When Brian Ortega was first announced to be taking on Diego Lopes in the co-main event of UFC 303, fans circled that one out as a fight that you can’t afford to miss.
The two featherweight contenders have got two of the most exciting styles in the division and neither man is known for backing down from a scrap.
Unfortunately, Ortega was forced to pull out of the fight due to illness but after Lopes defeated Dan Ige on that night, the pair were rescheduled for UFC 306.
It’s a big fight for the former two-time title challenger to once again put himself in the mix at the top of the 145-pound weight class.
However, if you think that that’s going to make Ortega switch up his approach, you’re sorely mistaken.
Brian Ortega Says He’s Going To Go To War With Like-Minded Individual At UFC 306
In a recent interview with Submission Radio, Ortega told the fans what they can expect to see from his fight at the Sphere this weekend.
Rather than using his experience against the surging Lopes or looking to fight a bit more reserved, he’s excited to compete against another man that is always willing to wade into the fire to come away with the victory.
It’s like I told everybody, I said that you have someone who refuses to lose on the feet and refuses to lose in the stand-up so when I say that, I bet you have no idea who I’m talking about. That’s why this is an exciting fight, you get to fight almost like a version of yourself. Tad bit different styles, same mentality.”
Ortega closed things out with one final message, promising that the judges aren’t going to be needed for this fight but he won’t be the one that requires any assistance.
Someone is going to get finished, guaranteed. You know me, you’ve seen me. I either put you on your shield or you put me on mine. I’m not going out on my shield.