Renato Moicano still isn’t happy about Brian Ortega exiting the UFC 331 fight card.
Ortega pulled out of his bout with Moicano at UFC 326 due to several injuries. The fight was rebooked for UFC 331 this weekend.
Citing a nasty cut about his left eye that required stitches Ortega bowed out of this weekend’s fight.
Moicano instead will now take on Tom Nolan at UFC Fight Night on Halloween.
“Ortega chickened out. Something I never expected whatsoever. Quite simply, the easiest fight in the division just slipped right through my fingers and I was pissed. I was angry but there’s nothing I can do about it. If you’re watching this video, it’s because I’m not going to fight at UFC 331, unfortunately, because of this son of a bitch. Because of this guy who’s always pulling out,” said Moicano speaking with MMA Fighting.
Moicano continued to voice disappointment over the situation.
“This guy is coming off four straight losses, or three straight losses, hasn’t fought in over two years, and this is already the second fight he’s pulled out of with one week to go. And it’s the second fight against me, man! Twice against me!” said a furious Moicano.
Moicano predicts that Ortega is damaging his own status and profile in the industry by pulling out of fights.
“The second thing I have to say is that nobody is ever going to trust you again. Who’s going to want to fight Brian Ortega…Over the last three years, what’s the problem? I’m asking but I want you to go f–k yourself. I don’t even want to know,” he said.
Part of what is fueling Moicano’s frustration is the time and cost it takes to train for a fight. Moicano is also a regular on YouTube.
“How many days of live streams did I miss, you son of a bitch? How many days of dieting did I go through just to punch your bum-ass face and then you simply come up with an excuse like that. That’s how f—–g outraged I am about this,” he said.
Here is the card for this weekend’s big fight:
UFC 326: Holloway vs. Oliveira 2
Main card
Max Holloway vs. Charles Oliveira — BMF title
Caio Borralho vs. Reinier de Ridder
Renato Moicano vs. Brian Ortega
Rob Font vs. Raul Rosas Jr.
Drew Dober vs. Michael Johnson
Gregory Rodrigues vs. Brunno Ferreira
Prelims
Cody Garbrandt vs. Xiao Long
Donte Johnson vs. Cody Brundage
Ricky Turcios vs. Alberto Montes
Cody Durden vs. Nyamjargal Tumendemberel
Early prelims
Sumudaerji vs. Jesus Aguilar
Rafael Tobias vs. Diyar Nurgozhay
JeongYeong Lee vs. Gaston Bolaños
Luke Fernandez vs. Rodolfo Bellato
