{"id":379387,"date":"2021-03-20T17:46:20","date_gmt":"2021-03-21T00:46:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=379387"},"modified":"2022-02-04T15:33:47","modified_gmt":"2022-02-04T23:33:47","slug":"breaking-alexander-volkanovski-vs-brian-ortega-is-off-of-ufc-260","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/breaking-alexander-volkanovski-vs-brian-ortega-is-off-of-ufc-260\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Alexander Volkanovski vs. Brian Ortega is off of UFC 260"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UFC 260 has lost it\u2019s scheduled co-main event as a planned featherweight title fight between Alex Volkanovski and Brian Ortega is now off.<\/p>\n<p>As reported during tonight\u2019s UFC Vegas 22 prelims broadcast, Volkanovski vs. Ortega has been postponed due to protocols related to the global pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>Brian Ortega was set to serve as Alex Volkanovski\u2019s first opponent following his back to back wars with Max Holloway.<\/p>\n<p>However, due to a safety protocol infraction, the highly anticipated featherweight title fight has been postponed from its originally slated UFC 260 co-main event slot.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-378807\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/UFC-260-Stipe-Miocic-Francis-Ngannou.jpg\" alt=\"UFC-260-Stipe-Miocic-Francis-Ngannou\" width=\"696\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/UFC-260-Stipe-Miocic-Francis-Ngannou.jpg 696w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/UFC-260-Stipe-Miocic-Francis-Ngannou-300x172.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Next weekend\u2019s pay-per-view event is scheduled to be headlined by a heavyweight title fight rematch featuring Francis Ngannou taking on reigning division kingpin Stipe <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mmanews\/photo-stipe-miocic-is-looking-lean-and-mean-ahead-of-ufc-260-rematch-with-francis-ngannou\/\">Miocic<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ufc.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">promotion<\/a> has yet to announce which fight will replace Volkaonvski vs Ortega as the UFC 260 co-main event.<\/p>\n<p>Stay glued to BJPENN.com for further updates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFC 260 has lost it\u2019s scheduled co-main event as a planned featherweight title fight between Alex Volkanovski and Brian Ortega is now off. 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