Brian Ortega out of UFC 331; Renato Moicano gets new opponent
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Renato
“Money” Moicano vs. Brian
Ortega is no longer part of the upcoming
Ultimate Fighting Championship numbered event.
Ortega has suffered an injury, forcing the cancellation of the bout scheduled for UFC 331 at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Sept. 19. While “T-City” nurses his injury, Moicano has a new matchup and will now headline a Fight Night in Las Vegas in October.
After his bout with Ortega was pulled from UFC 331, Moicano’s next opponent was announced. The Brazilian is now set to face Tom Nolan in the main event of the UFC Fight Night card on Oct. 31 at Meta Apex in Las Vegas.
Ortega took to social media to reveal details of his injury. A deep cut has forced him out of his UFC lightweight debut and he had to get stitches above his left eye.
“I have to pull out of the fight because of the stitches in my eye,” Ortega wrote on Instagram. “I’m on weight, I’ve been training my *ss off, and this has honestly been one of the best camps I’ve ever had.”
UFC 331 now has 12 fights on deck, with Gable Steveson vs. Sean Sharaf now opening the main card. Joshua Van vs. Alexandre Pantoja 2 headlines UFC 331, with Van defending the UFC flyweight championship against the former champ in a rematch after an anticlimactic ending to their first meeting, in which Pantoja suffered an early arm injury.
Ortega has suffered an injury, forcing the cancellation of the bout scheduled for UFC 331 at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Sept. 19. While “T-City” nurses his injury, Moicano has a new matchup and will now headline a Fight Night in Las Vegas in October.
Brian Ortega’s injury cancels Moicano fight before UFC 331
After his bout with Ortega was pulled from UFC 331, Moicano’s next opponent was announced. The Brazilian is now set to face Tom Nolan in the main event of the UFC Fight Night card on Oct. 31 at Meta Apex in Las Vegas.
Ortega took to social media to reveal details of his injury. A deep cut has forced him out of his UFC lightweight debut and he had to get stitches above his left eye.
“I have to pull out of the fight because of the stitches in my eye,” Ortega wrote on Instagram. “I’m on weight, I’ve been training my *ss off, and this has honestly been one of the best camps I’ve ever had.”
UFC 331 now has 12 fights on deck, with Gable Steveson vs. Sean Sharaf now opening the main card. Joshua Van vs. Alexandre Pantoja 2 headlines UFC 331, with Van defending the UFC flyweight championship against the former champ in a rematch after an anticlimactic ending to their first meeting, in which Pantoja suffered an early arm injury.
MAIN EVENT ALERT 🚨@MoicanoUFC will now fight Tom Nolan at #UFCVegas123 on October 31!
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