As much as we all wish this was an elaborate April Fool’s joke, it’s sadly just another swing that comes along with being the king of combat sports. Confirmed Sunday by UFC president Dana White, an injury has forced Tony Fergurson to withdraw from his UFC 223 main-event matchup with Khabib Nurmagomedov , and he will now be stripped of his interim lightweight title. Replacing Ferguson is UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway , who will now meet Nurmagomedov for the UFC lightweight championship
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