Jesse Ronson ’s long wait to return to the octagon will not come to fruition on Saturday at UFC 231. After accepting a fight with Diego Ferreira (13-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC) on short notice, Ronson (20-8 MMA, 0-3 UFC) has been ruled out of the lightweight matchup just days out after coming in heavy on fight week. MMAjunkie verified the fight scratch with a person with knowledge of the decision who was unable to speak publicly after the fighter announced the news on social media because the promotion had yet to make officially announce the decision (via Facebook ): Unfortunately my fight this Saturday at UFC is off.
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Jesse Ronson ‘too heavy,’ ruled out of UFC 231 bout vs. Diego Ferreira – MMA Junkie