VIDEO: UFC star Brian Ortega attempts on attack fan after getting heckled about ex-girlfriend Tracy Cortez
UFC superstar Brian Ortega gets heckled by a random fan with Tracy Cortez's name after his loss at UFC 306 against Diego Lopes.
Fan mentions Tracy Cortez to make fun of Brian Ortega after UFC 306 loss (via Imago/X)
Brian Ortega’s return to the octagon did not go as planned at UFC 306. The former championship contender was smashed by rising prospect Diego Lopes. Ortega couldn’t threaten Lopes anywhere during the fight. On top of it, Ortega’s viral video about confronting a fan mocking him with Tracy Cortez’s name went viral following the fight.
Ortega and Lopes were initially scheduled to fight each other at UFC 303, but Ortega’s health issues canceled the encounter. Ortega came into UFC 306 with the ambition to beat Diego Lopes and boost his featherweight rankings. However, the rising star dominated Ortega on the feet to secure a unanimous decision win. This puts ‘T-City’ in a difficult situation.
After the devastating loss, Ortega was making his way back but got heckled by a fan who shouted,” Tracy is done with you, she don’t want you anymore”. It didn’t sit well with the featherweight fighter, who immediately came forward to confront the heckler. The security team stopped ‘T-City’ before he caused any further damage.
Ortega and Cortez were once a power couple in UFC and were public about their relationship. They trained together and attended many UFC events as a couple. As a result, their breakup got massive attention from fight fans, who frequently trolled both fighters online. It seems like Ortega had enough of this and wanted to do something about the trolling.
Fight fans react to Brian Ortega’s recent verbal altercation with a fan at UFC 306
Brian Ortega claimed that he struggled with his ego, which cost him the fight at UFC 303. Fighting Diego Lopes last night was an opportunity for ‘T-City’ to redeem himself. However, Lopes was just too much and showed more hunger and consistency during the fight.
It was an unfortunate night for Ortega and his reaction towards the heckler might result from that. Ortega has done everything possible to distance himself from Tracy Cortez since last year. As such, a reaction like that is no surprise.
Here are some reactions to the latest viral video.
Many fight fans backed Brian Ortega and claimed the fan was out of line. Few mentioned that these kinds of fans are the worst who heckle fighters. Some users commented that Ortega could have smacked the heckler like Arman Tsarukyan did at UFC 300. Nevertheless, the support for the featherweight fighter was mostly unanimous from the netizens.
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