Filed under: Featured Videos , News , UFC , Videos INGLEWOOD, Calif. – At Saturday’s UFC 199, 25-year-old Brian Ortega was faced with the unique challenges of fighting a fan favorite veteran whom he had actually grown up admiring. At the end of the day, it was business as usual, and Ortega (11-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) overcame a slow start to drop Clay Guida (32-17 MMA, 12-11 UFC) with a knee with only 20 seconds left on the clock. After the win, the up-and-comer admitted to some trouble with the idea of facing a childhood icon. “It wasn’t easy facing someone you admire,” Ortega said at UFC 199’s official post-fight press conference. “When I was a youngster, I was like, ‘Man, that guy is crazy

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Video: For Brian Ortega, UFC 199 win came with ‘Holy (expletive), I’m fighting Clay Guida’ moment – MMA Junkie

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