Charles Rosa says he's out of UFC 220 bout vs. Dan Ige with injury

It looks like Charles Rosa’s next shot at home-cage advantage in Boston has been put on hold.

Rosa (11-3 MA, 2-3 UFC), a Massachusetts native, was set to fight at UFC 220 next month against Dan Ige (8-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC). But now Rosa says he has been forced to withdraw from the featherweight fight due to an injury.

Rosa made the announcement on his Instagram feed, though the fight had not yet been formalized by UFC officials. UFC 220 takes place Jan. 20 at TD Garden in Boston. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass.

Unfortunately, doctors have pulled me from my upcoming UFC fight January 20th at Boston Garden. I suffered an injury during training and headed now to NY to get it fixed! Sorry to my fans but promise I will be back stronger than before. I wouldn’t let anything stop me from competing in Boston and living my dream. I will make the walk again and you will see me back, once I’m healthy. Still UFC220 great fights, you won’t want to miss! #teamRosa #BostonStrong

A post shared by CharlesRosa (@charlesrosamma) on Dec 21, 2017 at 3:20pm PST

Rosa started his career a perfect 9-0 with nothing but stoppages, including eight in the first round. But it’s been tougher sledding for him in the UFC, where he has alternated losses in wins over his first five fights in the promotion.

His two victories in the UFC have come when he has been fighting in front of his home fans in Boston. At UFC Fight Night 59 nearly three years ago, he picked up his first win in the promotion with a submission of Sean Soriano. And at UFC Fight Night 81 in January 2016, he took a unanimous decision from Kyle Bochniak.

Although his other three UFC fights have been losses, he can take a little comfort in knowing two of them have garnered $50,000 “Fight of the Night” bonuses, including a third-round TKO loss to Shane Burgos at UFC 210 earlier this year – the only time he’s been stopped in his pro career.

Ige, from Hawaii, will hope to stay on the card against a new opponent. He earned his way into the UFC with a third-round submission of Luis Gomez at Dana White’s Contender Series 3 in July, giving him six straight wins. His resume includes victories for RFA, Legacy FC, CFFC and Titan FC.

The UFC 220 lineup currently includes:

• Champ Stipe Miocic vs. Francis Ngannou – for heavyweight title
• Champ Daniel Cormier vs. Volkan Oezdemir – for light heavyewight title
• Shane Burgos vs. Calvin Kattar
• Francimar Barroso vs. Gian Villante
• Dustin Ortiz vs. Alexandre Pantoja
• Abdul Razak Alhassan vs. Sabah Homasi
• Islam Makhachev vs. Gleison Tibau
• Kyle Bochniak vs. Brandon Davis
• Thomas Almeida vs. Rob Font
• Maryna Moroz vs. Jamie Moyle
• Dan Ige vs. opponent TBA

For more on UFC 220, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.