Brian Ortega has played a variety of roles since joining the Ultimate Fighting Championship roster in 2014, steroid cheat and rehabilitated prospect among them. Add featherweight contender to the list.
Ortega submitted longtime Jackson-Wink MMA standout Cub Swanson with a sensational second-round guillotine choke in the UFC Fight Night 123 main event on Saturday at the Save Mart Center in Fresno, California. Swanson conceded defeat 3:22 into Round 2 and watched the equity associated with his four-fight winning streak dwindle to nothing.
Despite disadvantages in the speed and experience departments, Ortega marched ahead like a man with a plan.