Undefeated UFC featherweight contender Brian Ortega is set to take on reigning champion Max Holloway at UFC 226. With that in mind, the mixed martial artist already has UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov in his sights.
Speaking to MMA Junkie, Ortega went into detail as to why he believes he could earn a victory over the undefeated Dagestan native.
“I took the fight no matter what, but when you make a decision, you don’t fully think through it. When I started finally thinking through it, I got excited.”
“Not too many people present a good ground game from the bottom. They survive a little bit, and it’s kind of boring. But not too many people are attacking from the bottom, hurting with elbows. They don’t bring that kind of game because it takes a long time to develop. Whereas me, I grew up in that situation, where I was always the bottom guy, always getting beat up by these guys. So I had to adapt my game to that.”
“I was curious as to what was going to happen.”
“It’s on my radar. I have a big fight right now, but that one, for sure, it’s on the radar. I have to be successful on July 7, and hopefully, I can make that happen after.”
