Max Holloway didn’t hesitate when the UFC called him on six days’ notice to step in for the injured Tony Ferguson.
The UFC featherweight champion will be taking Ferguson’s main event slot at UFC 223 against Khabib Nurmagomedov to decide the UFC’s lightweight championship.
Speaking at Honolulu International Airport after the news had broken, “Blessed” insisted that an opportunity to face the undefeated Russian was too good to turn down.
“April Fools! Nah, I’m just joking,” Holloway told KHON News, reacting to his short notice call-up to face Khabib Nurmagomedov in the main event of UFC 223.