Rener Gracie is Ortega’s BJJ coach and when he read the initial statement from Ortega on the incident, would say the following on Instagram (via Bloody Elbow):
“Slapping a translator makes you a bully. Slapping an instigator makes you BULLYPROOF.”
Jung would read what Gracie wrote and would express his disappointment through Instagram:
While it seems like some of the issues have been resolved after the madness at UFC 248, both Jung and Ortega are seemingly on the path to a battle in the Octagon.
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