Max Holloway issues first social media post following removal from UFC 222 main event

Max Holloway issues first social media post following removal from UFC 222 main event!

Earlier today terrible news shook the mixed martial arts world as ESPN’s Brett Okamoto announced that current UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway had suffered an injury and would no longer be able to compete at March’s UFC 222 pay-per-view event.

Max Holloway was expected to fight former UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar in the main event of UFC 222 which takes place March 3 from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

“Blessed” recently took to social media where he issued his first post since being removed from the UFC 222 main event. Holloway appears to be firing back a shot at McGregor with the post, insinuating the “Big Mac” is a “cupcake”.

Date night pic.twitter.com/WQoBE3Nr5U

— Max Holloway (@BlessedMMA) February 4, 2018

I asked the docs if we could cut off my leg then ask the commission if I could fight handicapped. They told me at the end of the day it is what it is… Had dozens of family from Hawaii coming up for this one… I know it sucks but hang in there. We're going to reschedule asap https://t.co/E6G1lC4eU1

— Max Holloway (@BlessedMMA) February 4, 2018

Holloway’s posts come shortly after McGregor took to Instagram with the following jab at the Hawaiian champion.

When there is no referee to save you.

A post shared by Conor McGregor Official (@thenotoriousmma) on Feb 3, 2018 at 3:48pm PST

This marks the second time that a slated bout between Edgar and Holloway has failed to come to fruition.

Max and Frankie were originally scheduled to meet at December’s UFC 218 event in Detroit. However, Frankie Edgar suffered an injury in the lead up to that event and was eventually replaced by Jose Aldo who went on to suffer a third-round TKO loss to the Hawaiian champion on December 2.