1-3 in his last three bouts, Brian Ortega is perfectly aware that he must implement changes if he plans to compete among the MMA elite. The former 145-pound title challenger suffered the most resounding defeat of his career when he lost a unanimous decision to Diego Lopes on the UFC Sphere Main Card. However, his latest outing made him put his opponent to sleep. The only twist in the tale is the fact that this time, he went against an online troll rather than an MMA fighter.

Taking to his X account, Ortega shared a clip of his that is going viral where the UFC fighter can be seen with an online troll who “talked s***” with the featherweight fighter. So, what does Ortega do? He flies out to North Carolina to put him to sleep. In the video, he says, “People ask me, ‘Play with me on Fortnite,’ cool cool. The only problem is you guys keep talking mad ‘you know what.’ So I have an online homie talking mad smack; the real reason why I flew to North Carolina was because he was talking s***.”

He further revealed that they made a bet that Brian Ortega would be coming to his work to choke him out, something that he actually fulfilled. So, as a part of the deal, the troll would have to get himself put to sleep via a neck choke. “We made a bet; I said I’ll fly over there and choke you out. And here he is! I showed up! I showed up to his damn job, and I had to wait for him to finish his job. So now, ‘Imma choke your a** out. A bet’s a bet! That’s a bet? You wanna go to sleep? Hell yeah!” To make things more interesting, he also reshared the clip on his X account with a brutal caption that simply reads, “Still want to play with me?? Lol, bets be crazy.”

The 33-year-old American has been part of the UFC’s featherweight elite for years. The fighter began his MMA career in 2010, debuted with the company in 2014, and competed twice for the belt in the category. Currently, Brian Ortega is ranked fifth in the division. So, maybe this little moment would boost his confidence. After all, he knows that he has to make major changes to his game before he gets inside the Octagon again.

Brian Ortega reveals promises changes after defeat

Brian Ortega lost at UFC 306. In Las Vegas, the American was no match for Diego Lopes, who defeated him by unanimous decision. Despite the harsh blow from the Brazilian, ‘T-City’ took stock of the situation and committed to his next fight. Ortega showed the wounds he sustained in the bout against Diego via Instagram stories. In the Octagon, the American struggled to overcome his opponent’s onslaught and was nearly knocked out early in the round.

‘T-City’ lost all rounds of the duel. Despite the ‘punishment,’ the American was relieved to have exited the fight without having to go under the knife, an issue that has plagued him in recent years. Now, the fighter is eager to erase the bad taste he left in the mouths of his fans after the defeat. Ortega confessed that he will need to make changes to his preparation in order to do well again. In fact, Brian Ortega says he will be a different fighter in his next fight.

He said, “Nothing is broken. Like I said, the prayer for me was just get me out of this fight without any surgery or things like that. We’re doing good. I did have some time to reflect obviously. I’ve got to make some moves to get better. That’s it. But I’m very thankful for you guys. The amount of love and support and messages. Thank you, guys. For real. To guys like me, it means a lot.” Well, his fans would be hoping that the 33-year-old manages to make the comeback of his lifetime. What do you think? Will he be able to win his next fight? Let us know in the comments.