5 possible next opponents for Brian Ortega after UFC 266

#2 Brian Ortega vs Calvin Kattar

UFC Fight Night: Holloway v Kattar

Two men who have been thrashed by former UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway, Brian Ortega and Calvin Kattar could do battle as the division continues to take shape.

'The Boston Finisher' last competed in January, where he absorbed a ridiculous number of significant strikers during a comprehensive decision loss to Holloway. Incidentally, Ortega suffered the same fate in December 2018, after which he spent almost two years away before making a winning return against 'The Korean Zombie' Chan Sung Jung.

With wins over Dan Ige, Jeremy Stephens and Ricardo Lamas, Kattar is one of the most talented boxers in the featherweight division right now. The winner of Ortega vs Kattar could soon push themselves into title contention, with other matchups like a Holloway rematch potentially on the cards as well.

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#1 Brian Ortega vs the loser of Max Holloway/Yair Rodriguez

Max Holloway v Alexander Volkanovski

The most likely scenario in the featherweight division is seeing the winner of the rescheduled November fight between Max Holloway and Yair Rodriguez go on to challenge Volkanovski for the title, although both men have cases to be ignored for the same.

Ortega could face the loser of Holloway vs Rodriguez in a fight that would see him take on a serious challenge. Both Holloway and Rodriguez are not pushovers, but there's no doubt that 'T-City' is one of the best featherweights on the planet.

Ortega is a different fighter when compared to the man who lost to Holloway almost three years ago, and could keep fighting the very top contenders to take a shorter route to the strap.