{"id":283781,"date":"2018-08-27T11:20:07","date_gmt":"2018-08-27T18:20:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=283781"},"modified":"2018-08-27T11:24:06","modified_gmt":"2018-08-27T18:24:06","slug":"brian-ortega-explains-why-hes-not-interested-in-interim-titles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/brian-ortega\/brian-ortega-explains-why-hes-not-interested-in-interim-titles\/","title":{"rendered":"Brian Ortega confirms he&#8217;s been offered a UFC 231 title fight with Max Holloway"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From the sounds of it, Brian Ortega will get his long-awaited shot at UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway at UFC 231 this December in Toronto. While he says the bout is not official yet, he recently confirmed it is indeed in the works for the card.<\/p>\n<p id=\"xPn8h0\">\u201cNothing is official,\u201d Ortega explained (transcript via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/2018\/8\/26\/17783560\/nothing-is-official-but-brian-ortega-confirms-proposed-max-holloway-bout-for-ufc-231\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMA Fighting<\/a>). \u201cTrust me, I\u2019m always the kind of guy, until I sign the contract I\u2019m the first one to post it out there.<\/p>\n<p id=\"VowXh9\">\u201cBut there\u2019s ears in the game who hear things and yeah, it\u2019s true. We got the call and they offered us to fight in December. I said yes. I think they\u2019re pushing for Toronto, so December is up in the air and I\u2019m sure Max received the same call. I haven\u2019t heard anything from his side yet, but it looks like it\u2019s going to happen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Brian Ortega UFC Lincoln Media Scrum - Discusses Proposed Holloway Fight\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/x0a-mcg71-U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Holloway, of course, will be returning from the mysterious health scare that derailed his originally scheduled UFC 226 title fight with Ortega. The champion&#8217;s return to health is great news for Ortega, as it means he&#8217;ll be able to fight for the undisputed title, and there will be no mention of interim titles.<\/p>\n<p>Interim titles, as it turns out, do not interest Brian Ortega.<\/p>\n<p id=\"71ey2W\">\u201cI want the real title,\u201d Ortega said. \u201cI can\u2019t express it enough that I want to fight for the real title. Interim title, from what I\u2019ve seen \u2014 you know what I\u2019m saying, I don\u2019t have to say much words. People get it and then they take it away from them in a month. I just don\u2019t want to be that person. I have nothing against them who earned their shot and took a fight on short notice, all my respect to them.<\/p>\n<p id=\"IlssKG\">\u201cBut I want something they cannot take away from me, at least the UFC can\u2019t. If someone\u2019s going to take it from me it\u2019s going to have to be an opponent. And that\u2019s what I want.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Who do you think will win Brian Ortega and Max Holloway&#8217;s planned UFC 231 featherweight title fight?<\/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 8\/27\/2018.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From the sounds of it, Brian Ortega will get his long-awaited shot at UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway at UFC 231 this December in Toronto. While he says the bout is not official yet, he recently confirmed it is indeed in the works for the card. \u201cNothing is official,\u201d Ortega explained (transcript via MMA Fighting). 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