Per UFC President Dana White, Saturday’s UFC 223 fight card is off.
Last minute replacement Max Holloway was ruled medically unfit ahead of this morning’s early weigh-ins event.
This means that the UFC’s lightweight title will not switch hands this weekend, and Khabib Nurmagomedov will not fight.
ESPN broke the news on this developing story:
BREAKING: Max Holloway has been declared medically unfit to fight. Holloway is out of UFC 223. Per Dana White.
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
UFC 223 will go on, the “Thug” Rose Namajunas vs. Joanna Jedrcejczyk bout will move to the evening’s main event.
