Brian Ortega becomes premier to end Frankie Edgar at Ultimate Fighting Championship 222

"I thought he was will shoot in on me" for a takedown, Ortega said. I wasn't will be the 1 to shoot. I have also much respect for his wrestling. I knew which I can stand & bang by him. I felt such as I can knock him out."

Conor McGregor Delivers A Message To Frankie Edgar After Edgar's Ultimate Fighting Championship 222 KO Loss To Brian Ortega

We know Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight champion Conor McGregor offered to step in to face Frankie Edgar while featherweight champion Max Holloway was unable to battle in the main event if Ultimate Fighting Championship 222 due to an injury . We too know which McGregor's offer was contingent on the Ultimate Fighting Championship allowing him & Edgar to battle for a 165-pound title. Extremely it was no surprise which Edgar versus. McGregor did'nt appear on Saturday's battle card from T-cell Phone Arena in Las Vegas. In a stunning performance, Ortega accomplished what no other fighter had done; he stopped the previous Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight champion. After the battle, McGregor sent a message to Edgar via social networking:

Ultimate Fighting Championship 222 Cheat Sheet -- Frankie Edgar versus. Brian Ortega

referring to Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Getty ImagesFrankie Edgar (22-five-one) versus. Brian Ortega (13-0), FeatherweightOdds: Edgar -175; Ortega +145It's been 6 years ever ever Edgar held a Ultimate Fighting Championship title. Sit on a title bullet, & god forbid I get injury once more? by a Ultimate Fighting Championship record of five-0, including a end over Cub Swanson, Ortega was likely sitting on a title bullet of his own. If I win Frankie, it secures, for sure, a title bullet. One 30 days ago, Edgar & Ortega each had a title bullet: Edgar at Ultimate Fighting Championship 222, Ortega presumably on deck.

Ultimate Fighting Championship 222 battle card primer: Frankie Edgar versus. Brian Ortega

In the co-main event of the evening, previous Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight champion Frankie Edgar (22-five-one MMA; 16-five-one Ultimate Fighting Championship) meets the surging undefeated contender, Brian Ortega (13-0-one NC MMA; five-0-one NC Ultimate Fighting Championship). Initially, Edgar was supposed to headline this card while he was booked to face Max Holloway for the Ultimate Fighting Championship featherweight title. Ortega stepped up to the plate & took the battle by Edgar only a few days after Holloway's withdrawal. Edgar: W Yair Rodriguez (TKO) | W – Jeremy Stephens (UD) | L – Jose Aldo (UD)Ortega: W – Cub Swanson (Sub) | W – Renato Moicano (Sub) | W – Clay Guida (KO)the method did these 2 get here? generality soon, Ortega defeated Ultimate Fighting Championship vet Cub Swanson by 2nd round submission, earning himself an additional $hundred,000 in post-battle bonuses on the night.

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