Tito: Me and Dana are two alpha males
Tito Ortiz appeared earlier today on Jim Rome’s radio show to discuss his fight versus Antonio Rogerio Nogueira at UFC…
Tito Ortiz appeared earlier today on Jim Rome’s radio show to discuss his fight versus Antonio Rogerio Nogueira at UFC 140 Saturday, and to discuss his fights with Dana White over the last decade.
“I’m very, very thankful for Lorenzo and Dana … I don’t want to sound like a broken record but they’ve given so much to my family and to me as a fighter.”
“I’ve been with the UFC since day one. I fought with the UFC as an amateur, back in 1997, May 30, UFC 13. And I’ve only competed in the UFC, I’ve never competed anywhere else, in my whole career. I made my brand by UFC. Thanks to Lorenzo and Dana for making that happen for me.
“And it’s just one of those things, man. Me and Dana, we’re two alpha males in the same room and it’s hard to have that happen. We believe in what we believe in and we battle for that and we’re kind of bullheaded. And that’s the way it.
“Me and Dana were best friends at one time, and I kind of broke their trust, I guess. And so I have to rebuild that relationship, and I will. Time cures everything and I just have to show my respect and my loyalty to them, as I always have.
“There was a couple times where I got a little out of hand by people who were around me that were kind of making me believe things I probably shouldn’t be believing. I should have stuck to my own thoughts, but it’s just one of those things.
“I was a kid who came from the streets and I never really had any family to trust. I grew up with no trust. There was no trust in my family, in my life. I thought that I could trust someone and it was never there. In my life I’ve always battled to get what I wanted. I made a mistake. I’m human and I made a mistake.”
