Just a matter of weeks ago, Brian Ortega stepped into the octagon and put in one of the most lacklustre performances of his career to date. Slipping to 1-4 in his last five, Ortega not only forced his opponent, Aljamain Sterling, to compete at a higher weight class, but in a recent post, exposed the UFC medical team in a worrying way.
Taking to Instagram, Ortega addressed his weight-cutting issues in Shanghai. He stated:
“I hit 20 minutes on the bike. Once I got off, I went unconscious.