Tito Ortiz

Will somebody explain to me why Tito Ortiz is relevant? I think we all agree that Forrest Griffin isn't the most talented fighter in the world, but he's a gamer. Tito got beat by Forrest, he's lost to Chuck in devastating fashion twice. I can't remember his last win, yet somehow this guy is always popping up. I hope Chuck smashes him a third time so the UFC will get rid of him. That stunt he pulled at the 109 post fight conference was classless. Coleman would have smashed Tito in his prime. So on top of not knowing who his last relevant win was against (Ken Shamrock 9 times doesn't really count), I also would like to know who is the world is wearing Punishment athletics gear? From what I've seen his clothing is whack, it looks like that B.U.M athletic stuff Oscar Del Hoya used to push.

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Permalink Reply by MMAFanfromCali on February 9, 2010 at 10:21am: Tito was the man 7 years ago, BUT the game has passed him by and he has NOT gotten better unlike Randy Couture who is very intelligent and has an EVOLVING SKILLSET, fighters like Brandon Vera will virtually destroy Ortiz and end his career....I really like Tito in the ring but he simply is too stupid to evolve and get better.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by SCARY909 on February 9, 2010 at 10:56am: Tito beat forest; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Erik Christopher on February 9, 2010 at 11:02am: Are u serious?.. Tito won that last fight 2 rounds to 1 ... Tito is a relevent fighter cuz he is better than most 205ers he should of beat Forrest , and Rashad .. He also almost triangle machida ... Chuck beat him yes but at that time chuck was just reaching his peak and mma wasn't so well rounded then , and that's y Tito isn't the best cuz he is not well rounded; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by James on February 9, 2010 at 11:13am: The only reason tito is back in the ufc is because the ufc is a buissnes and Tito with his huge mouth sells tickets not for being a good fighter but people won't to see him get his arse kicked

Michael Muckala said:
I'm hearing a lot of exactly how I feel about this guy. I can't believe he is coaching TUF to set up a 3rd fight with Chuck when he got handled twice already. It does seem he only wants to fight old fighters, I know he hasn't said Machida, Rua or Rampages name lately. The real problem tho is that Dana and the UFC are going to be giving him main events, which is stupid. He is 100% irrelevant. I'm going to need him to beat somebody before I start buying PPV's with his name headlining. Also, after Chuck smashes him again, please feed this fool to Jon Jones!!! I'd love to see that.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Michael Muckala on February 9, 2010 at 12:35pm: If he's better than "most 205ers" why hasn't he called the name of any good 205ers? Your entitled to your opinion and I won't attack anyone for their opinion, but all I've seen come out of Tito's mouth is excuses and the names of guys that are over 40. Like I said to open with, the last win I saw of his was over Ken Shamrock, and I'm not sure how old he was then but he wasn't too young and the fights seemed like mismatches.

Erik Christopher said:
Are u serious?.. Tito won that last fight 2 rounds to 1 ... Tito is a relevent fighter cuz he is better than most 205ers he should of beat Forrest , and Rashad .. He also almost triangle machida ... Chuck beat him yes but at that time chuck was just reaching his peak and mma wasn't so well rounded then , and that's y Tito isn't the best cuz he is not well rounded; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Heath on February 9, 2010 at 2:38pm: Im just gonna sit back and enjoy watching him get his ass kicked time after time..; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Jordan on February 9, 2010 at 3:19pm: The reason Tito keeps coming back is cause Dana white is a business man . And a damn good one. So whatever sells tickets is what Dana will go for . Whether you go see the fight or order a PPV that tito is fighting in , it will be one of two reasons you see it - (1)you are a Tito fan and wanna see him win (2) or you are like me and wanna see him catch a spinning back fist to his shit talkin mouth. Either way money is made and that is why Dana has made the money he has and made the ufc what it is . And he will continue to do so.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Jeffrey Mckenzi Smith on February 9, 2010 at 3:24pm: Tito has a job in the UFC because his name is too big to give to the competition. Love him or hate him he revolutionized ground and pound and he is without a doubt the sole reason UFC fighters started getting % money from PPV buys. He's by all means a douche, who wears their title backwards so the crowd can stare at it while they corner their guys, I mean come on that's lame. He did great things for the sport and he's still a name to put on a card that Dana won't let happen.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by peter ham on February 9, 2010 at 4:06pm: Tito says the dumbest things, has a huge mouth and is way too cocky, but, he is a big name, with some fighting skills ( top 15 or 20 in stacked LHW division) and makes good media.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Mike Whyte on February 9, 2010 at 4:40pm: he may not be doing great but tito is a good fighter, and if people think forest is so great then watch his fight against silva, i love forest and ortiz but both are just not at there best; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Robert on February 9, 2010 at 4:42pm: vitor doesnt have the takedown defense chuck does but i can see why he is still around but hes still a biatch come on man his stunts r classless n after every loss we gotta hear about some injury i just cant stand tito chuck said it right titos a smuck

Watts said:
Not sticking up for the things hes been doing but Tito is around because he tito come on man. cant say id pick Coleman over him in his prime or not Titos slowed down a bit but wouldnt be suprised if he beats up Chuck I watched him dominate Vitor live.... Not a huge fan of his but have been around long enough to see what he was able to do for the sport and know why he is still around; ▶ Reply to This