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Brian Ortega news

The gist

Brian Ortega withdrew from UFC 331 with a cut over his left eye.
The Moicano rematch is postponed again; Ortega says he'll fight in November.

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 14, 2026UFC announced Ortega is out of UFC 331 due to injury; his lightweight fight with Renato Moicano was scrapped and Moicano was moved to headline UFC Vegas 123 against Tom Nolan on Oct. 31 at Meta APEX in Las Vegas. The UFC 331 card dropped to 12 fights, with Gable Steveson vs. Sean Sharaf now opening the main card.
  2. Sep 15, 2026Ortega posted photos and video of the cut over his left eye and said his next fight is in the works for November.
  3. Sep 15, 2026In a follow-up video, Ortega said a jiu-jitsu exercise turned into a headbutt and led to his withdrawal, calling it a "freak accident," and said that after advice from his team and the UFC he had little choice but to pull out.

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