UFC 223 had looks of being the best pay-per-view in a long time, with an original grudge match set between the undefeated Khabib Nurmagomedov and the 10-fight UFC win streak of Tony Ferguson. Following a freak injury from Ferguson, in came UFC Featherweight Champion Max Holloway to take on the Russian on one week notice.
Then on Thursday: the Conor McGregor incident. We ALL know how that went.
Followed by weigh-ins the next day (yesterday), where Holloway was pulled by the NYSAC following an unsafe weight cut.