Brian Ortega will not fight again this year

[blaseblase]

He may have fooled some of you into thinking he might start to be active. But in his heart he's a once a year type of fighter.

 

[wufabufa]

Pull out merchants don't deserve our attention. I'd be fine if he goes away indefinitely since there are plenty of compelling fights to make in the division.

 

[filthynumber1]

Hmm...

 

[FreddieRoachsVoice]

I look forward to the inevitable thread that shows a sherdogger spotting him working a menial job in 10 years. A professional fighter has 4 fights in the last 6 years in his late 20s/early 30s... guy is going run out of money in a hurry. Him, Gustaffson, Rockhold, and Yair Rodriguez will all be cautionary tales in the future

 

[ipowerslapmywife]

He shouldn’t get shit for being inactive, he had 3 fights that he took an insane amount of damage in, he was smart to take time off each time.

 

[Aurelian]

Um. Ok thanks.

 

[FreddieRoachsVoice]

He shouldn’t get shit for being inactive, he had 3 fights that he took an insane amount of damage in, he was smart to take time off each time.

Being smart would be choosing another career.... not pulling a half ass middle ground where he still takes a ton of damage and makes no money. The guy is 33 now ffs in a division where speed/reflexes matter even more than usual... shit or get off the pot

 

[AmonTobin]

Time to update those rankings, I think.

 

[ExitLUPin]

4 fights in the last 6 years is nuts and the wildest part is he didn't leave the top 5 of the rankings that whole time lol

 

[FreddieRoachsVoice]

4 fights in the last 6 years is nuts and the wildest part is he didn't leave the top 5 of the rankings that whole time lol

This is embarrassingly common yet people will still throw out lines like "the sport has evolved" and "the current fighters are the best ever" LOL yup sure looks like an absolute shark tank top get into that top 5.

Also, fun fact: Frankie Edgar has more fights than Ortega since they fought in 2018... and he has been retired for 2 years

 

[checktheknuckles]

Fuck these drama queens.

 

[Arm Barbarian]

Much like the other inactive has beens (Jones, Khamzat, Conor) I'm indifferent to them.

If they fight, will watch. If not, zero fucks given.

 

[Mohawk Banditó]

He may have fooled some of you into thinking he might start to be active. But in his heart he's a once a year type of fighter.

Hey, you're pretty generous to call him once a year. I think it's even worse than that

 

[Mohawk Banditó]

4 fights in the last 6 years is nuts and the wildest part is he didn't leave the top 5 of the rankings that whole time lol

He never stopped getting chances at any point. Losses don't get him out of the top 5 and don't get him fighting people outside the top 5. In between those losses, 1 win rebounds him to the title. And he sits forever in between them



March 2018- Ranked #3. Beats #2

>9 months later

December 2018- Ranked #1. Loses to the champ

>22 months later

October 2020- Only dropped 1 spot to #2. Beats #4

>11 months later

September 2021- Ranked #2. Gets another title shot and loses to the champ.

>10 months later

July 2022- Still #2 somehow. Loses to #3

>19 months later

February 2024- Ranked #4. Beats #3

 

[Mohawk Banditó]

This is embarrassingly common yet people will still throw out lines like "the sport has evolved" and "the current fighters are the best ever" LOL yup sure looks like an absolute shark tank top get into that top 5.

Also, fun fact: Frankie Edgar has more fights than Ortega since they fought in 2018... and he has been retired for 2 years

I always liked comparing Ortega's position to Tony's. I noted this back in December, before Ortega fought Yair:

Oct 2018, both Tony and Ortega were the #1's of their divisions. Since that time, both of them have only won 1 fight. But since Tony was active and fought 8 times, he's out of the rankings, while Ortega who only fought 4 times is still top 3.

Why even fight?

 

[BEATDOWNS]

Fuck these drama queens.

and people actually think a Fighters Union would be a good idea. lmao

 

[WhiteMousse]

I was fucking Ortega's GF last night and she told me he doesn't have the green bar for a fight for the rest of the year

 

[Big Tuppy Hole]

I look forward to the inevitable thread that shows a sherdogger spotting him working a menial job in 10 years. A professional fighter has 4 fights in the last 6 years in his late 20s/early 30s... guy is going run out of money in a hurry. Him, Gustaffson, Rockhold, and Yair Rodriguez will all be cautionary tales in the future

Didn't Gus invest a lot of money in realestate

 

[Nathan LaMontagne]

Didn't Gus invest a lot of money in realestate

I vaguely remember hearing something like that.

Mousasi is probably the smartest of any fighter with what he did with his money.

 

[WaylonMercy5150]

Fever, concussion, bad knee, bad ankle, broken noes, broken toes, vertigo, food poisoning, death in the family, nearly died, nearly lived, bad weight cut.