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Tito wants Fedor

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#1 ·
One time UFC poster boy Tito Ortiz hasn't fought in more than a year. And it's been nearly three years since he last won a fight.



Plagued by back problems for several years, his last bout was a loss to current UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida. Prior to that, a draw with former UFC champion Rashad Evans and a loss to another former UFC champion in Chuck Liddell.



But following back surgery in October of 2008, Ortiz has recently been cleared to train full speed ahead.



"My doctor just released me. I feel great. My cardio is great. I'm excited to get back in there. I'm 100-percent, no more pain running down my back."



In a seemingly revolving door of endless negotiations, the former UFC champion sounds as if he is nearing the time when he will set foot back in the cage, once again ready to compete.



"I'm in negotiations right now with Strikeforce and working with CBS and Showtime, so all three of us are going back and forth to make a contract that makes sense to me," he told MMAWeekly.com recently.



"Hopefully by October I'll be competing. We're finishing the contract I'd say with CBS, Showtime, and Strikeforce and making a deal that UFC can't match."



If that deal does come to fruition, Ortiz says he's ready and has his near future already mapped out.



"I feel sorry for the person they have me fight, but I do need one warm-up fight," he said. "I managed to come off a huge back surgery. It's been a year since I've competed. I think one warm-up fight to get things going."

But after that, it's full speed ahead, and truly so if the fight he mentions does end up taking place.



"After that, I don't want no more warm-up fights. I'm hoping by my fourth fight, possibly fight Fedor Emelianenko at a catchweight. That'd be something that I'm looking forward to possibly by the middle of next year."

http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=9087&zoneid=13


Thoughts?
 
#2 ·
Tito is an attention-whore, he does it to hype fights and bring in money. He's over the hill, washed up, and wants one last big paycheck, so he's trying to use Fedor to get it.

I think that at this point, Tito is becoming what Ken Shamrock became.... a punching bag that will let anyone beat them up for a paycheck.
 
#4 ·
Tito wants a lot of shit....oh, he wants Fedor? Oh, that gives him more publicity? You gotta hand it to the dude, he's not stupid, but everyone knows that Fedor would wreck him....wait he's a wrestler that takes people down....Fedor has never fought anyone like that! Bahahah, Tito PLEASEEEE go away!! PLEASSEEE! Not even for my sake, it's just embarassing at this point.
 
#9 ·
WOW....4 fights within 9-10 months with one warmup, assuming he's expecting 2 top tier fights, then a fight with Fedor? I think he missed his calling as a comedian. :sarcastic12:

Would Strikeforce, Showtime, AND CBS really gain enough off of Tito alone to make it worth trying to beat out the UFC's offer? I mean if it would take 3 entities to make a better offer than the UFC, wouldn't it just be wise to go to the UFC and fight top 205'ers? OR wait, he doesn't really want the top guys in the division does he? :confused02: Tito alone doesn't bring in the cash. He needs another TOP name to make the money. With the exception of Ken, it took someone else to bring in the viewers. I'm interested to see how it all unfolds. I'd like to hear the real stories though, not just the lopsided Tito versions.
 
#10 ·
This fight makes a lot of sense for stikeforce. Tito has brings in a shit load more fans the Fedor. Fedor has about a two percent chance of losing so this will also help raise Fedors stock when it comes to having a fan base. The powers that be would be smart to give tito one warm up fight and then Fedor. They should keep him away from babalu. That is one fight i dont see tito winning no matter where it goes and it will lower the value or an ortiz/fedor fight in the future. Tito has two to three times the drawing power of anyone outside of the UFC right now, he is worth a lot to any organization regrardless of how far he may have fallen when it comes to his actual skill. Tito would have been worth big money to affliction, he actually has the fan base to back up a large contract unlike fedor, arlovski or sylvia when it comes to fighting in the U.S.
 
#11 ·
Thoughts? My first thought is that this is one of the most poorly written MMA Weekly articles I've read recently.

ROCKBASS03: In short, yes, it would make sense for Strikeforce to sign Tito. Despite the public feud Tito and Dana have had over the past couple of years, the UFC understands his drawing power and is still interested in him.

The very fact he's been out of action so long and elicits such strong reactions shows why Strikeforce needs to sign him. He may not be top 10 any more, but his drawing power is obviously very much alive.
 
#12 ·
this is pure hype to make casual fans believe that he is on a road to Fedor...when we all know he's busted as an explosive fighter and is past his prime. He might be able to grind out fights against wannabees and never-wases (sp?) but it'll be the Jens Pulver bs all over again.

Tito will be matched with guys who look exciting via marketing or other subpar fighters. I don't have a lot of faith in guys past 34 in MMA.
 
#13 ·
In the Future

IF this fight were ever to happen it would take place down the road! Tito needs to get his warm-up fight in, fight for the title and take a few fights after that before he can worry about a fight with Fedor! In short, this would take place when both men are in their mid-late 30s!
 
#14 ·
If Fedor beats Barnett and doesnt end up in the UFC, Tito will be his next fight. This fight would be the biggest one outside of the UFC in recent history and would make twice the money that any other fight Strikforce or Affliction could put together at this time. Im calling it right now. Tito is still a pretty big name.
 
#15 ·
Catchweight

Regardless of whether it happens or not, Tito said he would want to fight at a catchweight! That would mean that he and Fedor would have to agree upon a weight at which Fedor could loose all the fat and a safe amount of water weight! If it happened it would probably happen at 210 or 215 cause I don't think Fedor could loose too much more!
 
#18 ·
Big Name

There is just something about Tito that makes the guy a big name draw! It's kinda like Kimbo Slice, he's not a great fighter but he draws people anyways. For Ortiz is partially has to do with his stint on the Apprentice, but regardless he is one of the bigger name guys in the sport and because of that he will always draw in big crowds!
 
#23 ·
Tito wants Fedor
LOL

Tito is just bitter that he was over the hill just as MMA was becoming mainstream. He wants to tell everybody that he was great and the reason he isnt that great anymore is b/c he had injuries. Have any of you noticed how he uses any interview or commentator gig ( affliction anyone `? ) to promote himself and turning any subject over to how great he is.
 
#25 ·
Tito's Time

Tito has some time ahead of him, he just isn't the fighter he used to be! He's kinda like Hughes but he wants to continue because he doesn't want to settle for one championship reign! Hughes had two and is undoubtebly the best welterweight of all time regardless of how he is now!
 
#27 ·
Correction

Ok, the best welterweight of his time! But if you think of it he could stay in the game if he wants to! He's fought outside the UFC before though not in a long time! Granted Dana hasn't been as adament about his retiring as he has about Liddell, but he has been hinting none the less! I'm sure if Hughes went to Strikeforce he would get an automatic fight with Shields for the first welterweight title and even though the odds would be against Hughes it would be an exciting match none the less!
 
#28 ·
Titos damn good at keeping his name around. Hes a great self promoter. I think he will take Fedor down and land in his guard and GnP the crap out of Fedor! Why not he did it to Ken Shamrock, and he was and is the most dangerous man alive!lmao Tito:praise01:
 
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