldn’t let McGregor fight Khabib because they didn’t think he could make weight, and ever since Max was announced as the replacement reports surfaced about how difficult it might be on him to make weight
It all depends on how their weight cut goes really. I don’t think anyone expected this. 90% of the time their late replacements make it to fight day. They relied on Max over Connor because it’s a division above his natural weight class.
Oh yeah, good point Dane Beilken
its not really official rather than this article. Could be bullshit.
It is true, it is being reported everywhere
yeah I just seen Max’s tweet. Devastated ?.
Jim Ireland
Ffs
another victim Karl Dyas
damn this card is cursed
Let’s see if McGregor has the balls to face Khabib 1 on 1
Two weeks ago it looked like a cracking card. Now a bit of a disaster!
Gary Douglas shite card
Bloody hell.this card has been through then wringer eh
U couldn’t make this shit up Steven McConachie Philip Scott
Ffs lad shambles hi
Pettis is fucking brutal now! Mite as well give khabib the belt
Think that’s the plan then McGregor v khabib id say all that yesterday was to sell this fight Ireland v Russia
I wouldn’t have McGregor anywhere near the ufc again the cunt! Seen on Twitter Pettis didn’t make weight ?
Fuck I seen him weigh in at 155.2 he had 2 hours to make weight. All about the money sham
Anthony Dobbin
Chris ward ?
?
Wtf
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