Quote of the Day 2: Tito Ortiz

I think Tito needs to lay off the wacky tabacky.

I think someone should tell Tito NO ONE IS THINKING ABOUT TITO ORTIZ.

Just wow. Tito is inserting himself as the next opponent for Fedor & that he has to make thru AA just to fight him?

Interviewer’s note: Mr. Ortiz conducted said interview while gazing longingly into a large mirror.

I will admit that if Affliction does put a Tito and Fedor fight together it would help their promotion.

Pretty lame attempt at remaining relevant.

if you word how the question was stated to him in the article, his answer doesn’t come across nearly as “Fedor needs to earn his shot” as it does out of context.

In context, it seem more like Fedor needs to stay focused on the fight in front of him and worry about me later.

Regardless, I really wish MMA news sources would make Tito earn his press more and not simply jump every time he wants to talk.

i’d watch tito /fedor…because i love fedor and hate tito and it would be a drubbing.

they’d be similiar in size i think so noone would call it unfair in that area….

Sounds like Tito is trying to shit talk his way into a potential big money ass whipping. Hell, Tito would have to make it through Bader just to fight Hamill if he was still in the UFC at this point.

Thumbs up for the attempt to stay relevent , Tito.

Earth to Tito, we don’t care about you anymore. You’ve been exposed as a one dimensional fighter, and even your single dimension (wrestling) isn’t the pinnacle of the sport anymore. Your “legendary” cardio is about average now, and your striking in jiu jitsu are nowhere near elite. Fedor would embarrass you worse than you currently embarrass yourself.

Sure, Tito Ortiz says a lot of unbelievable fluff, but the wording in this question strikes me as Tito being a businessman, not a fighter.

I think Tito is simply stating that Fedor isn’t on his level as a draw or as a guy that can be promoted to bring in the fans. In that case, if we look back in his hayday with the UFC, that would be true.

Nowadays, I still think Tito has flown off the radar. I’d seriously be surprised if he was put on a card and the buys went up significantly, especially on a non-UFC card.

The point is… I think this quote is taken in the wrong context. I don’t believe he is seriously saying Fedor has to trounce Arlovski to fight Tito because Tito is a better fighter. I think he’s looking at it from more of a promoting standpoint. Tito doesn’t want to take on a guy who is relatively unknown to the U.S. fan. He wants a guy who is another draw, a guy who can talk the lingo, and get the buys, create the back story and animosity.

is automatically the same thing as the UFC not taking care of fighters.

I bet there are alot of non-premadonna fighters in the UFC that don’t share his opinion, and even more outside the UFC wanting in…even in Affliction.

If Tito’s smart he’ll sign with the UFC and fight Couture. That is the best fight for both his wallet and his legacy.

But I just couldn`t resist comment on some of the pearls.

I talked to Arlovski at the De La Hoya fight (vs. Manny Pacquiao), and I told him he needs to work on his wrestling and defending the takedown. I also told him he needs to work on moving his feet. He said that he understands moving his feet.

Tito is an excellent gameplanner. TD-defense and wrestling? Phew. I`m sure AA hadn`t thought about that. I do think it was rather rude of AA to say that “he understands moving his feet”. Sure he does, but not like Tito!

I like Fedor a lot. I think he’s dangerous fighter, but to give him another loss on his record? If I was a promoter, I wouldn’t want to do that, but you never know.

Tito commenting on a possible Fedor-fight. (And I won`t fight Chuck, cause we`re sooo good friends.)