Reveared director and actor, Mel Gibson — an avid attendee and fan of the UFC, has claimed he was close to tears while watching close friend, Brian Ortega take on former featherweight champion, Alexander Volkanovski back in 2021, revealing he thinks of the contender as his own “son.
Gibson, an avid fan of the UFC who has been spotted Octagon-side during numerous events in recent years, is best known for his directing roles in heralded blockbusters, Braveheart, Passion of the Christ, and Apocolypto to name a few, also starred in Mad Max, and Lethal Weapon.