Earlier this week it was announced that top-three featherweight Brian Ortega had been forced to withdraw from UFC Fight Night 165 due to an undisclosed injury.
The 28-year-old was scheduled to meet Chan Sung Jung — better known as ‘Korean Zombie’ — in the main event at Sajik Arena in Busan, South Korea.
Ortega claims to have suffered an ACL tear in training and will be out of action for the next two to three months. ‘T-City’ hasn’t fought since his title loss to Max Holloway back in December of 2018.
“I tore my ACL in training and I won’t be fighting in Korea,” Ortega wrote on Instagram.