Filed under: News , Radio Highlight , UFC , Videos If you’re Max Holloway , the problem with finding a new featherweight to fight is that you’ve already fought most of them. If you’re the UFC, the problem is finding one that’s bankable as a pay-per-view attraction. At one point, tough journeyman Darren Elkins (23-5 MMA, 13-5 UFC) was considered to replace ex-champ Frankie Edgar (22-5-1 MMA, 16-5-1 UFC) in the headliner of UFC 218. That idea didn’t go very far, though. “The UFC wasn’t too excited about that,” Holloway’s longtime manager Brian Butler told MMAjunkie Radio

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Max Holloway’s manager sheds light on scramble to find UFC 218 replacement opponent – MMA Junkie

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