UFC 199 Prelims: Late Third-Round Brian Ortega Knee KOs Clay Guida

Brian Ortega made another significant stride in his development.

The former Resurrection Fighting Alliance champion knocked out Clay Guida with a perfectly timed knee strike in the third round of their featherweight showdown at UFC 199 “Rockhold vs. Bisping 2” on Saturday at The Forum in Inglewood, California. Ortega (11-0, 3-0 UFC) finished it 4:40 into round three.

Guida (32-17, 12-11 UFC) sat down the Californian with a left hook and frustrated him with in-and-out movement throughout the first round. Ortega started to establish his rhythm in the middle stanza, where he fired off a pesky jab and connected with uppercuts with both hands. The 25-year-old grew more confident and more…