Without fighting since 2018, Brian Ortega promises war against the Korean Zombie: 'Let's go to the hospital'

B. Ortega promises war against Z. Coreano at UFC Ilha da Luta 6. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram

The downtime didn't take away the excitement of Brian ortega for the important duel against Chan sung jung, or 'Korean zombie'. The clash will take place this Saturday (17), at UFC Ilha da Luta 6, in Abu Dhabi, and the North American goes into the fight expecting the same thing as the fans: a war.

At the pre-show press conference, Ortega, who suffered extensive damage to Max Holloway in his last appearance, he revealed that he ignored the criticism and did not change the way he fought, but rather the way he trained. So much so that he stated that he and the South Korean will go to the hospital after the clash.

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“When I lost to Holloway and signed to face Korean zombie, many said that I would have to reinvent myself, but I disagree. I didn't need to change the way I fought, but rather the way I trained. I'm in this sport to fight the best and that's why I love it so much. I will test my world against his and we will go to war! Everyone wins and so do the fans. We athletes love to fight and test our will. Getting paid for it, it's beautiful. I hope Abu Dhabi has good hospitals, because we will need them,” said Ortega.

Number two in the featherweight rankings (65,8kg), 'T-City' ensured that, due to the aggressiveness of both, the pair did not need to resort to trash talk To make the fight attractive, he praised his opponent, but he wanted to end the duel as soon as possible.

“We fight to impress and we have great knockouts and submissions. He's on a good winning streak and I want to come back well, I'm hungry. The fight is easily sold. We don't need trash talk. I will give my all! If I can get a quick knockout or a quick submission, the better. What matters is winning. Obviously, there are emotions at play, so there could be a war and I could anger my team by doing this.”

It is worth remembering that long before, the climate between Brian ortega e Korean zombie was friendly. However, the sympathy they had no longer exists due to Jay Park, the Asian's translator and businessman, who provoked the North American and was attacked by him. From then on, the fighters became enemies, even though they still respect each other.