They'll be fighting the Lightweight title, meaning current champion Conor McGregor may be stripped of his belt.
With just six days to go before the fight, Tony Ferguson has been forced to pull out of his headline spot at UFC 223 due to a knee injury.
In his place, Khabib Nurmagomedov will now face Max Holloway for the official Ligthweight title.
https://twitter.com/TonyFergusonXT/status/980606889116426240
https://twitter.com/danawhite/status/980577727882387466
https://twitter.com/TeamKhabib/status/980519909972152321
https://twitter.com/SandhuMMA/status/980597797736058880
The current holder of the title is Conor McGregor, who is not returning to defend the belt, so may well be stripped of it once the winner of the Nurmagomdeov V Holloway fight is decided.
Dana White stated that McGregor was never an option for the UFC 223 bout, and fans have reacted to the news of the new fighter:
https://twitter.com/JamesDKoh/status/980599018911817730
https://twitter.com/DannyAustin_9/status/980614268058873856
https://twitter.com/SandhuMMA/status/980585944087752704
https://twitter.com/iainkidd/status/980581155173994496
https://twitter.com/MikeBohnMMA/status/980598902716903424
https://twitter.com/MacMallyMMA/status/980596798698881024
https://twitter.com/SophiaHelwani/status/980632438379606016
https://twitter.com/jeremybotter/status/980582599700729856
Holloway will face Nurmagomedov at UFC 223 in Brooklyn, New York on Saturday 7 April at 10pm ET (which would make it 2am on Sunday morning here).
