Just less than a week before his title fight at UFC 223, Khabib Nurmagomedov got a sudden change in opponent. Because of a freak accident that tore a ligament in his knee, Tony Ferguson was forced out of the said bout and was subsequently replaced by featherweight champion Max Holloway.
But despite the abrupt switch, Khabib still feels he will emerge as champion. He even laid out his next plans once the title is already in his possession.
”Madison Square Garden, 155 [pound] belt, Georges St-Pierre,” Khabib said during an interview on WFAN’s Outside the Cage podcast (transcript via FloCombat).