The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) was put into a scramble over the weekend when Tony Ferguson revealed he was injured. Now undefeated featherweight Brian Ortega has come forward to reveal that he was offered a shot in the night’s empty main event spot.
UFC interim lightweight champion Tony Ferguson was initially set to face off against undefeated division contender Khabib Nurmagomedov in the main event of UFC 223. However, Ferguson has since suffered an injury.
Ultimately, UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway ended up filling the spot and is now set to face off against Nurmagomedov for the lightweight title. That being said, Ortega recently took to Twitter to reveal that he was first offered a shot at Nurmagomedov.
“For the record, Dana called me yesterday to see if I would step in against Khabib since Max hadn’t responded yet. I said yes. Eventually, Max replied and Dana gave him the fight. If all goes according to plan, I’ll get my turn – at both of them.”
For the record, Dana called me yesterday to see if I would step in against Khabib since Max hadn’t responded yet. I said yes. Eventually, Max replied and Dana gave him the fight. If all goes according to plan, I’ll get my turn – at both of them.
— Brian Ortega (@BrianTcity) April 2, 2018
UFC 223 goes down April 7 inside the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The event will be featured live on pay-per-view.
