SACRAMENTO – Anthony Birchak and Scott Jorgensen didn’t fight at UFC 177, but they’re getting paid anyway. The same can’t be said for Renan Barao and Henry Cejudo , though. Birchak (11-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) was slated to fight former Bellator MMA champion and fellow UFC newcomer Joe Soto (15-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC) on Saturday’s UFC 177 preliminary card, which aired on FOX Sports 1 from Sacramento’s Sleep Train Arena. Jorgensen (15-9 MMA, 4-5 UFC), meanwhile, was expected to fight UFC newcomer and Olympic gold medalist Cejudo (6-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC). However, after a frantic weigh-day that saw the card shuffled, both bouts fell off the lineup
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Birchak and Jorgensen will get UFC 177 payouts; Cejudo and Barao won’t be paid – MMA Junkie