Tito Ortiz Isn’t Done Fighting, Has Big Names In Mind For Return
Tito Ortiz isn’t done yet.
The 41-year old UFC Hall of Famer Ortiz (18-12-1) hasn’t fought since coming up short against Liam McGeary in a Bellator Light Heavyweight Championship fight last September. According to “The Huntington Beach Bad Boy,” he still has a couple of people in mind for his return.
“Wanderlei Silva. ‘Rampage’ Jackson said something about me – I thought we were boys, and he didn’t want to fight. But hey, if we need to make money, cool, let it be,” Ortiz told MMA Junkie recently.
Ortiz said that Bellator President Scott Coker had other plans for him, in the form of former WWE Intercontinental Champion Ken Shamrock. Shamrock failed a pre-fight drug test in February when he took on Royce Gracie.
“Scott Coker wanted me to do Ken again. I was like, no, not really. Royce Gracie beats Shamrock, so maybe Royce? And I’ll be nice to Royce, too. I won’t be too mean to him,” said Ortiz.
Of the opponents listed, Gracie previously stated that he only planned on fighting Shamrock, and not to compete regularly. Wanderlei Silva is scheduled for Rizin’s Grand Prix, and Quinton Jackon has one fight left on his Bellator contract.
By Sean Ross Sapp –
