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Unfortunately, it\u2019s not happening anymore.<\/p>\n
Ortega has withdrawn from the Lightweight matchup because of an undisclosed injury, UFC officials announced Monday. No timetable has been provided for \u201cT-City\u2019s\u201d return.<\/p>\n
The two first met at UFC 214 in 2017, producing a thrilling fight that earned \u201cFight of the Night\u201d honors. All three judges had the fight tied through two rounds before Ortega secured a third-round guillotine choke, handing Moicano the first loss of his professional career.<\/p>\n
Nine years later, their rivalry remains unsettled.<\/p>\n
Moicano will not remain on the UFC 331 lineup. Instead, \u201cMoney\u201d has been moved into a five-round main event against No. 11-ranked Lightweight Tom Nolan<\/strong> at UFC Vegas 123 on Halloween (Sat., Oct. 31, 2026) inside Meta Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada.<\/p>\n Moicano (21-7-1) snapped a two-fight losing streak in his most recent outing, submitting Scottish slugger Chris Duncan<\/strong> in the main event of UFC Vegas 115 (watch highlights). Before that victory, \u201cMoney\u201d dropped a unanimous decision to Beneil Dariush<\/strong> after suffering a short-notice Lightweight title loss to Islam Makhachev<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Nolan (11-1), meanwhile, is riding a five-fight winning streak since suffering a brutal knockout loss in his UFC debut. The 26-year-old Australian is coming off the biggest victory of his career, defeating then-ranked contender Fares Ziam<\/strong> to announce himself as a legitimate player at 155 pounds.<\/p>\n Now, Nolan gets his first UFC main event and an opportunity to add the biggest name yet to his rapidly improving resume.<\/p>\n Here is how UFC Vegas 123 currently looks:<\/p>\n Renato Moicano vs. Tom Nolan The removal of Ortega vs. Moicano leaves UFC 331 with 12 fights, while the Heavyweight matchup between Gable Steveson<\/strong> and Sean Sharaf<\/strong> has been promoted to the main card.<\/p>\n As for Ortega vs. Moicano 2, perhaps the third booking will finally be the charm.<\/p>\n Then again, maybe this rematch is simply cursed.<\/p>\n
Yana Santos vs. Luana Santos
Julian Erosa vs. JeongYeong Lee
Andre Petroski vs. Azamat Bekoev
Jean-Paul Lebosnoyani vs. Farman Hasanov
Francis Marshall vs. Gaston Bolanos
Nick Klein vs. Joe Kropschot
Rodrigo Sezinando vs. Theodor Berggren
Tainara Lisboa vs. Lucia Szabova<\/p>\n