So here’s an interesting plot twist in the last-minute effort to salvage the UFC 223 main event. Featherweight No. 1 contender Brian Ortega was considered as a replacement to step in for the injured Tony Ferguson and even accepted the fight with Khabib Nurmagomedov before UFC President Dana White passed him up in favor of featherweight champion Max Holloway . All this according to a twee t today from Ortega (14-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC), who added that he hopes for future showdowns with both Holloway (19-3 MMA, 15-3 UFC) and Nurmagomedov (25-0 MMA, 9-0 UFC). For the record, Dana called me yesterday to see if I would step in against Khabib since Max hadn’t responded yet.
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Brian Ortega says he accepted Khabib Nurmagomedov fight before Max Holloway did – MMA Junkie