Brian Ortega, a top UFC featherweight, told how he twisted his ankle just before his fight with Yair Rodriguez.
“When we were introduced, I jumped and twisted my ankle, I was really scared. But I was like, “No, no, everything is fine, God will protect me.” In the first round everything was going really damn bad, but I was thinking: “I know you’re here, don’t leave me.” And we won!” Ortega said in a post-fight interview.
The confrontation between Ortega and Rodriguez took place this morning as part of the co-main event of UFC Fight Night 237, which took place in Mexico City. Ortega won the fight by choking out Rodriguez in the third round. Thus, Brian took revenge from Yair for his TKO defeat in the first round, which happened in July 2022
