Brian Ortega

2022 - 7 - 17

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Brian Ortega Injury Gives Yair Rodriguez Anticlimactic Win at UFC ... (Sherdog.com)

Yair Rodriguez got an important victory in the UFC on ABC 3 headliner, but it wasn't necessarily the statement he wanted to make.

Tate continued to march forward until the final horn but was unable to impose her will in the clinch or at range. A measured opening stanza saw “The Leech” able to avoid Salikhov’s toolbox of spinning kicks, but the Dagestani did secure a takedown in the frame to gain a slight advantage. “The Leech” picked up the pace in Round 2, causing swelling under his foe’s eye with a stiff jab before slipping a punch and sending Salikhov (18-3, 5-2 UFC) stumbling backward with a massive right hand. Fortis MMAproduct rallied from the brink of defeat to submit Mudaerji in an action-packed flyweight showcase. In a matchup that was billed as a striker’s delight, Burgos (15-3, 8-3 UFC) set himself apart through his grappling. The time of the stoppage was the 4:38 mark of Round 2, allowing the Strikeforcechampion en route a unanimous decision triumph in a 125-pound feature. The former title challenger was at a loss to explain what had just transpired in the immediate aftermath. Jourdain (13-5-1, 4-4-1 UFC) has a modest two-bout winning streak halted in defeat. “T-City” landed a takedown late in the period, and that’s when Rodriguez attempted to frame an armbar from his back. Rodriguez found success landing straight punches and a variety of kicks during exchanges, while Ortega looked to pressure his adversary and close the distance. I guess I did but not the way I wanted.”

'My arm just popped out': Brian Ortega injures shoulder, loses via ... (Yahoo Sports)

Yair Rodriguez was landing clean, hard punches and had just connected on a front kick. Brian Ortega had just taken Rodriguez down, where he wanted the fight ...

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UFC Long Island results: Yair Rodriguez awarded TKO win over ... (Sporting News AU)

The atmosphere inside UBS Arena was electric heading into what was expected to be a hard-hitting affair between Yair Rodriguez and Brian Ortega on Saturday.

Murphy lands a takedown and now smothers Tate by the cage. Once Burns could not get to his corner in a timely manner, Keith Peterson called off the fight. Murphy drops Tate with a big takedown and punishes her by the cage. They trade shots in the center of the Octagon. Combinations by Tate land, while Murphy lands a few of her own. Sumudaerji lands a side slam to the floor. Rodriguez with a left, then a knee to the face. Jourdain with a big kick to start, but Burgos connects with a sharp left. She then lands a huge elbow to Tate's bad eye. Schnell takes him down to the floor right away and starts to mount. He lands a few combinations to Sumudaerji's face. She then brings her down to the floor and lands hard shots to the face to end the round. She now lands a sequence of shots to Waterson-Gomez's face.

Dana White reacts to injury ending Yair Rodriguez vs. Brian Ortega ... (MMA Junkie)

UFC president Dana White shares his thoughts on the unfortunate injury that ended Yair Rodriguez vs. Brian Ortega at UFC on ABC 3.

It sucks.” “It sucks. Brian Ortega (15-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC). Rodriguez and Ortega battled in a key featherweight matchup in the main event of UFC on ABC 3 at UBS Arena in Elmont, N.Y.

'I'm so f***ing sorry': Shock injury crushes UFC star's hopes of ... (Fox Sports)

Brian Ortega said earlier in the week that he wanted a rematch with Alexander Volkanovski. The Australian UFC featherweight champion was not going to rule ...

“We got stuck in a situation and his body was tight and I don’t know, it just yanked. I was not in submission danger. I wanted to keep going, this thing came out. “I don’t know how this happened. I might need a third one, who knows. The Australian UFC featherweight champion was not going to rule it out either, after all Volkanovski wants a challenge and told foxsports.com.au this week that Ortega put him “in the worst position that I have been in in my career”.

Yair Rodriguez earns UFC win after Brian Ortega suffers shoulder ... (ESPN)

Yair Rodriguez posted a TKO victory Saturday after Brian Ortega suffered an unfortunate right shoulder injury late in the first round of their UFC ...

I want both of us to leave it all in here." I got him to the ground. It was shaping up to be an interesting bout before the injury. "I wanted to keep going. Ortega had just taken Rodriguez to the ground, and was pulling his right arm away from an armbar attempt Rodriguez threw up from his back. "I already told him we can run it back, but I would rather do it for a championship," Rodriguez said.

Brian Ortega calls UFC on ABC 3 loss to Yair Rodriguez a 'freak ... (Yahoo Sports)

Ortega (15-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC) suffered a dislocated shoulder in the first round of his featherweight headliner with Yair Rodriguez (14-3 MMA, 9-2 UFC) on Saturday ...

Brian Ortega's shoulder injury delivers Yair Rodriguez win in UFC ... (New York Post)

One moment, Brian Ortega was bringing the fight into his world. The next moment, Yair Rodriguez was celebrating.

Both men expressed interest in a rematch after the unusual finish. The injury interrupted what had been a fast start on the feet followed by several minutes of more labored clinch work. “And I think in the moment he was trying to get the arm out from there, I saw him doing a face and was like, OK, something happened.”

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