Brian Ortega fires back at Ilia Topuria for recent UFC title comments: “You have to win the belt for that to happen”
Brian Ortega has responded to Ilia Topuria’s claim that he won’t give him a title shot if he defeats Alex Volkanovski for the UFC Featherweight Championship.
Topuria will be challenging Volkanovski for the 145-pound gold in the main event of UFC 298 this Saturday night. Topuria has been rather brash in the buildup for this title fight. He has already declared himself as the true UFC featherweight champion. He even said he wouldn’t give, Ortega, Max Holloway, or Yair Rodriguez a title opportunity.
“T-City” has something to say to “El Matador.”
Brian Ortega Has a Response For Ilia Topuria
During an interview with CBS Sports, Brian Ortega said that if Topuria does indeed win the featherweight gold and ends up not giving him a title shot, then “T-City” has a plan to make himself undeniable.
“You have to win the belt for that to happen. That was my first thought,” Ortega told CBS Sports on Wednesday. “Let’s say you do win and you’re not going to give us a shot, then I’m going to make sure to ruin every contender. Simple as that. One, you have to win it. Two, I’m going to take all the contenders away from you… If you don’t want to fight us then I’m going to take all your people.”
Ortega admitted that Topuria has looked good against his opposition thus far. Ortega is interested in seeing how “El Matador” performs against Volkanovski.
“You have someone confident, someone who is ready as if he’s already the champ and defended it three times. And then you have the guy who has been at the top of the mountain and is kicking everyone down. It’s a good fight. A lot of questions will be answered after this weekend but it’s hard to go against Volk.”
