UFC Fight Night: Mexico City is in the books and it was quite a noteworthy fight card. In the main event, Brandon Royval secured an upset win over Mexico’s very own, Brandon Moreno. In the co-main event, Brian Ortega made his return against his friend and fellow featherweight fighter, Yair Rodriguez.
WELCOME BACK BRIAN ORTEGA 🤯@BrianTCity submits Rodriguez for a HUGE victory at #UFCMexico pic.twitter.com/fn2yVkU5V8
— UFC (@ufc) February 25, 2024
Brian Ortega’s comeback finishes a fairytale story where “T-City” came back to the Octagon after nearly two years of agony. In 2022, Ortega suffered a shoulder injury against Rodriguez and underwent several surgeries. Hence, returning to the Octagon to finish Yair must have lifted a lot of pressure from Ortega after losing 3 of his last 4 fights prior to the Yair Rodriguez rematch.
Brian Ortega speaks on his wife Stephanie Roberts after UFC return
Brain Ortega is one of the most handsome fighters in the UFC roster and he has been involved in some high-profile relationships over the years. He was in a very public relationship with fellow UFC fighter Tracy Cortez. From attending events together, to speaking candidly on their relationship, Cortez and Ortega became a fan favorite couple.
But, it did not last as the couple broke up early in 2023. They unfollowed each other on social media and it was quite apparent that neither wanted anything to do with the other. However, amid speculation on his love life, Ortega got back together with his ex-wife, Stephanie Roberts. While not much was known about her previously, Roberts has now become quite a public figure.
After the bout, Ortega spoke on her during a backstage interview. He added, “I’ll be honest with you right here, it’s been rough. I lost one of my best friends, I lost two friends after that, I got betrayed by people that were close to me, I had four surgeries back to back to back. It’s just a lot of things in my personal life bro.”
Brian Ortega opens up about his personal life and how things got dark and eventually finding god 🙏
(🎥: Full Send MMA/instagram) #UFCMexico | @BrianTcity pic.twitter.com/BTdwDXDBM4
— COMBAT SPORTS TODAY (@CSTodayNews) February 25, 2024
“It looked dark and I know a lot of people think its cheesy or whatever. But I went to church and I found god, and year ago, I was a broken man and now today, I’m married, I got my kids with me, god gave my family back and look at us, we’re doing good,” concluded the 33-year-old.
Stephanie Roberts accompanied Ortega on his UFC return
Brian Ortega submitted Yair Rodriguez via an arm triangle in the third round of their co-main event bout at UFC Fight Night: Mexico City. The emotions got the better of Ortega after he won the bout as he almost did not realize that Rodriguez had tapped to the submission until referee Marc Goddard confronted the former title contender.
After his win, fans spotted a woman inside the Octagon with Brian Ortega and were curious about her identity. She is Stephanie Roberts, the woman Ortega claimed that he’s married to. Before their initial breakup, they also shared two children. After links with Hollywood star Halle Berry and a public relationship with Tracy Cortez, who was present at the event, Brian Ortega has finally settled down.
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