Extreme weight cutting has long haunted the sport of MMA like a recurring nightmare. Voices such as Joe Rogan have repeatedly called for the practice to be eliminated to protect fighters. The dangers of this were on full display during Brian Ortega’s brutal cut ahead of his UFC Shanghai co-main event against Aljamain Sterling. In a non-title featherweight clash, ‘T-City’ missed weight by nearly 7 pounds and appeared visibly drained at the weigh-ins. The fight itself was nearly scrapped before both sides agreed to proceed at a 153-pound catchweight. Yet, as Ortega has recently revealed, the situation was far more alarming than it appeared, shedding light on the severe health complications he endured just to make it to the event.
Brian Ortega Reveals Harrowing Details of Brutal Weight Cut Before UFC Shanghai
