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UFC on ABC 3 went down on Saturday on Long Island, with an unusual 11:00 am start time. Anybody who kept their schedule clear to watch the event was rewarded…
UFC on ABC 3 went down on Saturday on Long Island, with an unusual 11:00 am start time. Anybody who kept their schedule clear to watch the event was rewarded…
The highly anticipated main event showdown between Brian Ortega and Yair Rodriguez ended in heartbreak for ‘T-City’ when the bout came to a sudden halt in the first round after Ortega suffered a shoulder injury. The injury came while defending an armbar attempt from Rodriguez following a takedown against the fence from Ortega. While it […]
The highly anticipated main event showdown between Brian Ortega and Yair Rodriguez ended in heartbreak for ‘T-City’ when the bout came to a sudden halt in the first round after Ortega suffered a shoulder injury.
The injury came while defending an armbar attempt from Rodriguez following a takedown against the fence from Ortega. While it appeared that the injury was the direct result of Rodriguez’s submission attempt, Brian Ortega was quick to dispel that calling the injury nothing more than a freak accident.
“The grip was tight on my arm and it dislocated/ That was it – no armlock, no nothing,” Ortega said on the post-fight show. “It was dislocated. Freak accident. It just sucks. The first time it’s ever happened in my entire career. The first time it’s ever happened. I’m just taken aback by it.”
Discussing the fight, Ortega believes he was doing everything correctly in order to secure a victory before the injury occurred with less than a minute to go in the first round.
“Everything was going my way,” Ortega said. “Literally I was winning every minute of the fight. I was sticking to the game plan because I do get emotional. … The world saw I was about to show what I do best, which is grapple and take control. Then the second we hit the ground my freaking arm just came out.”
Brian Ortega did acknowledge previous shoulder-related injuries that could have been attributed to Saturday’s ending.
“I’m going to MRI this as soon as I can,” Ortega said. “Do what I have to do. I pray to God that I don’t have to get surgery. I’ve already had two shoulder surgeries as it is, so I’m praying I don’t have to go under that knife again because it just sucks when you have to get surgery.”
Saturday’s main event was to serve as a title eliminator of sorts. While Brian Ortega was coming off of a loss in his second attempt at becoming a UFC champion, a win for Yair Rodriguez was likely to earn him a long-awaited title opportunity. Given the anti-climactic finish, it’s possible the UFC may opt to run back the UFC Long Island main event. While appearing on Saturday’s post-fight show, Ortega expressed his interest in a rematch as soon as possible.
“He said he’s willing to run it back – I definitely want to get it back,” Ortega said. “The second I’m physically healthy to do it, I want to get back in. I’m not trying to take anything off. I’m upset. But yeah. Trying to smile and now – I put in way too much work. Sacrificed everything just for something stupid like this to happen.
Brian Ortega feels his injury-stoppage loss to Yair Rodriguez wasn’t the happy ending fans were looking for. The duo’s much-anticipated clash at UFC Long Island tonight ended in anti-climactic fashion when Ortega dislocated his shoulder aft…
Brian Ortega feels his injury-stoppage loss to Yair Rodriguez wasn’t the happy ending fans were looking for. The duo’s much-anticipated clash at UFC Long Island tonight ended in anti-climactic fashion when Ortega dislocated his shoulder after escaping from an armbar. The injury saw the referee step in to stop the fight, awarding Rodriguez a TKO…
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On Saturday, the MMA leader hit the road again after a couple of back-to-back Las Vegas-held events with UFC Long Island. Throwing down in New York were elite fighters across multiple divisions, including bantamweight, welterweight, strawweight, and fl…
On Saturday, the MMA leader hit the road again after a couple of back-to-back Las Vegas-held events with UFC Long Island. Throwing down in New York were elite fighters across multiple divisions, including bantamweight, welterweight, strawweight, and flyweight. But it was action in the 145-pound division that took center stage, with top-five featherweights Brian Ortega…
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The highly anticipated UFC Long Island main event came to a halt when Brian Ortega’s shoulder popped out of its socket in Round 1. The first round between Ortega and Rodríguez was as expected; a back-and-forth affair in all facets of the fight ga…
The highly anticipated UFC Long Island main event came to a halt when Brian Ortega’s shoulder popped out of its socket in Round 1. The first round between Ortega and Rodríguez was as expected; a back-and-forth affair in all facets of the fight game. Suddenly, things came to an end after Ortega’s shoulder popped during…
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In a hugely anti-climatic end to tonight’s fantastic UFC Long Island card in New York — Chihuahua striker, Yair Rodriguez scores himself a TKO victory over two-time title challenger, Brian Ortega in the headlining clash, after the latter suffered a dislocated shoulder in the opening round of their main event bout. Stunning Ortega with a […]
In a hugely anti-climatic end to tonight’s fantastic UFC Long Island card in New York — Chihuahua striker, Yair Rodriguez scores himself a TKO victory over two-time title challenger, Brian Ortega in the headlining clash, after the latter suffered a dislocated shoulder in the opening round of their main event bout.
Stunning Ortega with a series of strikes on the feet, Rodriguez looked incredibly sharp with his striking, landing repeated straight right hands as the former marched forward in a bid to stifle the offensive approach from the #4 ranked Rodriguez.
Scrambling at the fence and battling for position, Yair Rodriguez managed to stuff an eventual takedown attempt from Ortega, forcing a standup as the two reverted vertically.
Involved in another scramble soon thereafter — this time on the deck, Ortega suffered a dislocation of his right shoulder as he appeared to attempt to setup a heel hook as Rodriguez returned to his feet, forcing a stoppage in the headlining clash in the first round.
Following the headliner, both Rodriguez and Ortega remained receptive to a rematch in the future, however, Rodriguez remained coy on his pursuit of a featherweight title fight against Alexander Volkanovski off the back of his anti-climatic win against Ortega.