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Renato Moicano unloaded on Brian Ortega for withdrawing from their UFC 331 lightweight bout just five days before fight night, characterizing the pullout as a betrayal and the latest in a pattern of…
Renato Moicano lashed out at Brian Ortega after the featherweight withdrew from their scheduled UFC 331 bout on September 19, marking the second time Ortega has cancelled a fight with the Brazilian.

Brian Ortega has withdrawn from his UFC 331 bout against Renato Moicano scheduled for September 19 in Los Angeles, marking the second time the two fighters have been unable to meet.

Brazilian bantamweight Frank da Silva Castro's second shot at Dana White's Contender Series has fallen apart due to visa complications.
Mike Perry expressed skepticism about Dillon Danis's withdrawal from their scheduled main event at Duel Arena in Orlando on Saturday, suggesting the pullout may have been planned all along.

Dillon Danis withdrew from his scheduled main event against Mike Perry at Duel Arena in Orlando on Saturday, citing an arm injury announced at Thursday's press conference.

Dillon Danis has withdrawn from his scheduled fight against Mike Perry just 48 hours before the event, forcing Perry to accept a last-minute replacement opponent.

Wellington Turman's anticipated welterweight bout against Islam Dulatov at UFC Abu Dhabi was cancelled on fight day after Dulatov required hospitalization the night before.

The Professional Fighters League's New York card at UBS Arena in Belmont on July 31 has seen two late-fight changes during fight week.
A welterweight bout between Islam Dulatov and Wellington Turman has been cancelled from UFC Abu Dhabi's Fight Night card just hours before the event was scheduled to begin on Saturday.

A women's flyweight matchup between Erin Blanchfield and Jasmine Jasudavicius has been pulled from UFC 330 on August 15 at the Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia due to an injury sustained by Blanchfield.
Erin Blanchfield has withdrawn from her UFC 330 flyweight bout against Jasmine Jasudavicius due to a minor injury, MMA Fighting confirmed.

Colby Covington has pulled the plug on his scheduled RAF 12 matchup with Belal Muhammad, citing Muhammad's unprofessionalism following an ugly confrontation at the RAF 11 press conference.
Junior dos Santos has withdrawn from a scheduled grappling match against fellow former UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum, cancelling their August 8 bout at Kings Championship in Florianopolis, Brazil.

Veteran welterweight Kevin Holland has withdrawn from his scheduled UFC Oklahoma City bout against undefeated prospect Jacobe Smith due to injury, leaving a gap on the card's main card just over a…

Veronica Hardy has withdrawn from her UFC Oklahoma City bout against Dione Barbosa scheduled for July 18 after sustaining a training injury.
The UFC released previously unseen footage from a training session showing the exact moment Conor McGregor suffered the toe injury that forced him to withdraw from his scheduled UFC 303 bout with Michael Chandler in 2024.
Zabit Magomedsharipov's long-awaited return to competition has been derailed by injury.
Ethyn Ewing has withdrawn from UFC 329 due to an undisclosed injury, forcing the promotion to seek a replacement opponent for Farid Basharat on short notice.
Bantamweight contender Ethyn Ewing has been pulled from UFC 329 due to an undisclosed injury sustained days before the event, forcing the promotion to seek a replacement opponent for Basharat at the…

The PFL has postponed PFL MENA 10, the Saudi Arabia event scheduled for Friday in Jeddah, citing internal operational and event readiness considerations. The promotion announced the decision…

The PFL has postponed PFL MENA 10, scheduled for Friday in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, until further notice.
Frankie Edgar, the UFC Hall of Famer, nearly walked away from fighting altogether after a disappointing experience with bare-knuckle boxing.

Middleweight contender Marvin Vettori has been forced to withdraw from UFC Baku (UFC Fight Night 280) on June 27 due to a broken rib sustained during training.