Brian Ortega knew it was a possibility minutes after he hurt his shoulder in the cage at UFC on ABC 3.
In his in-cage interview after a July 16 loss due to injury against Yair Rodriguez, a disappointed Ortega (15-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC) said he might need surgery again – and it turns out he was correct. In an Instagram post on Saturday, Ortega affirmed his previous suspicion publicly for the first time when he revealed he underwent an operation in early August.
