Ortiz wants 3rd Liddell fight
Former UFC light heavyweight titleholder Tito Ortiz re-signed with The Ultimate Fighting Championship in late July ending 13 months of…
Former UFC light heavyweight titleholder Tito Ortiz re-signed with The Ultimate Fighting Championship in late July ending 13 months of free agency, and The Huntington Beach Bad Boy is already rekindling old rivalries.
Ortiz takes on Forrest Griffin in his return to the Octagon in a rematch at UFC 106 on Nov. 21 in Las Vegas, but the 34-year-old fighter has been lobbying to get a third bout with his old nemesis Chuck Liddell in 2010.
I know I’ve lost two matches. I still think I can beat him, and I still think that’s a big fight, Ortiz told MMAWeekly.com. I still want that fight. That would be awesome.
Liddell has been on hiatus from the sport since losing to Mauricio Shogun Rua at UFC 97 in April. UFC president Dana White originally said Liddell was retired, but has since backed off those statements. The Iceman has been defeated in four of his last five fights, but has indicated that he still has the desire to compete.
I think if I call him out enough times I think he’ll be a man and step up, said Ortiz. Why wouldn’t he? That’s a huge fight and a big payday for him. It will be good.