Ortiz then stated he would retire after his next fight, the last of his contract, against forrest griffin at ufc 148. Tito ortiz and the 10 most legendary mma street fights. Ufc middleweight title fight anderson silva 184 vs. Once one of the most popular fighters in the sport, tito ortiz is the former ufc lightheavyweight champion, and took part in numerous matches that will be remembered historically. Its just too bad griffins post fight antics sullied the entire deal. Check out tito ortizs ufc 148 postfight press conference. Boos rained down from the mgm grand garden arena as griffin took the mic and made ortiz s last appearance in the octagon, a strange one. Tito ortiz, dana white unhappy with forrest griffins. Watch the highlights of every ufc heavyweight champion in history, featuring stipe miocic, brock lesnar, daniel cormier and many more. We have ufcfightnight television torrents for you.
Ufc 148s forrest griffin sixth fighter granted trt. Jan 24, 2017 tito ortiz s retirement fight with chael sonnen on saturday led bellator to its third mostwatched broadcast in its history. Forrest griffin explains why third tito ortiz fight makes. The best moments of chuck liddells and tito ortizs careers. Ortiz 2 is reported to be the first ufc card in history to break one million payperview buys. Ufc president dana white hinted at tito ortizs possible release from the ufc in a postfight. Tito s care and attention to the needs of his deaf team member is touching. Get ufc fight results and career results information at fox sports.
Tito ortiz looked to score at ufc 47 against former friend and rising star chuck liddell. From the walkout to the knockout, ea sports ufc 2 delivers a deep, authentic, and. View fight card, video, results, predictions, and news. Topics include tito ortiz and forrest griffin looking old, having respect.
Ken shamrock shows himself to be a clueless coach, while tito ortiz displays some real leadership by giving coherence and focus to his team. Mike tysons first opponent in comeback fight may have. Anderson silva and chael sonnen, forrest griffin and tito ortiz four ufc superstars, two. By ufc 46 earlier in january of this year, the ufc officially promoted an upcoming fight between tito ortiz and chuck liddell at ufc 47 in april. Jacob christopher tito ortiz is an american mixed martial artist, currently. Tito ortiz recounts how he wasnt paid for his first fight in the ufc. After suffering the first loss of his career in march 20, cota 81 no contest has won six. Tito ortiz to return to ufc bleacher report latest. Sonnen ii was a mixed martial arts event held by the ultimate fighting.
Griffin circled and threw a lot of kicks at the start of the bout, most of which ortiz blocked and ortiz had him down before the opening minute ended and landed some nice elbows. Levy saul marroquin 3 kept himself in the hunt for a crack at. When silva and sonnen square off in the ufc 148 main event at the mgm grand garden arena on saturday in las vegas, they will have the undivided attention of fight fans around the world. Jul 09, 2008 it seems entirely possible that tito will stay with the ufc. The threehour plus show averaged 1,374,000 viewers, putting it behind. Hear what mendes had to say in his post fight interview. The match would be ortiz last as he had announced his retirement in the leadup to the fight. The card consisted of eleven bouts, with six televised live on payperview, four preliminary bouts on fx, and one on facebook the cards main event featured ufc middleweight. Consider this, you started working for a startup company and were having frinedly relation with the boss there. Tito ortiz claims he has been approached to fight the 53yearold former. Pro fighter claims tito swung on me on nye bloody elbow. Tito ortiz was inducted into the ufc hall of fame during the ufc fan expo in conjunction with the event, and fought. Mma decisions provides a summary of mma judging decisions, focusing on ufc results. Mma legends tito ortiz, chael sonnen to settle 20yearold.
The iceman backed ortiz up after connecting with a left hook, then, smelling blood, pressed ortiz. Sonnen 2 pits anderson the spider silva vs chael sonnen fight in mgm grand garden arena, las vegas, nevada, united states on jul 7, 2012. Why is tito ortiz fighting for bellator and not ufc in 2015. Jan 22, 2017 ben askren and chael sonnen judge the best trash talk in combat sports history espn mma duration. The 42yearold would eventually retire after his fight against tito ortiz at bellator 1 in 2014. Forrest griffins postfight antics sully tito ortiz. Tito ortiz wants to end his mma career with a solid win. Tito ortiz retired following his loss to forrest griffin at ufc 148 last night in las vegas, nevada. The classic light heavyweight bout between forrest griffin. Mike tyson open to fighting former ufc champion tito ortiz after call out.
Jun 18, 2017 ea sports ufc 2 innovates with stunning character likeness and animation, adds an all new knockout physics system and authentic gameplay features, and invites all fighters to step back into the octagon to experience the thrill of finishing the fight. Ufc 148 forrest griffin vs tito ortiz 3 breakdown and fight analysis. Forrest griffin apologetic after stealing tito ortizs. Mike tyson responds to former ufc champion tito ortizs call out. Ufc 148 forrest griffin vs tito ortiz 3 breakdown and fight. In that first battle, tito ortiz came out gunning and was absolutely dominating griffin with his ground and pound techniques from within the guard that hes known for.
Tito ortiz is the former ufc light heavyweight champion from april 14, 2000 to september 26, 2003, when he lost the title to randy couture via unanimous decision. Jacob christopher tito ortiz was born in huntington beach, california in the united states on january 23 rd in 1975. Januar 1975 als jacob christopher ortiz ist ein us amerikanischer. The feud began to build on january 8, 1999, at ufc 18. Oct 09, 2009 as you most likely recall, tito ortiz and forrest griffin fought to a split decision back at ufc 59 with tito ortiz narrowly outpointing griffin for the victory. Another of the early faces of the ufc, ortiz was a topnotch light heavyweight and perhaps an even better salesperson while selling a feud with ken shamrock. Sep 16, 2016 the ufc hall of famer hung it up after losing a split decision to tito ortiz at bellator 1 in 2014, but said he would consider coming back if something really sparked his interest.
Ufc 148 took place saturday, july 7, 2012 with 11 fights at mgm grand garden arena in las vegas, nevada. Tito ortiz says the badboy is coming back at ufc 148 on vimeo. Tito ortiz chael sonnen post fight press conference. Gradually the company grows, your stardom increases and so does your company. Mma crossfire ufc 148 silva vs sonnen ii predictions. Djvlad asked ortiz what his biggest payday was, and tito responded that it was the second fight against chuck liddell. Ortiz emerged as one of the sports biggest stars, becoming the biggest payperview draw of 2006 and appearing on the covers of various magazines. Ortiz vs nogueira is on the undercard of jon jones vs lyoto machida ufc 140. Ortizs career has been mostly within the ufc organization. Interrupting ortiz s moment with ufc broadcaster joe rogan after the fight, griffin was apologetic at the ufc 148 post fight press conference, disappointed not only in his fight performance, but. In this fight, tito fought forrest griffin in the comain event of ufc 148, dropping a close unanimous decision.
Tito was overwhelmed with emotion after losing the fight. In their first bout april 15, 2006 ortiz defeated griffin while in their second bout november 21, 2009 griffin took revenge on bad boy ortiz. Ortiz also appeared as one of the coaches on the reality television series, the. View complete tapology profile, bio, rankings, photos, news and record.
During tito s last fight the commentators quoted tito as saying he is out of the dana white business. White mentioned that everyone wants to see tito fight and. Mma fighter tito ortiz and former ufc fighter chuck liddell at the heroes for. Tito ortiz the huntington beach bad boy mma fighter. Ufc hall of famer, tito ortiz fought in what is supposedly his last mma out of his storied career. Mezger fight video, highlights, news, twitter updates, and fight results. An emotional tito ortiz says goodbye ufc 148 post fight. Running a small team of fighters like you say, im surprised you dont recognize that the attitude it takes to want to get in the ring with certified killers and risk everything for very little reward other than the highest % of fighters, is the same type of attitude that makes you want to beat the shit out of goons in the street. Listen to the entire ufc 148 media call w chael sonnen, anderson silva. Jacob tito ortiz born january 23, 1975 is a mexican american participant of the sport of mixed martial arts, or mma.
Ortiz is best known for his stints with the ultimate fighting championship ufc, where he is a former light heavyweight champion, having held the title from april 14, 2000, to september 26, 2003, and bellator mma. Mar 09, 2004 tito showed an act of class by putting the championship around the waist of randy couture, as randy had retained his championship. Go to for ufc odds and to bet on infight mma odds while the fight is going on. On saturday night, chuck liddell and tito ortiz will step back into the cage one. Tito ortiz during their light heavyweight bout at ufc 148 inside mgm grand. Mike tysons first opponent in the heavyweight boxing superstars attempted comeback could be a ufc hall of famer. At the ufc 148 workouts, forrest griffin talks about his upcoming fight against tito ortiz, his future and more with mma fightings ariel helwani. Tito ortiz will be inducted into ufc hall of fame prior to. Former ufc light heavyweight champion tito ortiz was victorious in his.
Ortiz was inducted into the ufc hall of fame prior to his final bout. The two men, and their respective posses, were constantly at each. Video forrest griffin vs tito ortiz 3 fight video ufc 148. Forrest griffin vs tito ortiz july 8, 2012 mgm grand garden arena, las vegas, nevada, united states ufc 148 results. Silva and sonnen by ufc ultimate fighting championship. Hear from tito ortiz, forrest griffin and dana white at the ufc 148 post fight press conference. A former lightheavyweight ufc champion, ortiz has become one of the sports most shining stars, headlining several pay per view championship undercards, and. Ortiz loses final fight to griffin, wins crowd ufc 148. Information about tito ortiz, his fight information, his punishment clothing, and his foundation. The comain event of ufc 148 saw tito ortiz meet forrest griffin in a light heavyweight rubber match. Tito ortiz looks for one final hurrah at ufc 148 the.
Tito ortiz says dana white assassinated his character. Ortiz faced forrest griffin for a third time on july 7, 2012, at ufc 148. Ortiz loses final fight to griffin, wins crowd ufc 148 main card results. Ufc 148 gate and attendance jul 08, 2012 no no comments 1640 views. Tito ortiz pre fight interview by ufc ultimate fighting championship.
Jul 05, 2012 ufc 148 forrest griffin vs tito ortiz 3 breakdown and fight analysis. As for stephan bonnar, though he never won the ufc light heavyweight title, the indiana native would consistently deliver inside the octagon as his fights against krzysztof soszynski, anderson silva, and mark coleman were highly regarded. Jan 18, 2017 mma legends tito ortiz, chael sonnen to settle 20yearold beef at bellator 170. Tito ortiz states hes been contacted for mike tysons. At ufc 148 it was the swan song for the recent ufc hall of fame inductee tito ortiz and he went out with a bang. The industry pioneer in ufc, bellator and all things mma aka ultimate fighting. Mma news, interviews, pictures, videos and more since 1997. The fight was ortiz s retirement bout, win or lose. Tito ortiz via unanimous decision 2928, 2928, 2928.
Ortiz got another crack at liddell, but the second fight ended no better for him. Forrest griffin explains why he ran out of the cage following his ufc 148 victory over tito ortiz, whether he was satisfied with his performance, and more with mma fightings ariel helwani. Ufc hall of famer tito ortiz targets october return fight. Tuf3 was followed by a ufc fight not included in this set in which tito beat ken senseless with elbow strikes.
White mentioned that everyone wants to see tito fight and tito will retire in the ufc. Tito ortiz vs rogerio nogueira full fight video ufc 140. Ortiz is one of the pioneers of mma and the ufc making his mma debut at ufc in 1997. Sonnen ii was a mixed martial arts event held by the ultimate fighting championship on july 7, 2012 at the mgm grand garden arena in las vegas, nevada. Ortiz has touted the possibility of taking on iron mike, posting a. Ufc 148 postfight press conference video and coverage. Ufc 148 fight night bonuses, attendance for silva vs.