Brian Ortega is a man who believes in consequences.
It’s no secret that MMA fans can, at times, get a little too familiar with fighters, talking copious amounts of trash to them through the safety of the internet. Recently, a number of fighters have made a habit out of teaching some of those fans a lesson, and now “T-City” can count himself among that group.
On Tuesday, Ortega posted a video to social media where he had a light-hearted confrontation with a fan, Emi, who talked trash to him on Fortnite. Ortega flew out to North Carolina to meet Emi and then put him to sleep with a rear-naked choke.
“A lot of people ask me, ‘Hey, play with me on Fortnite!’ Cool, cool. Only problem is, you guys be talking mad you-know-what,” Ortega said. “So I had a homie, an online homie, start talking mad smack. The real reason why I flew to North Carolina is because he was talking shit, we made a bet. I said, ‘Bro, I’ll fly over there and choke you out.’ Here he is. I showed up. I showed up to his damn job. Had to wait for him to finish his job, so now I’m going to choke your ass out. A bet’s a bet. You going to go to sleep?”
“Yes,’” Emi responded.
Ortega then applied a fully locked in rear-naked choke to the fan and squeezed until he passed out. After a few seconds, the young man then woke up and flashed a peace sign.
“Shit, man! I took a nap! That felt weird! [Laughing] That shit was kinda fun!”
This was Ortega’s first submission win since losing to Diego Lopes at UFC 306.
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@AlexPereiraUFC don’t lie you didn’t ask for me. It was a dead-end street. I’m gonna to eat your heart.
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Callout.
Unfortunate about your fight cancellation, @beneildariush. I’m also still without a fight. When will you be ready to go? It’d be great to share the octagon with you
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Aljo.
Signing day.
Shame.
I’m sick to my stomach and heartbroken for these young men and coaches. One of the oldest sports at Cleveland State University—wrestling—is being cut.
As a former wrestler at CSU, this program was a huge chapter of my life and shaped me into the person I am today. I’ll always… pic.twitter.com/hoXQgCTNeh— Stipe Miocic (@stipemiocic) January 28, 2025
Sad days.
Gotta say, credit to Emi. We obviously don’t know much about what happened behind the scenes, but he took that RNC like a champ.
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