Brian Ortega was at a loss to explain what transpired in the UFC on ABC 3 headliner, when his shoulder popped out of place late in Round 1 to give Yair Rodriguez a technical knockout victory.
Ortega suffered the injury while defending an armbar from Rodriguez after landing a takedown. “T-City” denies that his opponent’s submission attempt had anything to do with the fight-ending injury.
“The grip was tight on my arm and it dislocated/ That was it – no armlock, no nothing,” Ortega said on the UFC on ABC 3 post-fight show. “It was dislocated.