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Brian Ortega has shared his initial thoughts on a potential fight with UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski.<\/p>\n

Ortega made a triumphant return to the Octagon at UFC Fight Island 6 last weekend, picking up a decision win over “The Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung after almost two years away from the cage.<\/p>\n

Ahead of this fight, the victor was expected to be granted a shot at the champion, Volkanovski.<\/p>\n

Speaking on Twitter immediately after the fight, Volkanovski all but confirmed that himself.<\/a><\/p>\n

On the UFC Fight Island 6 post-fight show Ortega broke down a potential scrap with Volkanovski, admitting that he believes that he actually has a lot in common with the champion.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s great. He\u2019s very similar almost,\u201d Ortega said (via MMA Fighting<\/a>). \u201cI study him a lot. He\u2019s very similar at picking you apart and going in there and being strategic and moving left, moving right and picking you apart. Putting pressure and getting some takedowns and letting you get back up. He\u2019s a very interesting guy. He\u2019s really good at playing a point system and winning rounds.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019d have to look at him again. I watched his fights with Max [Holloway]. It\u2019s different. I feel like what he has to bring right off the bat, he\u2019s kind of similar. On the takedowns, obviously I don\u2019t really care too much about getting taken down. You can have them. It\u2019s interesting. I would love a fight with him. It would be interesting.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ortega also shared some admiration for the champ on a personal level.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s a cool dude. I like him,\u201d Ortega said. \u201cAfter that incident happened over there in Vegas right after the world hated me and some Korean pop singers don\u2019t like me, he came up to me and he\u2019s like \u2018what\u2019s up man, what happened with that and everything?\u2019 He talked to me and it was cool.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou get a lot of champs, they don\u2019t even want to look in your direction or talk to you. They see you already as an enemy and I don\u2019t want to see anyone as the enemy. We go there, we go there but he was cool. I like him.\u201d<\/p>\n

How do you think Brian Ortega matches up with Alexander Volkanovski?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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