Max Holloway issues statement over UFC 222 withdrawal

Max Holloway has confirmed the worst.
Following a report that the featherweight champion will be unable to make his scheduled title defense against Frankie Edgar at UFC 222 on March 3 due to a leg injury, Holloway took to Twitter on Saturday to address the news:
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