Brian Ortega Net Worth 2024: How rich is T-City?

Brian Ortega is one of the best featherweight fighters in the UFC. Brian Ortega has an estimated net worth between $1 million and $2 million. The fighter is a popular figure in the UFC. He is known for his all-around skills in the UFC featherweight division.

Brian Ortega was born in Los Angeles, California, on February 21, 1991. The fighter stands 5 ft 9 in tall. He has fought in both the featherweight and lightweight divisions. Find out more details about the net worth, salary, and fighting career of Brian Ortega.

Brian Ortega Net Worth 2024

Brian Ortega’s net worth is estimated to be between $1 million and $2 million. “T-city” has competed in the UFC since 2014. As such, he has earned a lot through some great performances and endorsements.

According to TheSportsDaily, the featherweight fighter has earned $1,570,500 in fighting alone. Ortega has fought for the title on two occasions. The amount would be higher if Ortega fought regularly.

Brian Ortega Salary

His biggest paycheck is from his fight against Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 266. T-City took home a whopping $332,000. Ironically, he lost that fight. Unsurprisingly, his other big paycheck came when he took on Max Holloway for the title at UFC 231.

Ortega earned $330,000 and was also awarded the “Fight of The Night” bonus for that fight. In between these 2 title fights, Ortega took on The Korean Zombie and made $225,000 for that win. Moreover, Ortega also has wins over Frankie Edgar and Cub Swanson, earning $225,000 and $163,000 against them.

Brian Ortega Brand Deals and Sponsorships

Brian Ortega is a seasoned fighter who debuted in the UFC in 2014. As such, ‘T-City’ has sponsorships from various brands. Additionally, the fighter also endorses a CBD company called Ignite International Limited.

Sweet Sweat athletics brand sponsors Brian Ortega. He has an endorsement deal with Trifecta. His Instagram followers remain closer to a million, and he would likely receive more endorsement deals once it hits 1 million.

Brian Ortega’s Fighting Career

Brian Ortega started fighting when he was 17 years old. He was the Respect In The Cage Featherweight Champion. T-City was 8-0 in his professional MMA career when he was signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He was signed in the year 2014.

He was supposed to make his first promotional debut against Diego Brandao on May 31, 2014. Unfortunately, the bout was canceled. Subsequently, Ortega fought Mike De La Torre on July 26, 2014, and won the fight via first-round submission. The fight was, however, deemed “No Contest” after Ortega tested positive for drostanolone. Ortega has an impressive BJJ skillset, which helped him win against his opposition.

The fighter went on a six-fight winning streak since his ‘No Contest’ debut and finally earned a fight against Max Holloway. Max beat Ortega via KO in the fourth round. The two featherweights put on a fantastic display of fighting and earned the FOTN bonus. Ortega bounced back with a win against The Korean Zombie and then lost a title bout against Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 266. Incidentally, his last fight was against Yair Rodriguez, where he came up short yet again.

Brian Ortega Personal Life

Brian Ortega was born to parents who are both Mexicans. As such, he has dual nationality. T-City grew up in San Pedro, California. Regarding his social life, Ortega is quite the ladies’ man. Subsequently, there were rumors of him dating Hollywood superstar Halle Berry on one occasion.

Ortega was also in a relationship with strawweight fighter Tracy Cortez for three years before they parted ways in 2023. Unfortunately, they ended things on a sour note, which was evident from their social media interactions.

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