Brian Ortega is struggling to digest his bad lack in defeat at UFC on ABC 3.
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 at UBS Arena in Elmont, N.Y., resulting in a TKO defeat and much disappointed for an anticipated clash between contenders.
Although just over four minutes of fight time had elapsed when Ortega’s arm popped out of the socket, he felt he was shining inside the octagon. It’s impossible to say what would’ve happened without the injury, but Ortega thinks he was on his way to the win.
