Brian Ortega is all set to return to the Octagon for the second time this year to face Diego Lopes at the rekindled UFC 303. ‘T-City’ has been one of the most prominent fighters in the stacked featherweight division, and now he is looking to jump to the lightweight division. Enough is known about his professional career, but there’s one thing that broke him apart while he was in the midst of it. What is it, you ask? Well, it’s his relationship with Tracy Cortez.

The California native and Tracy Cortez were head over heels for each other back in 2020, but everything changed after the pandemic. Ortega even gave the best Valentine’s Day gift to her, which made her cry.

When Brian Ortega gave the perfect Valentine’s gift to Tracy Cortez

They were the sweethearts for the MMA community, as their relationship was filled with love and sunshine. Brian Ortega made it public that he was dating Tracy Cortez back in 2021. However, it was later revealed that they were engaged back in 2020 as Cortez sported a huge diamond ring back in September, but she never really said the reason behind such a big engagement ring. When Lauro Sanko asked her about the reason for her post, Cortez commented that she said yes.

Well, a ‘yes’ was all Brian Ortega was waiting for to make everything public. However, this wasn’t the end of him showing love to Cortez. Back in 2022, Valentine’s Day ‘T-City’ wanted to gift his girlfriend something unique, and what’s more exceptional than a tattoo on the lips of your loved ones? You heard that right, Ortega inked his lips with Tracy Cortez’s name along with a heart.

Well, their relationship was going all smooth till 2023. Both of them started giving early signs that nothing was going in the right direction and soon after, they broke up. So what’s the reason behind it? Let’s find out.

What happened between ‘T-City’ and Cortez? Did they break up?

Their breakup was a point of discussion for the MMA community, as no one expected the power couple to ever leave each other. What looked like all sunshine and butterflies suddenly turned into all thrones and darkness, but why? Well, the reason for their breakup was never made public by either of them, but it was far from peaceful. Both of them deleted each other pictures from their socials while also posting cryptic messages.

They even started dissing each other as Ortega made a bold post on X that he is glad that he broke up with her, “Everyone out here talking bout I fumbled. Y’all must not know the rules of the game. When you drop the ball on accident that’s a fumble, but when you throw it away on purpose. That’s called a complete pass. Top G sh*t!”

Cortez never really attacked Ortega directly, but she emphasized that the breakup was needed to find herself. In an interview, she said, “It’s one of those things where I notice where if there is a photo of me, it might go viral. Why? I don’t know, but just like a simple selfie, it went viral.” 

Both of them have been on bad terms with each other since then. Regardless, what’s your take on it? State your thoughts in the comments below.