“I was blessed to be able to be born here. My dad crossed. My dad illegally went through the border and was living under a bridge; he was homeless. People are making fun of him, beating him up. All kinds of things. After he kind of figured out the situation, he brought my mom over.”

American professional mixed martial artist, born 1991

Brian Martin Ortega is an American professional mixed martial artist. Born in 1991, he has competed since 2010 and fights in the featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Ortega has also fought in the RFA, where he won the featherweight title. His career is built around mixed martial arts competition, with his public profile coming from his success in the cage and his long run as a professional fighter.