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Almost five years after their scheduled UFC title fight was cancelled, Khabib Nurmagomedov and Max Holloway will meet in a unique boxing match.

Retired champion Nurmagomedov and top UFC featherweight Holloway will fight on Saturday night in a boxing event that will take place in the metaverse.

The metaverse is a shared virtual-reality environment that people access via the internet, so Nurmagomedov and Holloway will not be stepping in a physical ring but instead a virtual one.

Nurmagomedov had teased a fight in the metaverse earlier this month when he announced his partnership with the gaming platform Legion Farm.

And Holloway confirmed he would be facing Nurmagomedov in the first-ever fight in the metaverse.

"On February 12, Legion Farm, a place where gamers meet and play with PRO players, will be hosting an epic event," Holloway's post read.

"In Mozilla Hubs Metaverse with the First Metaverse Fight in the history of the Earth between Khabib Nurmagomedov and me! And you are invited to witness it."

"Join the event personally right in the metaverse. You’ll get a chance to participate in a VR boxing match, speak face-to-face and take pictures