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Brian Ortega

(1991) Mixed Martial Arts Fighter

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Brian Ortega is a mixed martial arts fighter.

Quick Facts About Brian Ortega

Born: February 21, 1991
Profession: Mixed Martial Arts Fighter

About Brian Ortega

American mixed martial artist... | Brian Martin Ortega is an American professional mixed martial artist who currently competes in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional since 2010, Ortega has also competed in the RFA, where he was the Featherweight Champion.

Quotes by Brian Ortega · Page 2

I've always wanted better for myself; I just didn't know what route I was going to take.

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I'm a businessman, a company man, but I'm no 'yes' man.

Business

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I want to secure my name. I'll fight who I have to fight for the belt.

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That's always been my problem - the lack of fear in some situations.

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The weight of the world on my shoulders was something that I had to let go.

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Sometimes it takes me a little longer to kick into my gears.

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I liked to pretend a lot. I thought I could be anything that I wanted.

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My whole thing is I don't want to break mentally. I want to find comfort in uncomfortable situations.

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I've gotta check, but I think I'll be the first UFC fighter in history to have the lead role in a big…

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I very strongly dislike fear. I always say fear keeps us from living our lives and doing the things we want to…

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A lot of people think they need the best training partners, the best gym. I started with Vans, Jack in the Box,…

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I just want people to realize that it doesn't take much to be a good person. Simple things is all it takes.

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There's little windows that open up during the fight, to finish your opponent. Whenever those windows open, I'm jumping right through them…

Fight

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I have my parents to keep me in check, a team that loves me, and I have the ability to go out…

Ability

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It's never been about an opponent. I don't care who it is. Just throw them in front of me and let me…

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There's always a way to pull back and discredit ourselves, but once you just shut that out and start doing it, you…

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Ultimately, I feel like I'm doing everything right. I'm slowly but surely climbing up the ladder. I'm taking out bigger names with…

Climbing up the ladder

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Not too many people present a good ground game from the bottom. They survive a little bit, and it's kind of boring.…

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For me, it was always survival. Learn where not to be at so you don't get shot. Learn where not to walk…

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I always have my group of friends at the gym. We used to go hang out somewhere before. Now we're just hanging…

Cooking

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Pretty much, I was a hometown fighter, and everyone was pulling for me. Now I'm a hometown fighter again. It's a lot…

Fighter

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I believe we all have a responsibility to try to help other people in this world. To me, my ability to help…

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I keep training hard, keep working out, keep looking at my fights, and I wonder, 'If I was to fight me, how…

Fight

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The Harbor Area is everything - Carson, Wilmington, San Pedro, Long Beach, that whole little bubble that I grew up in. I…

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For me, I'm just me. That's what I realized the best thing to be is.

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I want to go out and help people and share love where love is needed.

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I get this weird feeling that there's bigger things to do still, and I can't wait to figure it out.

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The Brian Ortega Foundation will cater to all people who have all kinds of problems.

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I don't want to spend all the money I've made and then have to hustle fight to fight.

Fight

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I'll do things that a lot of people think is very risky.

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I knew what I wanted to do with my life: I wanted to fight.

Fight

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I've been doing charity work since I'm 20 years old, and now I want to help kids.

Charity

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I wasn't really a beach boy. I was a city boy, afraid of the ocean.

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I saw my first UFC fight when I was 15 and figured, 'This is what I want to do when I grow…

Fight

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Fight fans always appreciate a fighter who is willing to step up on short notice.

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I come from a city where we really didn't have too many role models.

City

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I've proven I can hang in there, go through adversity, and pull tricks out of the bag.

Adversity

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Sometimes when you get eager, you get sloppy. Sometimes when you get sloppy, you get knocked out.

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To bring out the best in someone, you really have to push them.

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Every time, you get hit in the face, you have to fight.

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