Tito Ortiz calls Sonnen an enemy and promises to 'destroy' him at Bellator 170

T. Ortiz (photo) faces Sonnen on January 21st. Photo: Disclosure

With almost 20 years of career, Tito Ortiz Get ready to hang up your gloves. On the 21st, he will have the last fight of his career against the controversial Chael Sonnen, in the main fight of Bellator 170, in Los Angeles (USA). In his farewell, the veteran fighter promised to 'run over' his rival, whom he defined as an enemy.

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“I've been training for four months – one of the longest camps of my life – and it's time to show the results. Chael says he fights out of jealousy, and that's the wrong reason to go into a fight. I'm going after my redemption, and for me, Chael is the enemy. No joke or fun in this. That's my job: training to try to hurt my opponent. I know what I need to do. I have to defend takedowns and be careful with punches and the guillotine. I know Sonnen's every move, and my job is to destroy him on January 21st, two days before my birthday. I want to do “Fight of the Night”. I hope he's in good shape, because when I'm on top of him, he's going to get all dirty. I'm going to elbow him in the face. Like I said, this is no joke”, said the fighter, in an interview with the website “MMAjunkie” (USA).

Motivated, Ortiz also guaranteed that he will make Sonnen 'drown in his own blood' during the duel between them. “Sonnen knows he has taken more than he can carry. I come from 20 years of competition, I was a world champion and I have been inside a cage many, many times. When I'm here, listening to what Chael says, it feels like he's drowning. And you can write it down: on January 21st he will drown in his own blood”, he concluded.