Demetrious Johnson out of TUF Finale 17 Main Event due to injury
The injury bug has reared its ugly head once again. Reports are that UFC Flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson is out of his scheduled title defense on April 13th.
Johnson was scheduled to defend his title against John Moraga as the Main Event on The Ultimate Fighter Finale 17 in Las Vegas. He is coming off a close victory over John Dodson at UFC on Fox 6 on January 26th. That would make it just 11 weeks in between fights.
Moraga was looking to end Johnson’s title run. The 13-1 fighter is currently on a very impressive seven fight win streak, including his first two appearances in the UFC. After stopping Ulysses Gomez by KO in his UFC debut Moraga followed that up with a submission victory over Chris Cariaso at UFC 155.
There is no information on what exactly the injury is, or how long it will keep Johnson on the sideline.
A replacement for the Main Event has not been announced. The event also features a Heavyweight fight between Gabriel Gonzaga vs. Travis Browne. Also included is the second female fight in UFC history between two of the top female fighters in the world: Miesha Tate vs. Cat Zingano.
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