Brian Ortega’s pitched a shutout over Chan Sung Jung at UFC Fight Island 6 and secured a shot at UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski.
During his in-cage interview, Ortega tried to deliver a message to his haters.
“For all you who counted me out,” Ortega told UFC commentator Daniel Cormier during the ESPN broadcast, “Learn to count (expletive).” That was the only misstep Ortega made on Saturday night.
Ortega had not fought since Max Holloway ran over him in December 2018, winning that bout by doctor stoppage before the start of the fifth round.