Is Ortega a gatekeeper ?

[DestinedAussie]

Bjj guy that lands an occasional hail mary.
He is 30, near his prime, his striking will get a bit better. But there will be a rapid decline due to the damage he takes.

What he really needs to do is improve his takedowns. Everything else is fine. If he can get the fight to the ground at will we won't lose. Currently he takes too much damage getting it there and as a result isn't as dangerous as he could be. In the volk fight he was compromised by the head clash and still pushed volk right to the end. He was clearly a worthy contender who could have easily won. I think he will learn and beat volk if he gets him again. I think he "wears" damage more than other fighters which makes the damage seem worse than it is at times.

 

[Bumblebeef]

Gatekeeper (boxing)
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In boxing, kickboxing and mixed martial arts, a gatekeeper is a skillful and well-regarded fighter, but one who does not have the popularity or brilliance of a title contender. They are considered to be a cut above most journeymen. A gatekeeper will often have an impressive record in terms of wins versus losses but will have a difficult time getting people behind them and especially obtaining promotion.

Notable MMA examples[edit]

• Gary Goodridge
• Anthony Johnson
• Karolina Kowalkiewicz
• Demian Maia
• Raquel Pennington
• Marion Reneau
• Jeremy Stephens
• Tecia Torres
• Cat Zingano
• Donald Cerrone
• Michael Johnson
• Diego Sanchez

 

[Kenny95]

No because a gatekeeper loses to contenders. So far Ortega has only lost to 2 champions.

End of thread

 

[spinitch]

Bisping was a gatekeeper but stayed close to contention got a lucky matchup and rose to the occasion. Some of Bisping losses were good performances. Loss to R Evans close and when Rashad was hot went on to get the belt. Chael was close to a draw. Being a gatekeeper is still quite good. Not sure he will get a belt Diaz didn’t but they r big draws putting on good fights making a living.

 

[Darragh]

The only way he could be a gatekeeper is he started taking tickets at the building entrance.

 

[Maori]

He's a notch above the rest of the division

Thats hard to gauge as the kids hardly fought. As it stands hes only beaten one guy in the top ten and lost to two

 

[ShreddinMMA]

As others have said, a gatekeeper loses to contenders.

Ortega hasn't.

 

[Oscar Madison]

TS Troll got his wish — 5 pages and counting…

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