Brian Ortega addresses late UFC 303 withdrawal from Diego Lopes fight: 'I got sick and my body gave out'

Brian Ortega has released a statement addressing what went wrong during UFC 303 fight week.
After stepping up on short notice to replace another co-feature that fell apart, Ortega (16-3 MMA, 8-3 UFC) was ready to compete against Diego Lopes in the co-main event of UFC 303 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
After completing all of his fight week media obligations, the former featherweight title challenger requested that the bout against Lopes (25-6 MMA, 4-1 UFC) be moved to a lightweight bout just h