It appears Frankie Edgar is going to step in the octagon at UFC 222. It just won’t be in a featherweight championship bout against Max Holloway.

Holloway (19-3 MMA, 15-3 UFC) suffered a leg injury this week which forced him to withdraw from his planned title defense against Edgar (22-5-1 MMA, 16-5-1 UFC) at UFC 222, which takes place March 3 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. It’s the second time the matchup has been called off due to injury, and naturally “The Answer” is disappointed.

That doesn’t mean Edgar won’t be competing, though. He took to social media after news of Holloway’s withdrawal surfaced, and although he didn’t provide much in the way of details, the former UFC lightweight titleholder did indicate he would still be fighting at UFC 222 (via Instagram):

Here we go again, definitely disappointed but fate wasn’t having it. I wish Max a speedy recovery but the show must go on. See you all in Vegas March 3rd!

According to reports, the UFC is interested in booking Edgar against unbeaten contender Brian Ortega (13-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC) at UFC 222. Whether or not that fight will come to fruition remains to be seen, but as of now Edgar, who hasn’t competed since UFC 211 in May, is still training for the card, according to his head coach Mark Henry (via Instagram):

Wishing @blessedmma a healthy and speedy recovery. Max personifies the word Champion in a day and age where every fighter is afraid to fight or defend and picks fights Max has never backed down and has taken on all comers like ufc used to be. Much respect to him and his team and awesome coaches and hopefully 2 AMAZING warriors Blessed and FE will meet across the Octagon from each other soon. Heal up Champ FE looking better than EVER March 3 LETS GOO!!!

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