On paper, Nurmagomedov is a bad matchup for Holloway. The Russian fighter has amassed an unscathed 25-0 record while dominating promotional veterans like Rafael dos Anjos, Edson Barboza, and Michael Johnson with ferocious ground-and-pound and grappling. But that doesn’t mean Holloway wouldn’t be able to jump in weight and pull off the upset. Before any of that happens, though, Holloway must defend his title against the only man to ever finish Frankie Edgar and Khabib must capture his first UFC championship when he takes on interim lightweight king Tony Ferguson at UFC 223 on April 7.

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