Tito Ortiz

Forrest Griffin to Face Tito Ortiz at UFC 106

Yahoo! Sports is reporting that former UFC light heavyweight champions Tito “The Huntington Beach Bad Boy” Ortiz and Forrest Griffin will rematch at UFC 106 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Griffin will be replacing UFC Hall of Famer Mark “The Hammer” Coleman who was forced to pull out of the bout after suffering a tear in one of his medial collateral ligaments.

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Coleman Withdraws From UFC 106 Bout With Ortiz

UFC Hall of Famer Mark “The Hammer” Coleman as pulled out of his upcoming bout with former UFC light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz at UFC 106 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.

According to MMAWeekly.com, Coleman suffered a tear in one of his medical collateral ligaments. Word is Coleman has requested for the bout to be rescheduled for a later date.

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Lesnar-Carwin, Ortiz-Coleman Made Official for UFC 106 in November

The Ultimate Fighting Championship today made official two featured bouts for UFC 106, which will take place at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday, November 21.

In the show’s main event, Brock Lesnar will defend his UFC heavyweight title against undefeated contender Shane Carwin. Also, former UFC light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz will make yet another return to the Octagon to face inaugural UFC heavyweight champ and UFC Hall of Fame member Mark Coleman.

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Tito Ortiz vs. Mark Coleman Expected For UFC 106 in November

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Tito “The Huntington Beach Bad Boy” Ortiz will face former UFC heavyweight champion Mark “The Hammer” Coleman at UFC 106 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center on November 21 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The report comes from Fighters Only who cited a source close to the Coleman camp saying agreements had been signed yesterday and the fight was a go.

Ortiz made amends with UFC president Dana White earlier this month and signed a new six-fight contract with the UFC. Prior to signing with the UFC, Ortiz was said to be in negotiations with Strikeforce and Affliction but it came down to competition which he felt Strikeforce lacked.

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Dana White Conference Call Video

The following is a video of Dana White’s press conference from yesterday where it was announced that the UFC had re-signed Tito Ortiz, secured a deal with ESPN for the U.K. and brought back Vitor Belfort.

UFC Re-Signs Tito Ortiz

The Ultimate Fighting Championship has announced that they’ve re-signed former UFC light heavyweight champion Tito “The Huntington Beach Bad Boy” Ortiz. Terms were not disclosed.

Ortiz and White recently buried the hatchet via Twitter and following the reconciliation, many fans expected to hear news of Ortiz’s return to the UFC octagon. Ortiz underwent back surgery in October 2008 and is expecting to return in November or December, possibly against UFC Hall of Famer Mark Coleman.

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Dana White and Tito Ortiz Make Amends, UFC Return Possible

UFC president Dana White and former UFC light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz have buried the hatchet and plan to move forward in a professional manner.

The news comes from Twitter where White said, “Yes, Tito and I made up.” White continued, “Doesn’t mean he’s back, we just aren’t smashing each other anymore and we don’t hate each other.”

Ortiz also commented via Twitter, “Yeah, me and Dana White made up. I’m expecting to be inside the octagon again soon.”

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Ortiz, “Babalu” Come Face-to-Face

The unspoken dislike between former UFC light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz and Renato “Babalu” Sobral may have been turned up a notch on Saturday night after the two exchanged words in the crowd during Strikeforce’s “Shamrock vs. Diaz” event in San Jose.

During an intermission before the televised portion of the card was to air on Showtime, Sobral approached Ortiz and the two began exchanging words, possibly concerning a proposed fight between the two that was once expected to take place under the Affliction banner last year but never came to fruition.

Once “Babalu” became visibly heated and didn’t seem to be content to leave Ortiz alone, fellow veteran fighter Joe Riggs came over and separated the two. Sherdog.com has a brief clip of the incident.

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Quick Hits: Jameson Gives Birth to Twins, Kim Couture Returns in May & More

Former porn star Jenna Jameson, the current girlfriend of former longtime UFC light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz, gave birth to a pair of twin boys early Monday morning in a California hospital. It is the first set of children for both. All are reportedly in “good health”. [US Magazine]

Kim Couture, the wife of UFC Hall-of-Famer Randy Couture, will reportedly be returning to action at Strikeforce’s May 16 event in Washington. An opponent has not yet been determined for her. The female Couture last competed at Strikeforce’s “Destruction” event in November of last year, where she defeated Lina Kvokov via first-round TKO stoppage. [MMA Fanhouse]

The Ultimate Fighting Championship has announced that it will hold the first-ever “UFC Fan Expo” during the weekend of UFC 100, which takes place July 11 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Among the features will be meet and greets with legendary UFC and WEC fighters, MMA demonstrations, fan-inspired special events, and training and development sessions, as well as exhibits sporting apparel, electronic gaming, food & beverages, fight gear and much more. [UFCFanExpo.com]

Affliction Press Conference to feature Tito Ortiz

Affliction Entertainment will be holding a press conference in LA this Wednesday and have sent out a release promoting the fact that former UFC Light Heavyweight champ Tito Ortiz will be in attendance.

In recent days, Tito has been telling various media outlets that he is very close to completing a contract with Affliction.  Tito was in a similar position a few months ago when he was quoted as saying a deal with EliteXC was all done except the signing.  Mere weeks later, EliteXC closed shop leaving Ortiz as a complete free agent again.  As recently as two weeks ago, Tito was actively negotiating for a return to the UFC, but could not come to terms.  Thus it appears Ortiz is headed to Affliction after all.

Tito also recently had surgery on his chronically injured back.  He has stated that the earliest he would be back to fighting would be the beginning of summer 2009.