Khabib Nurmagomedov is very glad Max Holloway stepped up to face him at UFC 223 on Saturday in Brooklyn. If Nurmagomedov were in Holloway’s spot, though, he would not have done the same thing.
The undefeated lightweight star told Ariel Helwani on Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour that he would not have taken the short-notice fight, with Tony Ferguson dropping out, if he were Holloway. Especially since Holloway pulled out of a featherweight title defense against Frankie Edgar a month ago at UFC 222 due to an ankle injury.