Ultimate Fighting Championship numbered event.
Ortega suffered an injury that forced the cancellation of the scheduled match UFC 331 September 19 at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. While “T-City” is nursing his injury, Moicano has a new match and is now set to headline Fight Night in Las Vegas in October.
Brian Ortega injury cuts Moicano fight ahead of UFC 331
After his bout with Ortega was pulled from UFC 331, Moicano’s next opponent was announced. The Brazilian is now faced Tom Nolan at the main event of the year
UFC Fight Night card Oct. 31 At Meta Apex in Las Vegas.
Ortega released details of his injury on social media. 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 due to stitches in my eye,” Ortega wrote on Instagram. “I’m on weight, I’ve been training my *ss, and it’s honestly been one of the best camps I’ve ever had.”
The UFC 331 deck now has 12 fights Gable Steveson vs. Old Sharaf
now open the main map. Joshua Van
vs. Alexandre Pantoja 2 title at UFC 331, where Van defended the UFC Flyweight Championship against the former champion in a rematch following an anticlimactic end to their first meeting, where Pantoja suffered an early hand injury.
MAIN EVENT ALERT 🚨@MoicanoUFC starts to fight now Tom Nolan at
#UFCVegas123 On October 31st!(LIVE @paramountplus
) pic.twitter.com/ChJ1RdyzXL— UFC on Paramount+ (@UFConParamount)
September 14, 2026
