The undefeated black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Brian Ortega entered this fight with a perfect record of 9-0-0 (56% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.20 featherweight in the world. He fought just once in 2015 beating Thiago Tavares (=Tavares vs Ortega).
His opponent, Diego Brandao (black belt in Bjj as well), has a mma record of 20-10-0 (80% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.32 in the same weight class. He suffered two consecutive losses between 2013 and 2014, against Dustin Poirier (=Poirier vs Brandao) and Conor McGregor (=McGregor vs Brandao), but then he has won twice defeating Jim Hettes and Katsunori Kikuno (=Brandao vs Kikuno). Ortega vs Brandao is on the undercard of Robbie Lawler vs Carlos Condit – UFC 195. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Diego Brandao fight videos
2015 MMA fight – Diego Brandao vs Katsunori Kikuno – fight Video UFC FN 75
The black belt in Bjj and Tuf 14 winner Diego Brandao entered this fight with a professional mma record of 19-10-0 (79% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.39 featherweight in the world while his opponent, the black belt in karate and judo Katsunori Kikuno, has an official record of 22-7-2 (64% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.83 in the same weight class. Brandao vs Kikuno is on the undercard of Josh Barnett vs Roy Nelson – UFC Fight Night 75. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Conor McGregor vs Diego Brandao full fight Video UFC Ufn 46 – 2014
Review: 2014-07-19, good exchanges betweenn Conor McGregor and Diego Brandao: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night). Conor McGregor entered this fight with a professional mma record of 14-2-0 (93% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.20 featherweight in the world, he suffered his last loss in 2010 when he faced Joseph Duffy, since then he has won 10 consecutive bouts, the last two in the Ufc: against Marcus Brimage (=Brimage vs McGregor) and Max Holloway (=McGregor vs Holloway).
His opponent, the black belt in Bjj Diego Brandao, has an official record of 18-9-0 (78% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.30 in the same weight class, he fought three times in 2013 beating Pablo Garza (=Brandao vs Garza) and Daniel Pineda but then he was defeated by Dustin Poirier (=Poirier vs Brandao). McGregor vs Brandao is the main event of UFC Fight Night 46 – Dublin. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Dustin Poirier vs Diego Brandao full fight Video UFC 168 – 2013
Review: 2013-12-28, pretty good fight with some nice exchanges: Dustin Poirier vs Diego Brandao gets three stars. Dustin Poirier (14-3-0, 79% finishing rate) entered as the No.24 featherweight in the world while Diego Brandao (18-8-0, 78% finishing rate) entered as the No.21. Poirier vs Brandao was originally scheduled as a featherweight bout but Brandao weighed in seven pounds over the limit of 146 lbs; undercard of Chris Weidman vs Anderson Silva 2 – UFC 168. Watch the video!
2013 MMA fight – Diego Brandao vs Pablo Garza – fight Video UFC on Fuel TV 9
Review: 2013-04-06, good first round between Diego Brandao and Pablo Garza: it gets three stars. Diego Brandao (16-8-0, 81% finishing rate) entered as the No.68 featherweight in the world while Pablo Garza (12-3-0, 75% finishing rate) entered as the No.38. Brandao vs Garza is on the undercard of Gegard Mousasi vs Ilir Latifi – UFC on Fuel TV 9. Watch the video!
Diego Brandao vs Dennis Bermudez full fight Video TUF 14 – 2011
Review: 2011-12-03, high pace, nice exchanges of punches and an unexpected ending, Diego Brandao vs Dennis Bermudez is definitely one of the best mma fights of 2011 (the bout won “Fight of the Night” and “Submission of the Night” honors). Diego Brandao entered the fight with a record of 13-7-0 while Dennis Bermudez had a record of 7-2-0. Brandao vs Bermudez is the final of the featherweight division of the “The Ultimate Fighter 14” (undercard of Michael Bisping vs Jason Miller). Watch the video!