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Brian Ortega won’t consider himself champion even with win over Volkanovski at UFC 260

Brian Ortega might have the chance to become featherweight champion at UFC 260 against Alex Volkanovski, but ‘T-City’ wants to avenge his loss to Max Holloway before he ever calls himself the champion.

When Ortega and Holloway fought at UFC 231 in December 2018, Ortega was undefeated and thought to be a huge test for then-champion Holloway. That was from far from the case, as Holloway dominated Ortega which forced the doctor to stop the fight at the end of round four.

Speaking recently to ESPN, Ortega explained why a win against Volkanovski wouldn’t be enough for him.