Brian Ortega thinks Ilia Topuria needs to earn his way to the top. Unbeaten in his professional MMA career, Topuria (13-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC) emerged as a featherweight contender after a dominant submission finish of formerly undefeated Bryce Mitchell at UFC 282. Topuria called out Ortega (15-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC), but the two-time title challenger says Topuria needs to continue climbing the UFC rankings instead of calling for someone ranked six spots above him at featherweight
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