Tito Ortiz – No Longer “Bad,” But Still Proud
By Thomas Gerbasi Tito Ortiz can see the finish line. After nearly 15 years as a professional, the man once dubbed “The Huntington Beach Bad Boy” has dropped that moniker, took on a new one, “The People’s Champ,” and he’s preparing for a final run – not for a title, not for accolades, but for [...]
By Thomas Gerbasi With an over 15 year stint in MMA that has seen him compete in a host of Superfights while also defending the UFC light heavyweight crown more than any fighter in history, it’s hard to whittle down Tito Ortiz’ career to just nine memorable fights, but as his UFC 140 bout against [...]
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Art “Mighty Mouse” Becerra returns to action, September 10th in Woodlake, California at Twilight Fight Night. Becerra (3-2), coming of just the second loss of his career, will face (3-0) Huntington Beach prospect Joe Murphy. This bout will be contested at 140 pounds and is just an appetizer, to the action later in the evening, [...]
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Compiled by Thomas Gerbasi One of the most polarizing figures in mixed martial arts history, former UFC light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz has turned into a crowd favorite again after his inspiring submission win over Ryan Bader at UFC 132 earlier this month. Now slated to face Rashad Evans in a rematch of their 2007 [...]
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Courtesy of funews.net Fighters weigh-in for Tachi Palace Fights “Stars and Strikes” Lemoore, Calif. – The Den night club on the third floor of the Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino, played host for the official weigh-ins. For Friday’s, July 9 Tachi Palace Fights “Stars and Strikes” In the main event, “Razor” Rob McCullough 160 lbs , [...]
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Lemoore, Calif. – The last few times “Razor” Rob McCullough saw action at the Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino in Lemoore, Calif. he was walking away from the cage as one of the world’s top lightweights. The Huntington Beach mixed martial artist’s brutal destruction of Randy Hauer at World Extreme Cagefighting 20 was his final [...]
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Courtesy of mmaweekly.com Jamie Yager may have had a rough night on Wednesday watching his elimination from “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 11, but nothing like the storm of controversy he was hit with first thing Thursday morning. An account on Twitter that was said to be Jamie Yager’s went on a hate filled tirade aimed at [...]
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Courtesy of mmaweekly.com The last episode of “The Ultimate Fighter” ended with UFC president Dana White telling Chuck Liddell that Tito Ortiz pulled out of their proposed fight in June. While this week’s episode is sure to answer more questions about the fight being canceled, the immediate question about Tito’s future with the organization seems [...]
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Friday, July 9 2010 Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino Lemoore, Calif. Tickets can be purchased at www.tickets.com or charge by phone at 1-800-225-2277. Tickets may also be purchased at the Tachi Palace Gift Shop. MAIN EVENT Welterweight Special Attraction Huntington Beach, Calif.’s Rob McCullough (17-6) vs. Hesperia, Calif.’s Thomas Denny (27-18) Tachi Palace Fights World [...]
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Courtesy of cagepotato.com You’ll all be happy to know that Tito Ortiz and Jenna Jameson are now officially free to go on with their trainwreck life together now that the Orange County District Attorney’s office has decided to close their case without laying charges against the former UFC light heavyweight champion for the highly publicized April 26 fight [...]
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