Matches to Make After UFC Fight Night 180

Time away from the cage served Brian Ortega quite well.

In his first appearance since he absorbed 290 significant strikes from then-featherweight champion Max Holloway nearly two years ago, Ortega returned with a vengeance and took a unanimous decision from Chan Sung Jung in the UFC Fight Night 180 headliner on Saturday at the Flash Forum in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Not a single judge awarded Jung a single round, as 50-45 scores were cast across the board.

Now once again the No. 1 contender for the undisputed Ultimate Fighting Championship featherweight crown, Ortega did not look like a man who had been idle for 679 days. The 29-year-old Californian picked apart Jung with a sharp and…