T. Ortiz (photo) is now part of rival Bellator's squad. Photo: Disclosure
Last month, the Brazilian Wanderlei Silva generated controversy in the MMA world, and even received a promise of a lawsuit from Dana White, after accusing the UFC of promoting armed fights and ensure that you have proof that this happened. Now, Wand has received support from none other than the former champion and member of Hall of Fame of Ultimate Tito Ortiz, who even cited one of his fights to endorse the “Crazy Dog” thesis.
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“Wanderlei talked about armed struggles. I don't know, I agree with him because I finished Forrest (Griffin) the third time we fought. I got three knockdowns, four falls, I gave a real beating. For the first time in UFC history, they presented 'attempted strikes'. They credited him for that. What the hell is this? Wanderlei talks about armed fights in the UFC? Possibly. This was an armed struggle. I finished him. Don't listen to Joe Rogan, don't listen to what he has to say. Turn off the audio and watch that fight again. I broke his jaw, wait a minute”, said Ortiz, during a question and answer session with his fans through the “Periscope” app.
Biggest star of the UFC’s “second generation”, Tito Ortiz was the organization's light heavyweight champion, but is currently persona non grata for Ultimate and works for rival Bellator. The fight against Forrest griffin, which at that time marked the retirement of the two athletes, held in July 2012 at UFC 148, had a very controversial and contested result. At the time, certain of defeat, Griffin even ran to the changing rooms even before the official results were announced, but had to be brought back in a hurry to be announced as the winner.
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