{"id":265459,"date":"2017-12-11T09:21:52","date_gmt":"2017-12-11T17:21:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=265459"},"modified":"2017-12-11T09:21:52","modified_gmt":"2017-12-11T17:21:52","slug":"dana-white-clarifies-featherweight-contendership-picture-brian-ortega-frankie-edgar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/dana-white\/dana-white-clarifies-featherweight-contendership-picture-brian-ortega-frankie-edgar\/","title":{"rendered":"Dana White clarifies on the featherweight title shot situation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last Saturday night, in the main event of the UFC&#8217;s debut in Fresno, California, surging featherweight contender Brian Ortega picked up the biggest win of his career,<a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc-fresno\/ufc-fresno-results-brian-ortega-submits-cub-swanson\/\"><span>\u00a0<\/span>tapping long-time contender Cub Swanson<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>in the second round. With this win, Ortega immediately stands out as<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/brian-ortega\/pros-react-brian-ortegas-submission-cub-swanson\/\">one of the top contenders<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>in the featherweight division \u2013 perhaps even the next man in line for the champ Max Holloway.<\/p>\n<p>Post-fight, UFC President Dana White sang Ortega&#8217;s praises, hailing him as the next big thing at featherweight.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWithout a doubt, this kid\u2019s obviously the future,\u201d White told <a href=\"http:\/\/mmajunkie.com\/2017\/12\/dana-white-unbelievable-brian-ortega-ufc-title-shot-before-frankie-edgar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMAjunkie<\/a>\u00a0at the UFC Fresno post-fight press conference. \u201cCub Swanson looked incredible tonight&#8230; The problem is, this Ortega kid, if he even puts his hands on you man \u2013 and he had him in the first round, and I\u2019ve never seen a guy up in a guillotine choke like that and lets go, repositions his hands, and gets the choke. Against a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt too. Unbelievable. Incredible performance that definitely puts this kid on the map.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While White clearly expects Brian Ortega to contend for the UFC featherweight title in the near future, however, he assured that Frankie Edgar will still get the next shot at the UFC featherweight belt \u2013 unless there is a scheduling issue.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s no way that Ortega jumps over Frankie,\u201d White said. \u201cDefinitely not. \u2026 It all depends on timing. When do we fight again? Who\u2019s ready? Who\u2019s not?<\/p>\n<p>While Ortega fans might be disappointed by this news, the surging featherweight himself seems to think<a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/brian-ortega\/brian-ortega-explains-hes-willing-wait-frankie-edgar-get-title-shot\/\"> this is the right move<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI want to see how\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/fighter\/frankie-edgar\/\">Frankie Edgar<\/a><span>\u00a0is feeling,\u201d Ortega said at the UFC Fresno post-fight press conference. \u201cNo disrespect to any fighter. I know this is a job; it is for me as well. I know he\u2019s been around the game for a while and he\u2019s had a lot of shots at the title. I feel like he deserves one more for his career. He\u2019s done great. I\u2019m willing to just wait. I\u2019m gonna go with my team, get better, keep perfecting my craft and come back in 2018 and see if I can secure that belt.\u201d<\/span><span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Do you agree with Dana White on this one, or should Brian Ortega jump the line?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPenn.com<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on 11\/12\/2017.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last Saturday night, in the main event of the UFC&#8217;s debut in Fresno, California, surging featherweight contender Brian Ortega picked up the biggest win of his career,\u00a0tapping long-time contender Cub Swanson\u00a0in the second round. 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