Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) interim featherweight champion Max Holloway was penciled in for a UFC 208 pay-per-view (PPV) title fight against reigning division kingpin Jose Aldo, after “Blessed” turned away Anthony Pettis earlier this month in Toronto.
But the Hawaiian suffered an ankle injury during his “Showtime” fight and was sidelined for roughly four-to-six weeks. That gave him little-to-no time to prepare for “Junior” and as a result, was forced to pass.
Aldo quickly called bullshit on the injury, but now Holloway has the photographic evidence to corroborate his account.
Here's a photo of @BlessedMMA ankle in reference to my interview with him last night. Courtesy of @SuckerPunchEnt https://t.co/XZIUqJi3U6 pic.twitter.com/3Ee0GhHibh
— Damon Martin (@DamonMartin) December 21, 2016
@DamonMartin @SuckerPunchEnt haters gonna say it's fake smh lol
— Max Holloway (@BlessedMMA) December 21, 2016
With the Holloway vs. Aldo title unification bout on hold for the time being, the promotion is likely to name the featherweight showdown between Holly Holm and Germaine de Randamie the five-round championship headliner for UFC 208.
More on that new division here.
Holloway is expected to return in March, so it could be a few months before the featherweight sprockets -- already on hold for a year because of this guy — start spinning again.
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