“The Ultimate Fighter” season 11 winner Court McGee (13-1) has been forced to withdraw from an upcoming UFC 131 bout with Jesse “Water” Bongfeldt (21-7-1) due to a torn MCL which occurred during training.
The news was first reported by MMAjunkie.com late Monday night through sources close to the event.
No official statement has been made by the UFC on the injury and no rumor as to a replacement has surfaced, as of yet. Both men were to have met on the June 11 card at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia.
McGee has won seven straight fights, including two in the UFC, both of which took place last year. His last octagon appearance was in October at UFC 121 where he used an arm triangle choke to submit Ryan Jensen in the third round after getting dropped in the first. His first official UFC bout was at the “TUF 11 Finale” against housemate Kris McCray. McGee earned a second round submission in that fight with a rear-naked choke which won him, besides the UFC contract, the “Submission of the Night” bonus.
Bongfeldt made his UFC debut in Montreal last December, the Canadian fought Rafael Natal to a majority draw on the preliminary card of the UFC 124 event. The draw ended a seven fight win streak for Bongfeldt who has fought mainly in local Canadian events.