Over the weekend bjjee.com first reported that Brian Ortega was thrilled to announce a jiu jiutsu scholarship after his amazing TKO of Frankie Edgar.
Brian Ortega Pledges A Scholarship For 4,5 Children To Gracie University
Now he’s following up on his promises. The official Gracie University page released the following information:
The T-city Scholarship is a full-tuition scholarship for one year of training at any Certified Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Training Center in the world, including Gracie University Headquarters where Brian Ortega trains and teaches. Although we intend to broaden the scope of the scholarship in the future, for now a child must meet the following criteria in order to be considered for the T-city Scholarship:
Must be between 6 to 16 years of age
Must live near a Certified Training Center (CTC)
Must have means of transportation to the CTC (car, bus, bike, etc.)
Ortega also got some great news recently alongside Rener Gracie:
“I am getting the shot for Holloway. I just got off the phone with Dana White. He said I’m positively, 100 percent getting a shot,” Ortega said on the UFC Unfiltered podcast.
“I’m still cheesing up and smiling right now. It’s so surreal, but I’m not celebrating until I get that belt, you know? I’m staying with my blinders on and work ethic still in.”
“I love the style. People have said, and I will say it gain, I feel like this is one of the biggest fights in the UFC featherweight division since Conor and Aldo. It’s going to be a great pay-per-view (PPV), and you guys are going to see two young guys who are hungry,” said Ortega on a recent edition of The MMA Hour.
