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Ailing UFC champ Max Holloway back in Las Vegas for tests to ‘try and figure this out’

UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway is still searching for answers after he was forced to withdraw from UFC 226, but it appears progress is being made.

Holloway (19-3 MMA, 15-3 UFC) pulled out of his scheduled title defense against Brian Ortega (14-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) on fight week with concussion-like symptoms and was taken to the hospital multiple times in the days leading up to the bout. The 145-pound champ was showing some worrisome signs, and his team decided to pull him out of the fight. There has been little in the way of medical updates from “Blessed” since.

UFC President Dana White promised to exhaust all resources to find the solution to Holloway’s condition, and that includes extensive testing. Apparently that testing began today, as Holloway is in Las Vegas and shared an update from the doctor’s office (via Instagram):

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Back on the mainland for more exams. Thanks @ufc and docs for following through to try and figure this out. Starting to feel better #stillblessed

This year has been the most challenging of Holloway’s career. After fighting 18 times since his 2012 UFC debut, he’s had three fights scratched in the past five months.

Prior to the UFC 226 fight-week scratch, Holloway suffered an ankle injury that forced him out of UFC 222 in March, and he was ruled medically unfit to continue his weight cut ahead of UFC 223 in April.

A timeline for Holloway’s return is unknown. White said it won’t be anytime soon, and he intends to put Holloway through a battery of tests to ensure a healthy return in the future.

For more on the UFC schedule, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.

Michael Bisping warns Michael Chandler not to underestimate Conor McGregor: ‘Can’t be drunk on your own ego’

Michael Bisping thinks Michael Chandler would be making a grave mistake by underestimating Conor McGregor. Chandler (23-8 MMA, 2-3 UFC) welcomes McGregor (22-6 MMA, 10-4 UFC) back in a welterweight bout, which headlines UFC 303 June 29 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+). McGregor hasn’t competed...

Karine Silva explains how fast UFC rise was actually deceivingly long

LAS VEGAS – Karine Silva has heard the praise. Even though the narratives are largely complementary, Silva (17-3 MMA, 3-0 UFC) admits her run toward UFC notoriety isn’t as quick and effortless as it may seem. “It wasn’t quick, guys. It wasn’t fast,” Silva told MMA Junkie and other...

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