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Report: Tony Ferguson Out Of UFC 223 Due To Torn Knee Ligament, UFC Featherweight Champion Max Holloway To Fight Khabib Nurmagomedov For The 155-Pound Title

On the week of UFC 223, the 155-pound title fight between Tony Ferguson and Khabib Nurmagomedov is once again off, according to a report from ESPN’s Brett Okamoto. Okamoto reported Sunday evening that Ferguson tore a ligament in his knee away from training and will be forced to miss his UFC Lightweight Title fight against Nurmagomedov for yet another time.

Ferguson had won the interim title at UFC 217 against Kevin Lee and was gearing up to defend the belt and make himself the official titleholder. With current champion Conor McGregor out, the UFC is looking for a present titleholder and planned for this weekend’s fight to settle this

The fight for Khabib will still go on this Saturday, as current UFC Featherweight Champion Max Holloway stepped up to take the fight on extremely short notice. Holloway and Nurmagomedov will now be for the UFC Lightweight Championship in the main event of UFC 223.

It appears the UFC might be gearing up for a potential showdown consisting of Holloway against Conor McGregor if the Hawaiian were to win the title fight. The two last fought in 2013 when McGregor handed Holloway his last loss. Since then, Holloway has rattled off his current twelve-fight win streak that led him to the 145-pound crown.

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