Brian Ortega has spoken out following his UFC 306 loss to Diego Lopes.
Going into the massive pay-per-view occasion this previous Saturday night time, many have been questioning if Ortega’s expertise could be an excessive amount of for the rising Lopes to deal with. Because it seems, the Lobo Gymnasium MMA standout was greater than prepared for the step up in competitors.
Lopes damage “T-Metropolis” early and battered his eye. Ortega has actually seen higher days contained in the Octagon and he fell brief right here through unanimous choice. Now that the smoke has cleared, Ortega has issued a press release on struggling the third loss in his final 4 fights.
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Brian Ortega Stays Constructive Following Loss to Diego Lopes
Brian Ortega hopped on his Instagram account to challenge a press release on being unable to halt the momentum of Diego Lopes at UFC 306 contained in the Sphere in Las Vegas.
“Above all God is nice,” Ortega wrote. “I’m grateful to be surrounded by individuals who love me. You will have good days within the workplace and at the moment was a nasty one. Tonight wasn’t my night time [it] was his. Life retains going.”
Ortega will slide down the official UFC featherweight rankings as soon as they’re up to date. He was the quantity three-ranked 145-pounder going into Noche UFC, whereas Lopes held the quantity 13 spot. That figures to be a major shift within the featherweight division.
One has to marvel simply how shut Lopes is to receiving a title alternative. Ilia Topuria will put his gold at stake towards Max Holloway in October. Alexander Volkanovski is anticipating to get the winner of that combat.
Maybe Lopes is due for a title eliminator if the UFC matchmakers want to give Volkanovski one other championship combat. With that stated, availability is vital on the earth of MMA and maybe Lopes may discover himself combating for gold before anticipated.
