Brian Ortega is all set to return to the Octagon for the first time this year to face former champion Aljamain Sterling at UFC Shanghai this weekend. ‘T-City’ has been one of the most prominent fighters in the stacked featherweight division. Enough is known about his professional career, but there’s one thing that broke him apart while he was in the midst of it. What is it, you ask? Well, it’s his relationship with Tracy Cortez.

Brian Ortega and flyweight fighter Tracy Cortez were head over heels for each other back in 2020, but everything changed after the pandemic. Ortega even gave the best Valentine’s Day gift to her, which made Cortez so emotional that she ended up breaking into tears.

When Brian Ortega gave the perfect Valentine’s gift to Tracy Cortez

They were the sweethearts of the MMA community, as their relationship was filled with love and sunshine. Brian Ortega made it public that he was dating Tracy Cortez back in 2021. However, it was later revealed that they were engaged back in 2020, as Cortez sported a huge diamond ring back in September, but she never really said the reason behind such a big engagement ring. When Lauro Sanko asked her about the reason for her post, Cortez commented that she said yes.

Well, a ‘yes’ was all Brian Ortega was waiting for to make everything public. However, this wasn’t the end of his showing love to Cortez. Back in 2022, Valentine’s Day ‘T-City’ wanted to gift his girlfriend something unique, and what’s more exceptional than a tattoo on the lips of your loved ones? You heard that right, Ortega inked his lips with Tracy Cortez’s name, along with a heart.

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But that isn’t the only tattoo that Brian Ortega has. Although he’s not decorated in ink like some of the other fighters on the UFC roster, the featherweight star does have a few of his own, with one of them symbolizing his values. Here’s what we know.

Brian Ortega’s neck tattoo

Brian Ortega has two tattoos on his neck. While one looks like a sword with wings, which often signifies strength, courage, and spiritual freedom, the UFC featherweight fighter also has a tattoo on his neck that says: “God’s warrior.” Well, ‘T-City’ is a very religious and spiritual individual, but that’s not the only reason why he has that tattoo.

The words ‘God’s Warrior’ can be a reference to Brian Ortega’s faith in the fact that he’s fighting not only for his career but for a divine purpose as well. It can also symbolize the fact that he believes he’s being guided by a higher power with strength, power, and resilience. 

But coming back to Brian Ortega and Tracy Cortez, their relationship was going all smooth until 2023, when everything came crashing down. Both of them started giving early signs that nothing was going in the right direction, and soon after, they broke up. So what’s the reason behind it? Let’s find out.

What happened between Brian Ortega & Tracy Cortez?

Their breakup was a point of discussion for the MMA community, as no one expected the power couple to ever leave each other. What looked like all sunshine and butterflies suddenly turned into a sour ending, but why? Well, the reason for their breakup was never made public by either of them, but it was far from peaceful. Both of them deleted each other’s pictures from their socials while also posting cryptic messages.

They even started dissing each other as Ortega made a bold post on X that he is glad that he broke up with her, “Everyone out here talking bout I fumbled. Y’all must not know the rules of the game. When you drop the ball on accident, that’s a fumble, but when you throw it away on purpose. That’s called a complete pass. Top G s–t!”

Cortez never really attacked Ortega directly, but she emphasized that the breakup was needed to find herself. In an interview, she said, “It’s one of those things where I notice where if there is a photo of me, it might go viral. Why? I don’t know, but just like a simple selfie, it went viral.” 

Both of them have been on bad terms with each other since then. Regardless, what’s your take on it? State your thoughts in the comments below.