“Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.” – Babe Ruth At a certain point in time, every sport will have someone who comes along to shake up the logic that serves as its foundation. And though Brian Ortega (14-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) becoming the first man to stop Frankie Edgar (22-6-1 MMA, 16-6-1 UFC) is not the same earth-shattering extravaganza that Babe Ruth brought to baseball, there is a parallel between the two that I couldn’t stop thinking about on Saturday night following UFC 222. A juxtaposition of climate Like many great athletes and fighters, both Ortega and Ruth came from challenging environments. Ruth, a rough neighborhood off of the Baltimore waterfront, and Ortega, the projects in San Pedro, Calif. Getting into scraps and causing trouble from a young age, Ortega and Ruth were each enrolled in schools and settings that would end up helping shape their lives.

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Brian Ortega and Babe Ruth: The balance between greatness and failure – MMA Junkie

“Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.” – Babe Ruth At a certain point in time, every sport will have someone who comes along to shake up the logic that serves as its foundation. And though Brian Ortega (14-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) becoming the first man to stop Frankie Edgar (22-6-1 MMA, 16-6-1 UFC) is not the same earth-shattering extravaganza that Babe Ruth brought to baseball, there is a parallel between the two that I couldn’t stop thinking about on Saturday night following UFC 222. A juxtaposition of climate Like many great athletes and fighters, both Ortega and Ruth came from challenging environments. Ruth, a rough neighborhood off of the Baltimore waterfront, and Ortega, the projects in San Pedro, Calif. Getting into scraps and causing trouble from a young age, Ortega and Ruth were each enrolled in schools and settings that would end up helping shape their lives. Ruth attended Saint Mary’s Industrial School for Boys, a place that had an established baseball program that provided an outlet for Ruth, an opportunity that he used to school himself for every position – having a natural proclivity to pitch.

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Brian Ortega and Babe Ruth: The balance between greatness and failure – MMA Junkie