Brian Ortega has followers fearful about his battle form forward of Noche UFC at UFC 306 this weekend (Sat., Sept. 14, 2024). Little did they notice the photographs they had been involved about weren’t from battle week.
Social media leaping to conclusions? An insane thought, proper? Not essentially. Promotional photos from UFC had been posted mid-fight week for Ortega, who fights Diego Lopes, that had been from July 23, 2024. They are often seen beneath together with ignorant fan reactions.
Photograph by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC by way of Getty Pictures
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This doesn’t imply Ortega is or isn’t in the same form, however trigger for concern might come from “T-Metropolis” sustaining that he’s nonetheless planning to maneuver up in weight after his conflict with Lopes. Ortega, 33, teased the Light-weight transition earlier than his unique scheduling towards Lopes at UFC 303 in June 2024. In the end, the battle fell aside as final minute as we’ve ever seen in blended martial arts (MMA).
After Ortega was struck out of the earlier Lopes pairing by way of an sickness, the Mexican contender went on to battle Dan Ige, who he defeated by way of a unanimous choice to increase his profitable streak to 4 (25-6).
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