Khabib Nurmagomedov’s big decision during Sunday’s UFC Fight Island 7 main card may have been a little underwhelming, revealing he will consider fighting again if Dustin Poirier or Conor McGregor impress him next weekend. But former featherweight champ Max Holloway (22-6) threw down the gauntlet to the seemingly-retired lightweight champ, noting they have unfinished business of their own after he dismantled Calvin Kattar (22-5) in a main event masterclass. Two judges had it 50-43 for Holloway, with the other awarding Holloway three 10-8 rounds for an utterly dominant unanimous decision at the Etihad Arena on Fight Island in Abu Dhabi on Sunday. “Blessed” was set to fight Nurmagomedov (29-0) for “champ-champ” status after stepping in late to save the cursed UFC 223 main event, which originally saw interim lightweight champ Tony “El Cucuy” Ferguson (26-5) fall out. But the Hawaii native was pulled from the fight on medical advice amid a brutal weight cut, and American Al Iaquinta (14-6-1) stepped in, with the Russian getting a unanimous decision to claim the 155-pound title in April 2018. “Whoever it is. Khabib wanted somebody to impress him, if I did impress him – because I know the way he thinks,” Holloway said backstage after the fight. You already know @BlessedMMA is ready to scrap anytime, anywhere #UFCFightIsland7 pic.twitter.com/Jw6yFJOP0r — ESPN MMA (@espnmma) January 16, 2021 “He wants to fight for his legacy, he doesn’t care about money. He wants the toughest opponents. If I got to push him over the edge so be it. “We had one of the best press conferences ever, we just didn’t have the fight yet. I respect the dude.” UFC: ‘The Leech’ lands biggest win of career – and US$50,000 bonus Holloway also had some more salty words for Volkanovski, who will reportedly make his second title defence against No 2-ranked Brian Ortega (15-1, one no contest) in March. The 29-year-old Holloway had claimed this week “80-90 per cent of the world” thought he beat the Australian champ in their rematch last July, with a trilogy seemingly not interesting “The Great” for now. “Even with the ‘45 [145 pounds] champ. He’s saying he wants a different fight. He did not say he wants a tougher fight, he said he wants a different fight,” the No 1-ranked featherweight said. “Let that sink in. Everybody knows who the tougher fight is, who the toughest fight is, you’re looking at the man. At the end of the day, I’m not going to force somebody to fight me. I’m ready. “Dana can send the contract whenever and we’ll get it on the way.”