Urijah Faber – UFC 149 weigh-in photo via Facebook.com/UFC
A scheduled UFC flyweight title fight between champion Demetrious Johnson and No. 1 contender John Moraga has been pulled from the main event of the TUF 17 Finale after an injury to ‘Mighty Mouse.’
Stepping into the spotlight will be bantamweights Urijah ‘The California Kid’ Faber and Scott ‘Young Guns’ Jorgensen (14-6).
The new headliner was announced by UFC president Dana White on Twitter (@danawhite) late Tuesday evening.
– Glad everyone is loving TUF this season! The main event for the Live Finale is Uriah Faber vs Scott Jorgensen @TUFonFX
The Ultimate Fighter 17 Finale is expected to take place on April 13, 2013 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Faber fought last weekend at the UFC 157 pay-per-view event in Anaheim picking up a solid first round submission win over Ivan Menjivar. The victory put Faber at 2-1 in his last three matches and 3-2 in the Octagon since joining the promotion in 2011. The most recent defeat was to Renan Barao last July at UFC 149 for the interim bantamweight title, a decision loss.
Jorgensen ended a two fight losing skid by submitting opponent John Albert last December at the UFC on FOX 5 show. The win also earned ‘Young Guns’ the “Submission of the Night” and “Fight of the Night” bonuses. The losses were to Eddie Wineland, by KO at UFC on FX 3, and to Renan Barao by decision at UFC 143.