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Tito Ortiz Talks About His Neck Surgery and Getting Fired From TUF 11

"I can't fight hurt anymore. I can't fight injured and look for excuses. I'll get fusion C-5, C-6 in my neck. I’m scared but Dr. Smith is a great doctor. My lower back was hard but I got through it. He said that this is 10%-15% easier so I don't know how much more that is."

"I was having problems wrestling, hitting mitts and getting punched in the head from The Ultimate Fighter. That's why they pretty much fired me the last 5 days before the Ultimate Fighter was over."

Chuck Liddell says Tito knew he was never to going fight after the jump.

The Ultimate Fighter 11 Finale coverage

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"He really pissed me off because he knew ahead of time he wasn’t going to fight me … before the show started."

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