{"id":312407,"date":"2019-05-06T09:03:15","date_gmt":"2019-05-06T16:03:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=312407"},"modified":"2019-05-06T09:03:17","modified_gmt":"2019-05-06T16:03:17","slug":"brian-ortega-announces-hes-clear-to-compete-targets-holloway-rematch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/brian-ortega-announces-hes-clear-to-compete-targets-holloway-rematch\/","title":{"rendered":"Brian Ortega announces he&#8217;s clear to compete, targets Holloway rematch"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Brian Ortega sustained quite a bit of damage in his failed December title bid opposite UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway. After several months of healing, however, the talented featherweight contender is one again clear to compete.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He announced this exciting news in a recent interview with TMZ: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"UFC&#039;s Brian Ortega Cleared to Fight, Gunning for Max Holloway Rematch | TMZ Sports\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ipURVpWRZ1U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSaturday was my official time when everything got cleared,\u201d Ortega told TMZ (transcript via <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"MMA Mania (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/2019\/5\/6\/18531081\/brian-ortega-cleared-ufc-return-eyes-max-holloway-rematch-mma\" target=\"_blank\">MMA Mania<\/a>). \u201cMy nose is cleared, my hand is cleared, everything. Now it\u2019s time to get out there and put my hand to the test and really get to work now. I\u2019m looking at something maybe in summer. I\u2019m ready to go back out there and fight whoever I have to fight, prove myself again, show the world that (UFC 231) just wasn\u2019t my night and we can make it happen again.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While Ortega came up short in his first fight with Holloway, he believes they&#8217;re destined to fight again, and as he suggests above, he feels that a rematch could unfold very differently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s a lot of things I could have done different, especially if I showed up in the right state of mind,\u201d Ortega said. \u201cI told everyone, this is not the first time him and I are gonna meet. We\u2019re gonna meet each other multiple times in this weight class or the next. We\u2019re both young, we\u2019re both learning. With the right adjustments, it could really easily be a different fight, and without breaking my freakin\u2019 hand and nose and getting everything messed up.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you think we&#8217;ll see Brian Ortega and Max Holloway fight again in the future?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This article first appeared on&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><em>BJPENN.COM<\/em><\/a><em>&nbsp;on 5\/5\/2019.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brian Ortega sustained quite a bit of damage in his failed December title bid opposite UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway. After several months of healing, however, the talented featherweight contender is one again clear to compete. 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