UFC Long Island results - Rodriguez wins as Ortega bows out with injury

ELMONT, N.Y. — A highly anticipated featherweight main event between Yair Rodriguez and Brian Ortega ended unfortunately on Saturday when Ortega could not continue after appearing to dislocate his right shoulder.

The injury occurred at 4 minutes, 11 seconds of the opening round. Ortega had just taken Rodriguez to the ground and was pulling his right arm away from an armbar attempt Rodriguez threw up from his back. The submission was not tight at all, and Ortega did not appear to be in any danger, but the movement of pulling his arm back looked to cause the apparent dislocation. Ortega injured the same shoulder in 2016 and underwent surgery.

Officially, the circumstances resulted in a TKO victory for Rodriguez.

The fight, which headlined UFC Fight Night inside UBS Arena, carried high stakes in the 145-pound division. An impressive win by either Rodriguez (14-3) or Ortega (15-3) could have produced a title shot against Alexander Volkanovski. Josh Emmett (18-2) is also in the running for a title fight.

Watch Ortega vs. Rodriguez on ESPN+

A finishing sequence that could have been a disaster ended up being a lesson in sportsmanship.

Lemos jumped a guillotine choke in the second round and Waterson-Gomez tapped out — on the opposite side of referee Kevin MacDonald, who did not see the tap. Lemos stopped choking even though MacDonald did not step in to stop the fight. But Waterson-Gomez admitted she tapped and MacDonald called the bout via submission at 1:48 of the second.

All fights from UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez will be available to watch on ESPN+.

• Brian Ortega vs. Yair Rodríguez • Michelle Waterson vs. Amanda Lemos • Li Jingliang vs. Muslim Salikhov • Matt Schnell vs. Sumudaerji • Shane Burgos vs. Charles