The “Huntington Beach Bad Boy,” Tito Ortiz is once again a member of the UFC‘s light heavyweight division.
According to UFC President Dana White‘s Twitter stream:
I am going on espn 1100 in vegas at 6pm. I will be talking anything mma. Call in number is 702 364 1100! Oh yea and welcome back tito :)
The news is just another small nugget in an one of the most action-packed news days in recent MMA history.
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Whoopee…let’s see how long this lasts…Tito is/”has been” done as a fighter!!!
I would like to see him fight the winner of Silva/Jardine though…
or maybe take an ***-beating from Anderson Silva.
Fighting Rich Franklin would be interesting…but let’s be honest here…do we really think any of these match-ups will ever come to fruition?
I predict they match him up with some no-name to make him look good as a “gatekeeper”, he wins a decision victory, ******* that he wants more money, and it’s a wrap once again.
i can see Tito coming back, fighting a low level fighter, winning, and demanding more money and bigger fights only to have ANOTHER big falling out with Dana and leaving again. Tito’s ego and actual head size are a perfect match and i dont know why people even deal with him anymore, in just over 3 years Tito has had 5 fights, 2 wins over Ken Shamrock, a draw with Rashad, a loss to Chuck, and a loss to Lyoto yet the guy talks like hes still at the top of the game. unless Tito somehow comes back and becomes a world beater i dont see his UFC stay being very long, i guarantee hes not worth what ever hes asking for, even if hes only making TUF loser level money lol.
I totally agree, Tito needs an @$$ kicking. I don’t see why they would bring him back in the first place. Have you ever noticed that when they show a fighter’s highlight reel its them defeating Tito. He’s over rated. and a pure jackass. Dana White doesn’t even like him AT ALL. I think Dana is just bringing him back to be humiliated, so bring on Anderson Silva, and the humiliation. Tito needs to come back down to earth and realize he’s washed up, he’s done.
I think Tito has a few good left in him, he is built well, has a decent camp, and if he can get his head around his fight game can probably put a couple wins together, I mean heck, he didn’t get ko’ed like Rashad did in his fight with The Dragon so I guess he did BETTER than Rashad or even Chuck when you think about it.
I have never seen Tito get completely drop done knocked out like Chuck and Wand, so even though I absolutely HATE his prideful attitude and don’t like his mouth, I think he will fare well, and it’s believe it or not refreshing to have the HEEL back in the mix of the LHW division.
I see the Tito thing a bit differently guys, i dont think he will get low level opponents. The UFC does that with up and coming guys who they want to build up, introduce to new fans, etc.. Everyone already knows who Tito is and his hype machine wont generate ppv buys fighting against TUF rejects.
Think about it.. they give him a big fight, he loses, they get the ppv draw and now they have an excuse to pay him even less money because he lost. Considering Titos volatile status in the UFC, they wont invest much in him, it will be more about using him to get ppv buys, not building him up.
This however does leave the door open for Tito to potentially BEAT a top guy and keep himself in the running and basically force the UFC to pay him more and keep him in the big fights. The ball is in Titos court, its all up to his performance now, i hope he trains harder than ever before and does well.
There are a ton of fights for Tito in the UFC.
Rematch with: Forrest, Rashad, Lyoto, Chuck, Randy, maybe even Wandy…
Then theres a slew of other guys he never faced before, if he does this right, he could be a UFC staple again for a long time, hes still young man.
some good points there, something to ponder i guess. only time will tell if it will be worth the investment (the UFC and fans alike) to get behind Tito again.
I’m glad he’s back and hopefully his surgery went well. I don’t care what anyone says he beat Rashad. and people seem to forget he also beat Forrest. look what thos 2 guys have done lately. I think Tito is a top five light heavy. and if they start up a 195 division he could do very well at that. I’d like to see him fight the Chuck of today he’d probably win this time. I’m not a big Tito mark I hated him on TUF I just respect what hes done. he deserves alot of credit.
I could see them doing an Otiz/Cotoure at light heavy. Though I think they will use him as a launching pad for a TUF fighter they are wanting to push.