Tito Ortiz: I'm the Last of the Mohicans
Posted on June 23, 2011, 08:43 AM by Anton Gurevich
"I’m the Last of the Mohicans. Out of the fighters who helped build the UFC from what it was in the 1990s to what it is now in 2011, they’re all gone except for me. Chuck Liddell has retired; Randy Couture has retired. I’m the last man standing, and now everyone thinks Ryan Bader is going to put me down, too.
I think Dana respected that I had the fire to say, “Hell no, I don’t want to retire! I want to fight!” and argued that I should fight on. So they're giving me this shot against Ryan Bader, another top-5 guy who has only ever lost to [current UFC light heavyweight champion] Jon Jones.
Would I have liked Dana to give me an easier opponent? Sure! But, hey, they pay me top-attraction money, so I get top-attraction guys." Tito Ortiz blog at ESPN.com
The Huntington Beach Bad boy will look to prove critics wrong, fighting Ryan "Darth" Bader on the main card of UFC 132 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ortiz, who recently fought some of the toughest competition the UFC Light Heavyweight division has to offer, is without a victory since his 2006 bout against Ken Shamrock, going 0-4-1 inside the Octagon. Tito Ortiz began his journey as the UFC Light Heavyweight Champion by defeating Wanderlei Silva at UFC 22, and ended in Unanimous Decision loss to Randy Couture at UFC 44, after five consecutive title defenses.
The fight against Ryan Bader will be Tito Ortiz's 24th inside the UFC Octagon.
Photo: UFC fighter Tito Ortiz at his gym in Big Bear Lake, California on November 11, 2009. Francis Specker
Comments
Bye Tito, you will not be missed
I thought Daniel Day-Lewis was the last of the Mohicans?
The last of the Mohicans was the old indian who adopted Daniel Day Lewis.
True nolea,
that's like saying Tom Cruise was the Last Samurai.
Mannnnn Tito is like a soap opera tons of drama that's why he is still
here something is always going on....they give the veteran good fighters
cause they are pretty much done and 2 really good guys and bam one more title shot just that one more shot thats what this is and with Tito
just mentioning that it could of been an easier guy but better guys better pay, sounds like he might already have doubts...soon in interviews he will bring up just to say how he has over come all his
injury and has made him mentally stronger....but will come up more and more......besides all the drama he will have to find the emergency
off switch cause with out that button Bader will dominate he is just a
monster
Gotta love the hate, the real translation is "Tito youre such an a hole for banging one of the hottest women out there, for being a millionare ohh and for being famous, how can you live with yourself."
u think Jenna Jamison is one of the hottest women put there? she is a plastic whore that is as old as my mom. i would not touch her with a 20 foot pole. if she touched my **** it would probably catch a desiese and die!
OUT THERE
Jenna Jameson has peeled more c**ks then a navy cook has peeled potatoes.
Tito you are NOT the last of the mohicans! You are not at that level my friend!
i'll miss Tito... you guys are mean. BADER KO 2nd RD
well Liddell & Couture got KOd in their last fights so its only fitting that Ortiz recieves the same experience, only i hope its from ground & pound!
COUNTING ON YOU BADER!
last pawikan
Ok tito thanks for all but go home dude!
i will be satisfied if bader ko's him.
He keeps bragging about getting split decisions in his matches in a division he use to dominate. Dudes nuts.
So thats why he has kept fighting (n losing) for so long... just so he can finally say he out-lasted Chuck n Randy.
I know everybody hates him, but you gotta respect him for what he did to the sport.
I dont think he will win this fight. Not by a long shot
marc my words: huge upset - Tito by TKO!
jenna? is that you?
tito win by submission lol
and jenna jameson is the last of the porn "stars" who will ever have a name that is recognized.
wong. I know about 20 pornstar names :)
just because they do porn doesn't make them a start.
It does once a week for about an hour.
or 5 times a week for 2 minutes.
come on everyone, cut Tito some slack. Didn't any of you watch that video where he was training with that dude Cyborg. Tito was tossing that guy all over the place, and even caught him in a triangle. He's still got it! go Tito!
Bader by ground and pound stoppage. :
I like how everyone hates on Tito yet the reality is that if he wasn't in the UFC then the promotion would not be at the level that it's at. Why? Because he was the villain in all of his fights, for a lot of people he was the guy that everyone wanted to see loose and that is a marketing dream. I think he deserves some respect.
i still remember when everybody loved tito and he was the man now all the noobs that just recently started watching mma in the last 4 years hate him and give the guy no respect...but truth is tito is a fighter with spirit that refuses to even let himself except defeat after he was plagued with injuries, not to mention injuries he achieved while breaking his back for fans who no longer have the respect to say. thanks to a guy that has built the sport and is a true living legend...and no he won't beat bader but i am still going to watch the fight...
I admire his determination to compete while knowing that the game has changed and is now working aginst his favour...he's still the same old tito excep this time he cant actually back his statemnets and trash talk up, in fact, he doesnt even go out looking for drama cause he probably knows he may not be able to back it up. At least he's got a rock solid chin, he's not being ko'ed out the ufc
also, i cant dislike tito cause he was one of the main reasons i got very excited to watch ufc fights...anyone who was there at the beginning of the ions den saga with mezger, to the conclusion with shamrock and all the funny smack talk in between, knows that that was some of the most exciting stuff in ufc. also him and liddell...cant deny he was instrumental in the ufc back then and he called the shots many times with dana white hating him but knew he was driving in major attention so dana had to swalloiw his pride...like in i said in an earlier post, i suspect this is dana finally getting the last laugh by giving him tough opoentns to make him retiure, but dana still has respect for what tito has done for the ufc, hence hasnt cut him already.
I love what Tito's done for the UFC and I love that he's spoken out to try and get the fighters the money they deserve, but Tito man, you're way in over your head. You've been way in over your head since the UFC bought Pride. Randy Couture knew when to walk away from the table. Now it's your turn buddy.
To be honest, I'll miss all the drama and the stupid shit you say.
There is no denying what Tito has done for MMA. He held and defended the LHW belt for quite awhile, and was one of the greatest LHW champs ever, but yes, Tito, you are the last of the Mohicans, and shouldn't that tell you something?
TIME TO RETIRE.
i can't believe he said he would have liked an easier opponent lol wtf way to make you're self look scared lol i don't even think tito thinks he can win this fight its almost like he knows he's gonna get his ass kicked just sucks to watch a vet goin out gettin pounded
He's just trying to pump up the situation he's facing to shoot him up the ranks if he pulls off a win. I definetly think Bader has a brighter future than Tito but I wouldn't be shocked if tito won this fight either. If Tito can keep his head together for more than R1 he may have a chance here.
When Bader wins it will prove nothing,pointless!Tito belongs in Strikforce!
Sorry Tito, but you are no Chingachgook--not even in the same league as Natty Bumpo either.
Here is how I see it. Tito irritates Dana, but Dana knows that Tito is still a Name in the sport. Unlike Chuck Liddel, Dana does not care if Tito gets his ass whooped as long as he can squeeze every last dime out of his name.
On the other side, Ryan Bader lost only to the current champ, Jon Jones, but he is still hightly regarded by the UFC, so they fed him a win over a 'Name' opponent. Bader does not have the drawing power of Tito Ortiz--so it was a match made in UFC heaven.
Due to Tito's marketability, it's a win-win either way. If Tito gets his ass kicked by Bader, then he can be retired--and Bader gets a needed boost on his climb back up the ladder. If Tito wins, they get someone else to kick his ass.
Since many fans are not fond of Tito, there is a certain attraction for them to see Tito get humiliated and squashed. Do not forget entertainment gained from the post-fight excuses.
Magua say, Bad Boy has fought many moons and should retire.
My prediction for the fight: Titty boy won't get in the octagon. He hasn't been in it for his love of fighting for years. The only reason he keeps taking fights is the attention. He's a attention junkie. That's why he hasn't fought with any heart or backed out of fights due to injury. Why the heck do you think he married a porn star?? It got him attention.
He is a not the last mohican, he's not even the last mofo that many of you guys paint him out to be. He's just a big drama queen that loves the spotlight. When he retires he better find another career that keeps him in the spotlight or he will be in the nuthouse or off him self. Sure he helped the UFC, but I don't think he ever stepped in the ring for the love of the sport, I think being famous was his goal all the time. That don't mean he wasn't a good fighter. But just think what a great fighter he could've been. Damn shame.
He is really sh&^ing on his legacy. He did some great things in his day, but he simply cant hang hang anymore. Every time he fights, we get the whole "Ive never felt better" shpeel from him. C'mon man, hang it up. Open a few gyms before your cred is totally shot.
You havent gotten the W since 06 bro, time to hang it up.