Twitter Reacts Ortega’s Slick Submission In Fresno
UFC Fight Night 123 went down tonight (Saturday, December 9, 2017) from the Save Mart Center in Fresno, CA, and was headlined by a pivotal featherweight tilt between perennial contender Cub Swanson and submission savant Brian Ortega. Ortega earned himself yet another come-from-behind finish, eliciting the tap from Swanson in the second frame. He jumped a standing guillotine after getting pieced up on the feet for the better part of two rounds, but the trapped Swanson had no choice but to ask out of the fight.
See how Twitter reacted to this potential number-one contender bout:
Cub Swanson and Brian Ortega are in the octagon for the #UFCFresno main event. This should be awesome.
— Mike Bohn (@MikeBohn) December 10, 2017
My twitter homie @CubSwanson got this. #UFCFresno #TeamSBoI
— Thomas Cunningham (@spilledbagofice) December 10, 2017
The calm for the storm. Go show the world your #beautifuldestruction @cubswanson #ufcfresno pic.twitter.com/HH09IYWVA9
— John Dodson III (@JohnDodsonMMA) December 10, 2017
https://twitter.com/DownedOpponent/status/939733114846400512
https://twitter.com/SecretMovesMMA/status/939735963156254720
OMG!!! Brian Ortega with a second round guillotine and Cub Swanson tapped out standing. Goodness gracious me! #UFCFresno
— Chamatkar Sandhu (@SandhuMMA) December 10, 2017
That is a world class squeeze. #UFCFresno
— Dan Hardy (@danhardymma) December 10, 2017
Brian Ortega's grappling is unbelievable. Just when Cub Swanson started to loosen up on the feet, Ortega bullied him into cage, jumps on a guillotine, gets the quick tap. Wow.
— Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) December 10, 2017
Ortega, can you please stop doing Ortega things?
For fucks sake. This is bullshit. Just lose when you're supposed to for once.
— The Naked Gambler (@NakedGambling) December 10, 2017
The look that Cub had on his face in that choke. I’ve seen it before. #UFCFresno pic.twitter.com/B8AceRivmo
— D.E.O. @imjustdeo.bsky.social (@ImJustDEO) December 10, 2017
T City has the best Jiu Jitsu in the UFC featherweight division. #UFCFresno
— Dan (@BestFightPicks) December 10, 2017
Ortega is LEGIT. Title shot?#UFCFresno
— Wesley Riddle (@AllThatMMA) December 10, 2017
Pushes off the cage, then adjusts the grip on the fly. That man's legit. https://t.co/YyK61uXePP
— Ben Fowlkes (@benfowlkesMMA) December 10, 2017
Yesssssssss! T-city baby!! @BrianTcity we going SIZZLA (meaning title shot) #UFCFresno @RenerGracie
— Brendan Schaub (@BrendanSchaub) December 10, 2017
T-CITY! BRIAN ORTEGA JUST DID THAT! WOW! #Taps #UFCFresno https://t.co/3XzNcCAvXG
— FOX Sports: UFC (@UFCONFOX) December 10, 2017
On the other hand, what a revelation Ortega is. His chokes with his arms are amazing, but so is his guard. His entire repertoire is absurd. His ability to line up his subs so quickly is next to impossible.
— Luke Thomas🏋️♀️ (@lthomasnews) December 10, 2017
https://twitter.com/Patrick_Wyman/status/939736044940836864
If Brian Ortega gets a hold of your neck… #UFCFresno pic.twitter.com/dmmnF38R1C
— Chamatkar Sandhu (@SandhuMMA) December 10, 2017
Brian Ortega has the best BJJ in the UFC dude has such a great skill set to watch #UFCFresno
— Will Martin (@WillMartinMMA) December 10, 2017
DUUUDE!! #UFCFresno
— Angela Hill (@AngieOverkill) December 10, 2017
Man, Ortega is a fuckin beast. I'm sad but that was some terrifying shit.
— earlmontclair.bsky.social (@EarlMontclair) December 10, 2017
Ortega on some slick BJJ gangster shit right there. HUGE win for T City.
— Duane Finley (@DuaneFinleyMMA) December 10, 2017
You have to feel for Cub Swanson. Took a huge risk on the last fight of his UFC deal. Didn't go his way. That's a tough pill to swallow.
— Luke Thomas🏋️♀️ (@lthomasnews) December 10, 2017
