Cub Swanson's a guy you either get through or you don't, and I fought him when he was on a nice winning… — Brian Ortega Copy Share Image
I'm not picky; I'll get it how I can take it. Submission, KO - whatever it is, if it has me winning,… — Brian Ortega Copy Share Image
Fight fans always appreciate a fighter who is willing to step up on short notice. — Brian Ortega Copy Share Image
I saw my first UFC fight when I was 15 and figured, 'This is what I want to do when I grow… — Brian Ortega Copy Share Image
I like super fights. I want super fights. I want guys that I can match up well where people don't know what… — Brian Ortega Copy Share Image
As a pro, in the beginning, I had to sell tickets to get paid. So you gotta be a hustler, and you… — Brian Ortega Copy Share Image
I want to secure my name. I'll fight who I have to fight for the belt. — Brian Ortega Copy Share Image
It doesn't matter that I'm taking a fight on a month's notice. I've taken many fights on two seconds' notice. — Brian Ortega Copy Share Image
I want the real title. I can't express it enough that I want to fight for the real title. The interim title,… — Brian Ortega Copy Share Image
Pretty much, I was a hometown fighter, and everyone was pulling for me. Now I'm a hometown fighter again. It's a lot… — Brian Ortega Copy Share Image
Ultimately, I'm here to fight the best. I'm not here to stay in and get a couple paychecks. I'm here to do… — Brian Ortega Copy Share Image
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… — Brian Ortega Copy Share Image
The people around me saved my life, not MMA. It was people who said, 'You're better than this,' who told me, 'You… — Brian Ortega Copy Share Image
I got to share the Octagon with Clay Guida. I got to share the Octagon with Cub Swanson. Now I'm going to… — Brian Ortega Copy Share Image
It's never been about an opponent. I don't care who it is. Just throw them in front of me and let me… — Brian Ortega Copy Share Image
There's little windows that open up during the fight, to finish your opponent. Whenever those windows open, I'm jumping right through them… — Brian Ortega Copy Share Image
I keep training hard, keep working out, keep looking at my fights, and I wonder, 'If I was to fight me, how… — Brian Ortega Copy Share Image
One thing I took - you know, especially from boxing at a young age - from my coach was, if you're a… — Brian Ortega Copy Share Image
A lot of people have these fancy facilities, these fancy training atmospheres, high-tech this and that... I believe it's about the fighter… — Brian Ortega Copy Share Image
When I get in there, I try to really make sure there's no quit in me and that whoever I fight is… — Brian Ortega Copy Share Image
When I go in the Octagon, it's no big deal. Just gonna go fight. Majority of the people? 'Dude, I'm scared to… — Brian Ortega Copy Share Image
When I go in to fight week, I go, 'Maybe I'm going to be that guy on the highlight reel that gets… — Brian Ortega Copy Share Image
I think I'm pretty marketable when it comes to marketing fighters 'cause I've met a lot of 'em, and they're not that… — Brian Ortega Copy Share Image
When I go in the Octagon, it's no big deal. Just gonna go fight. Majority of the people? 'Dude, I'm scared to even walk… — Brian Ortega Copy Share Image
I always try not to look too far ahead. I just look far enough to know where I'm going next. — Brian Ortega Copy Share Image
I'm the kind of guy who, if you tell me you can't do something, like, 'Brian, you can't do a backflip off that two-floor… — Brian Ortega Copy Share Image
A lot of people think they need the best training partners, the best gym. I started with Vans, Jack in the Box, and a… — Brian Ortega Copy Share Image
I saw my first UFC fight when I was 15 and figured, 'This is what I want to do when I grow up.' — Brian Ortega Copy Share Image
Fight fans always appreciate a fighter who is willing to step up on short notice. — Brian Ortega Copy Share Image
I want to secure my name. I'll fight who I have to fight for the belt. — Brian Ortega Copy Share Image
I liked to pretend a lot. I thought I could be anything that I wanted. — Brian Ortega Copy Share Image
I've gotta check, but I think I'll be the first UFC fighter in history to have the lead role in a big movie. — Brian Ortega Copy Share Image
I was blessed to be able to be born here. My dad crossed. My dad illegally went through the border and was living under… — Brian Ortega Copy Share Image
