The UFC’s final card of 2019 will be left scrambling for a main event. Former featherweight title challenger Brian Ortega has been forced to withdraw from his scheduled headliner with Chan Sung Jung at UFC on ESPN+ 23. MMA Junkie confirmed an ESPN.com report Wednesday that Ortega is out because of an undisclosed injury, according to a person with knowledge of the situation but not authorized to speak publicly. Shortly after news broke, Ortega confirmed his withdrawal stemmed from an ACL injury and detailed the situation (via Instagram ): View this post on Instagram 2020 A post shared by Brian Ortega (@briantcity) on Dec 4, 2019 at 10:15pm PST With Ortega (14-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) unable to compete, the UFC is currently searching for a replacement opponent to fight Jung (15-5 MMA, 5-2 UFC) later this month.
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