Report: Borg bows out of UFC Chile due to infant son's health issues
Family first.
UFC flyweight Ray Borg has withdrawn from his May date with Brandon Moreno at UFC Fight Night 129 to care for his infant son Anthony - who recently underwent a pair of surgeries for a brain condition - sources told MMA Fighting's Ariel Helwani on Friday after Raphael Marinho of Combate first reported the news.
Borg and his family were transported to a Denver hospital last week upon discovering Anthony had developed hydrocephalus, a condition under which fluid accumulates in the brain. Anthony has since been operated on twice but is currently breathing with the help of a respirator and being monitored for possible seizures following a blood transfusion, per Borg's latest update.
The matchup with Moreno has now fallen through three times. After Moreno bowed out of their February date in Austin with an injury, the pair were rescheduled for UFC 223 on April 7, only for Conor McGregor's antics to leave Borg with corneal abrasions and see the bout scrapped two days prior.
The promotion is expected to seek a replacement to keep Moreno on UFC Fight Night 129, set for May 19 in Santiago, Chile.