Max Holloway pulled from UFC 223; Pettis vs Khabib in the works

UFC Featherweight champion Max Holloway has been forced out of his UFC 223 title bout with Khabib Nurmagomedov after the doctors stopped him from cutting weight. Holloway will not attempt to weigh-in.

The news of Holloway’s withdrawal was first reported by ESPN’s Brett Okamoto.

Anthony Pettis has yet to weigh in but if he does he will replace Holloway against Nurmagomedov in the main event.

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