Tito: Chael’s going to be taken to the red zone

Tito Ortiz spoke recently with the media, ahead of his fight with Chael Sonnen in the main event of Bellator 170 on Saturday night in Inglewood, California.

He’s never had a big win in, [what] five years? said Ortiz as transcribed byMarc Raimondi for MMA Fighting. Eight years? He talks well. His mouth sells everything. But Chael Sonnen is writing checks that his ass can’t cash.

He’s made it personal. He said things about my family. He said things about my character. He’s said some things about the things I’ve worked so hard to get for my family. He’s made it personal and I want to hurt him. I want to make him quit.

Don’t say things about my character. Don’t talk about my family. This man has said some things that I’ve taken to heart. I fight on emotions. When I don’t fight on emotions, I don’t fight well. I fight on emotion, because I’m in for survival.

He is playing a game. He’s an actor. He’s playing a game. He knows who’s the better fighter. He knows it deep down. When I’m on top of him and I’m elbowing his face, and I split his face wide open — there’s blood everywhere — he’s gonna quit. He’s gonna give his back. I’m gonna try to hurt him. This is not a game. This is not a wrestling match.

He’s not a hard worker. Anybody who trained with him, they know he’s not a hard worker. He takes time out.

I know the people he trains with. I talk to the people he trains with. I know the type of person he is. On Saturday night, none of that s*** is gonna change. He’s gonna be in the red zone.

That’s Bellator 170, Saturday night.