LOS ANGELES -- Brian Ortega knows that some still consider him a one-trick pony.
The “T” in the featherweight contender’s “T-City” nickname stands for “triangle,” the choke he used for three of his first four career submission victories.
And even his biggest wins have reinforced the notion that Ortega is a jiu-jitsu guy first and foremost. Ortega pulled off a standing guillotine from out of nowhere against Cub Swanson at UFC Fresno which landed fourth on MMA Fighting’s 2017 Submission of the Year list.
But fighters who rely too much on one skill can end up being exposed in his deficient areas, and that’s something Ortega, who trains at the legendary Gracie Academy in Torrance, Calif.