Injury forces Court McGee out of UFC 131 fight with Jesse Bongfeldt

The Ultimate Fighter 11 winner, Court McGee, has been forced to withdraw from his upcoming bout with Jesse Bongfeldt at UFC 131 due to a torn ACL suffered during training.

The injury, which was first reported by MMAJunkie.com, has since been confirmed by sources close to the situation.

McGee (13-1) was looking to continue building momentum after submitting Ryan Jensen at UFC 121.  The victory brought him to 2-0 with the promotion, having previously defeated Kris McCray at the TUF 11 Finale to secure a six-figure UFC contract.

Bongfeldt (21-7-1), meanwhile, made his promotional debut last December against Rafael Natal.  After a close three-rounds of action, the judges declared the bout a draw.  Prior to the match-up, Bonfeldt had built a seven-fight win streak competing in smaller Canadian promotions.

The UFC has not yet announced McGee's removal and there has been no word on a replacement at this time.

UFC 131 is set to take place June 11th from the Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.  The stacked card will be headlined by a Heavyweight showdown between TUF 13 coaches Brock Lesnar and Junior dos Santos, while top Middleweight contenders Demian Maia and Mark Munoz will go head to head in the co-main event.

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