John Dodson out at UFC on FOX 9, Scott Jorgensen awaits new opponent
Scott Jorgensen will now wait on his third different flyweight opponent, as the former bantamweight has seen first Ian McCall and now John Dodson have been forced to withdraw from the matchup.
UFC officials today announced that Dodson has been forced out due to injury and that a new opponent is expected to be announced shortly.
UFC on FOX 9 takes place Dec. 14 at Sleep Train Arena in Sacramento, Calif. The main card airs on FOX, but FOX Sports 1 and MMAjunkie.com carry the prelims, which was expected to include Dodson vs. Jorgensen.
Dodson fought most recently in October at UFC 166, where he knocked out Darrell Montague. It moved his record to 4-1 in the UFC, where his only loss came in a January title fight with champ Demetrious Johnson. Overall, the Team Jackson-Winkeljohn fighter is 6-1 in his past seven fights, which included winning “The Ultimate Fighter 14″ in 2011.
Jorgensen, meanwhile, has fought under the Zuffa banner since 2008. He put together a 7-3 record in the WEC before the promotion shuttered its doors and ceded its talent to the UFC. Jorgensen opened his UFC career with wins over Jeff Curran and Ken Stone but has since gone just 1-3, though the losses came to top-ranked bantamweights Urijah Faber, Eddie Wineland and Renan Barao. The skid also included two “Fight of the Night†performances.
The onetime UFC and WEC bantamweight title challenger is expected to make his flyweight debut on next week’s card if a replacement opponent is found in time.
