{"id":275494,"date":"2018-04-30T07:48:17","date_gmt":"2018-04-30T14:48:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=275494"},"modified":"2018-04-30T20:40:38","modified_gmt":"2018-05-01T03:40:38","slug":"brian-ortega-wants-khabib-nurmagomedov-after-max-holloway-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/brian-ortega\/brian-ortega-wants-khabib-nurmagomedov-after-max-holloway-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"Brian Ortega wants Khabib Nurmagomedov after Max Holloway fight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When Tony Ferguson was forced out of his UFC 223 lightweight title fight with Khabib Nurmagomedov, top UFC featherweight contender Brian Ortega was <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/brian-ortega\/brian-ortega-claims-he-accepted-fight-with-khabib-nurmagomedov\/\">briefly considered<\/a> as a replacement opponent for the Russian star.<\/p>\n<p>Though the opportunity to fight Nurmagomedov instead went to UFC featherweight champ Max Holloway \u2014 and ultimately Al Iaquinta \u2014 Ortega is still intrigued by the potential matchup. He believes that his world-class jiu-jitsu skill make him a very dangerous test for the undefeated Russian grappler.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot too many people present a good ground game from the bottom,\u201d Ortega said of a potential matchup at a recent media scrum (via <a href=\"http:\/\/mmajunkie.com\/2018\/04\/brian-ortega-wants-ufc-champ-khabib-nurmagomedov-after-max-holloway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMAJunkie<\/a>). \u201cThey survive a little bit, and it\u2019s kind of boring. But not too many people are attacking from the bottom, hurting with elbows. They don\u2019t bring that kind of game because it takes a long time to develop. Whereas me, I grew up in that situation, where I was always the bottom guy, always getting beat up by these guys. So I had to adapt my game to that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was curious as to what was going to happen,\u201d Ortega said.<\/p>\n<p>At present, Brian Ortega is set to battle Max Holloway for featherweight gold at UFC 226. Should he topple this massive challenge, he&#8217;s interested in fighting Nurmagomedov next.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s on my radar,\u201d he said. \u201cI have a big fight right now, but that one, for sure, it\u2019s on the radar. I have to be successful on July 7, and hopefully, I can make that happen after.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ortega has previously expressed interest in moving up to lightweight in the future, should <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/brian-ortega\/if-he-beats-max-holloway-brian-ortega-as-his-eyes-on-something-big-at-lightweight-1\/\">the right opportunity present itself<\/a>. For him, Nurmagomedov seems to be that kind of opportunity.<\/p>\n<p id=\"BDdTq8\">\u201cI\u2019ve definitely thought about it,\u201d Ortega said on an episode of UFC Unfiltered. \u201cMy goal is if I\u2019m successful against Max Holloway, then I\u2019m looking at some opportunities and things in the 155-pound division. We need the perfect match up, not just a regular match. I really want to give [the fans] a war, something crazy, something big.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Who do you think wins a fight between Brian Ortega and Khabib Nurmagomedov?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPENN.COM<\/i><\/span><i>\u00a0on 4\/30\/2018.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When Tony Ferguson was forced out of his UFC 223 lightweight title fight with Khabib Nurmagomedov, top UFC featherweight contender Brian Ortega was briefly considered as a replacement opponent for the Russian star. 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