Renato Moicano may be left without an opponent at UFC 331 , scheduled for this Saturday (12). The Brazilian is scheduled to face Brian Ortega in a rematch on the main card of the event, but the American appeared on social media with a badly bruised face, raising doubts about his participation in the fight.
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The wrestler appeared in a video posted to Pastor Christy Noel's Instagram stories. In the images, Brian Ortega appears with very swollen eyes and a kind of bandage on his eyebrow, a situation that alerted fans to a possible injury.
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In another post, made by rapper 'Lacrae', Ortega drew attention for being the only one, among a group of six people, to appear wearing sunglasses. The situation fueled rumors about a possible injury to the fighter before his reunion with Moicano.
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Moicano and Ortega are old rivals.
Moicano (left) ended up defeated by Ortega (right) Photo: Reproduction / Twitter / UFC
Both highly experienced fighters, Renato Moicano and Brian Ortega 's paths crossed for the first time in July 2017, when both were still prospects in the featherweight division (up to 65,7 kg). At the time undefeated, the Brazilian was eventually submitted with a guillotine choke in the third round, in the midst of a very balanced fight.
Since then, both have become contenders for Ultimate titles. Currently, the Brazilian representative occupies the tenth position in the lightweight rankings (up to 70,3 kg), while his opponent is making his debut in the category.
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