UFC 132 Results: Tito Ortiz submits Ryan Bader
Posted on July 2, 2011, 08:54 PM by Anton GurevichIt was do or die for Tito Ortiz, but "The Huntington Beach Bad Boy" managed to withstand the pressure by submitting Ryan "Darth" Bader in the first round of their encounter at UFC 132.
Ortiz opened well with leg strikes and "safe" striking combinations, as Ryan Bader responded with strikes of his own. However, in what was probably the most important moment in Tito Ortiz's career, Bader found himself knocked down on the canvas after getting tagged with a powerful right hand. Ortiz immediately went for the kill by grabbing Bader's neck in a very tight Guillotine Choke.
Ryan Bader had no choice but to tap out, by this awarding Tito Ortiz his first victory since the 2006 trilogy but against Ken Shamrock.
Tito Ortiz is now 16-8 in his MMA career, successfully recovering after three-fight winning streak. It was a truly emotional moment for Ortiz, and a proof of the warrior spirit the Huntington Beach Bad Boy displayed throughout his career. What's next for Tito? Vladimir Matyushenko sound like a good option.
Photo: Francis Specker
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who expected that. LMAO
i did... i knew he would get the job done !! Tito is not done yet... !!
I did lol, I guess im not so Crazy
Its crazy to think not long ago he was an undefeated contendor being considered a future champion, now he has 2 straight losses including a loss to Tito Ortiz (a man with a 5 year losing streak).
Matsu will get the job done, bader wasnt always an aggresive fighter but has very good conditioning.
Tito is back, i cant believe he beat Ryan faster than Jones, WOW
Jones wasn't being too aggresive because he knew if he won he would get a title shot within a couple of months so he couldn't risk a injury. Jones got what looked like an easy submission without being aggressive or taking damage, Tito did great, but Jones did better.
Are you kidding? Tito man handled Bader!
Safer? The longer you stand with someone that has knockout power, the more chances you're giving him to knock you out. Tito made it short and sweet. Besides, Ortiz is incapable of using Jon Jones' gameplan the same way Jones did, because he lacks JJ's ridiculously long Go-Go Gadget limbs.
I'm stoked for Tito! yeah he's been a bit of a drama queen and trash talker and always rants on during interviews but let's be honest, he's still a top level fighter and has been doing this longer than most. I mean he gave a good fight to machida, evans and forrest , all of whom could not finish him. All those guys have dealth to a number of top tier guys in there career.
DISPITE THE TRASH TAKING AND THE COCKYNESS OF ORTIZ HE IS AN AMAZING FIGHTER, I FEEL THAT HE IS GOING TO BE LIKE THIS FOR A WHILE IF HE DOESNT GET SURGURY AGAIN
SORRY MY CAP LOCK IS STUCK AND I CANT UNSTICK IT SORRY LOL
I guess I have to go streaking now.. Shit.
Omg people these days
Go back to my comments. I was the only one who said Tito would win. I told ya Tito still has some right left in him. I told you guys
So i guess i will have to shave my head! WTF
I just finished eating my bed.
First, good for you Tito. Second, I think this fight says more about Bader than it does about Tito. I have been saying for a long time that Bader is overrated and I think this proves it. People who have had him prematurely ranked in the top ten have just been wrong. The only decent guy he has beaten is Lil Nog and I personally thought that Nog won that fight.
That was great to see, Congrats to Tito he really needed that one.
weak me all you want you bitches
Shocking.
I'm still in shock over the Barry vs. Kongo fight, and then this happens. I don't think my nerves can take much more. Who the hell expected anything like that?
I think this is the first time since 2006 that Tito has trash talked someone and actually followed through on it.
Shocked, but im Glad he got the win, Still dont think he's ever
getting a title shot though.
Agreed. Tito consistently fights top competition and gets beaten. He never really gets dominated but he doesn't win. He is easily in the top of the mid tier but he will never re-enter the top ten.
Tito hypetrain is leaving in 10 minutes, step in guys!
wow mad respect for tito... lol rogan said bader will be back but thats ganna be hard as shit after being titos first win in like five years.
Bader, like Tito, is a solid middle tier fighter and that is it.