Tito Ortiz talks about fighting Little Nog, and his possible retirement date
Posted on October 4, 2011, 11:14 PM by Trent ReinsmithBetween 2007 and 2010, former UFC champion Tito Ortiz fought a total of four times. On Saturday, December 10, a healthy Ortiz will make his third appearance in the Octagon in 2011. Ortiz’s opponent on Saturday’s UFC 140 fight card will be Antonio Rogerio Nogueira.
Ortiz has gone 1-1 so far this year. His first fight in 2011 was a dominating win over Ryan Bader that won him Submission of the Night honors. Just weeks after that first round victory he stepped in for an injured Phil Davis and faced Rashad Evans in the main event of UFC 133.
The outcome of the Evans fight was not as favorable as that of the Bader fight and although he lost via second round TKO he earned the respect of many for taking the fight on short notice. He also earned some extra cash by taking home Fight of the Night honors.
In the days leading up to his fight at UFC 140, Karyn Bryant from MMAHEAT.com caught up with Ortiz, talking to him about a variety of subjects including his 2011, his bout with Little Nog, working with Fabricio Werdum, Jon Jones, where he came from and why he works so hard at the fight game.
Further Reading: UFC 140: Jon Jones vs. Lyoto Machida Extended Video Preview
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Idk if Tito will be able to take Lil Nog down, Lil Nog was able to defend all of Phil Davis's take downs in the first round but on the other hand Tito took Evans down which is impressive...I dont see Lil Nog subbing Tito of his back, he didnt do any sub attempts against Bader n Davis, kinda shocked about that so I dont expect him to do that against Tito but I believe Nog will b able to keep it standing n pull of a decision
Tito WILL take down Little Nog, and he will win this fight by Decision.
Lil Bader haha
little Nog or Tito?...
Once again a great match up, at a great time for both fighters. Little Nog may poses a slight technical advantage weather on the feet or ground. But Tito comes in now days with a whole new mental edge. After his emotional, back against the wall win against Ryan Batter that truly gave him a whole new perspective of confidence, then followed by a humble loss too a top opponent that revealed he is evolving with the ever evolving fluidity of MMA.. However, Lil'Nog may already posses what Tito has newly founded.''The mind and heart of an experienced fighter''.. So will the Brazilian legend be victorious?. or will the Huntington beach bad boy arise?. Either way its a great match up!..
... Let's Go Tito! USA ALL THE WAY!..
you need to get your retarded, trolling dumb ass off of these forums. Damn you are a douche bag.
sorry to break it to you but Tito was TKO'd in his last fight
Both of these guys are at the tail end of the careers kind of a loser leaves town match huh?
I was never a Tito fan based on old school UFC promotions and attitude in before and after fights, but the more interviews of him I see, the more I am finally starting to really respect and like him. That was one of the better 1 on1 interviews of a fighter I have seen in a long time. Well done Karen!
I thought the same of Tito until I watched TUF when he was a coach against Ken Shamrock. Tito proved to be a good person and a fighter who cared about the younger kids getting into the sport and was willing to put in the time to make his team succeed. I really like Tito and think he has been a crucial part of the growth for MMA and the UFC.
TO THE AMERICAN MMA FANS!!.. THE UFC IS FINALLY AT A GLOBAL POINT!!. BRAZILIANS AND OTHER FOREIGN FANS HAVE BEEN COMING TO WATCH THERE FIGHTERS IN THE STATES FOR YEARS, AND THEY BRING THERE FLAG AS A REPRESENTATION OF WHERE THERE FROM...
I ATTENDED UFC139 AND TO MY SURPRISE I WAS THE ONLY FAN WAVING AN AMERICAN FLAG. I WAS ASHAMED THERE WERE MORE FLAGS FROM OTHER COUNTRIES IN OUR HOME! MMA HAS ALWAYS BEEN A GLOBAL SPORT, ITS TIME THE AMERICAN FAN BASE CHANGES ITS PERSPECTIVE ON HOW OUR AMERICAN FIGHTERS REPRESENT OUR COUNTRY, AND WE AS FANS SHOULD BE PROUDLY SHOWING OUR COLORS SHOWCASING THAT AMERICAN FANS ARE BEHIND OUR FIGHTERS!.
MMA IS A SPORT, BUT THREW TRADITION AND CULTURE ITS MUCH MORE.
I AM SO EXCITED, CAPS MEANS I AM YELLING!!!
War Tito! This matchup is very good but at the same time I don't want to see Tito or Lil Nog lose. They are both at their last chances or almost.
so who wins??? Chinese Riddle for ya