SUMMARY
- Brian Ortega is a much talked about man after his recent win at UFC Mexico.
- As such, many have come across pictures and interviews of him with actress Halle Berry
UFC featherweight Brian Ortega is a much-talked-about man following his win at UFC Mexico. Whilst he was already a well-known fighter, his influence has waned in recent times, owing to a long time away from the sport. As such, people are now once again interested in Ortega’s life.
For those unaware, ‘T-City’ is one of the top-ranked fighters in the UFC’s featherweight division. Having joined the promotion in 2014, Ortega has taken on some of the best and biggest names of his time. As such, his resume includes wins over names like Renato Moicano, Cub Swanson, Frankie Edgar, Chan Sung Jung, and Yair Rodriguez.
In the past, Brian has also fought for the featherweight title on two occasions. Unfortunately, the American-Mexican was turned away on both occasions by Max Holloway and Alexander Volkanovski. Thereafter, during his first fight with Yair Rodriguez in 2022, Ortega suffered a career-threatening shoulder injury. After two years out and 4 surgeries, the 33-year-old made a triumphant return at UFC Mexico this past weekend.
How did the rumors of Brian Ortega and Halle Berry start?
For the most part, many learning about the fighter are sure to come across his links to Hollywood actress Halle Berry. An interesting union, to say the least, but it is not an unfathomable one considering Brian’s good looks and charming personality. So did Brian Ortega date or hook up with Halle Berry? Let’s find out.
In 2018, Halle Berry took to social media to post a picture with Ortega. According to the actress the UFC featherweight would be helping to train her for an upcoming movie, ‘Bruised’. Interestingly, she used the term ‘#ManCrushMonday’ at the end of the post. As it turns out, the two had started following each other on social media a while back and had already been talking.
Thereafter, Ortega also spoke about Berry in an interview with TMZ. “My main goal is to get her Jiu-Jitsu looking dope as f**k. You know, like in her movie, just choking out whatever girl like, we’re gonna see some cool a** things in there. We’re gonna drill her hard”. With that said Ortega’s relationship with Berry was hardly anything more than a professional one, if at all. Despite this, fans made it out to be something more than what it really was.
Halle Berry and Brian Ortega’s dating life explored
Naturally, both Halle Berry have had numerous relationships in the past. For the most part, Berry has been married on three separate occasions to avid Justice (1993-1997), Eric Benet (2001-2003), and Olivier Martinez (2013-2015). Other than this, she has also been in numerous high-profile relationships as well. Currently, the actress is said to be with Van Hunt, who she has been with since 2020.
On the other hand, Brian Ortega also has a long history of relationships, even though they may not be as public as Halle Berry’s. Firstly, we have Ortega’s relationship with Stephanie Roberts. Although it is unknown when the two started dating, their first known picture. back to 2012. Notably, Stephanie is also the mother of Brian’s two sons. With that said, Ortega and Roberts reportedly parted ways sometime before 2020.
According to sources Brian started dating UFC women’s flyweight fighter Tracy Cortez in 2020. With the couple often in the limelight, they were talked about quite often by fans. Notably, Ortega had also proposed to Cortez, and the two were set to get married as well. However, in early 2023, the duo underwent a public breakup, with both athletes sounding off on social media.
Recently, Ortega was spotted with a mystery woman accompanying him for his fight at UFC Mexico. Naturally, many wondered about her identity, especially after the fighter stated that it was his wife. As it turns out, the ‘new’ woman in Brian Ortega’s life is none other than his ex-girlfriend Stephanie Roberts. Following his split with Cortez, Ortega seemingly patched things up with the mother of his children and decided to tie the knot as well.
