
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.
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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
[ LIVE on @paramountplus
now fight Tom Nolan at
#UFCVegas123 on October 31!
] pic.twitter.com/ChJ1RdyzXL— UFC on Paramount+ (@UFConParamount)
September 14, 2026