LAS VEGAS – Brian Ortega thinks fighting Diego Lopes is more about keeping his position than gaining anything else.
Ortega (16-3 MMA, 8-3 UFC), a former UFC featherweight title challenger and long-time staple of the promotion, returns to the octagon to take on Lopes (24-6 MMA, 3-1 UFC) – a fighter that’s quickly rising up the ranks, but has only been in the UFC for a little over a year. The two battle in the co-main event of UFC 303, which goes down Saturday at T-Mobile Arena.
Ortega believes he has everything to lose and Lopes everything to gain in this short-notice contest.
