Tito Ortiz close to signing 4-fight deal with Strikeforce
Tito Ortiz close to signing four-fight deal with Strikeforce, possible first bout with Babalu in October It’s been over a…
Tito Ortiz close to signing four-fight deal with Strikeforce, possible first bout with Babalu in October
It’s been over a year since we last saw The Huntington Beach Bad Boy Tito Ortiz (15-6-1) compete in an MMA fight. After losing to Lyoto Machida at UFC 84 in May of 2008, Ortiz decided to part ways with the UFC and hasn’t seen any action since.
According to Ortiz, he’s about to become the latest member of the Strikeforce family.
The former UFC light heavyweight champion was a guest of honor at last night’s UCFC Clementi vs. Jensen show in Pittsburgh at the Mellon Arena. In between fights, Ortiz entered the ring and announced to the crowd that he was extremely close to signing a four-fight deal with the Strikeforce promotion. Not only that, but he also mentioned that he could face Renato Babalu Sobral at a Strikeforce event in October.
Perhaps the biggest surprise of all was when Ortiz announced to the crowd that if he does sign the four-fight deal with Strikeforce that he would like his fourth fight to be a catchweight bout against the #1 heavyweight in the world, Fedor Emelianenko.
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