Generally, it’s a bad idea to count out Brian Ortega.
Over the last 11 years in the promotion, “T-City” has shown off his penchant for the comeback effort. As he climbed up the featherweight ranks, the Los Angeles native routinely seized the momentum out of nowhere to score highlight finishes against the likes of Diego Brandão and Clay Guida. It’s how he quickly ascended to fan-favorite and contender status, both of which were stamped when he finished Cub Swanson and Frankie Edgar in a three-month span.
Since then, though, Ortega has alternated between states of tapping into his full potential and struggling with injury-induced inconsistency.