Oscar De La Hoya and Golden Boy Promotion’s first foray into MMA will feature two UFC hall-of-famers in a trilogy that not many outside of that trio actually wanted. 43-year-old Tito Ortiz and 48-year-old Chuck Liddell will both come out of retirement and face off more than 14 years since they first fought.
Ortiz is 0-2 against Liddell, dropping both by TKO, but he will be the younger and more active fighter. Liddell hasn’t competed since being knocked out by Rich Franklin eight years ago, and has not having notched a victory in over a decade.
The company has released the full fight card for the November 18 event. There are a few UFC veterans involved, but like most boxing cards, it’s a very top-heavy line up in terms of name value.
According to Ortiz, he will have a generous cut of the pay-per-view, with De La Hoya getting 40%, and him and Liddell each getting 30% of the revenue. That’s a high percentage, especially compared to how the UFC does business, and more fighters would certainly benefit if the top MMA promoters followed suit.
The question remains though, how many people would actually pay $49.99 for this bout and this line up?
Liddell vs Ortiz 3 PPV Main Card
November 24, 2018
Chuck Liddell vs. Tito Ortiz
Kenneth Bergh vs. Jorge Gonzalez
Gleison Tibau vs. Efrain Escudero
Walel Watson vs. Ricardo Palacios
Deron Winn vs. Tom Lawlor
Jay Silva vs. Oscar Cota
Swing Bouts
Albert Morales vs. Cleber Luciano
Jose Huerta vs. Fernie Garcia
Kendall Grove vs. Andre Walker
Dave Terrel vs. Johnny Cisneros
Craig Wilkerson vs. Joshua Jones
Amateur Bouts
Isaiah Culpepper vs. Djavan Coleman
Joshua Kim vs. Geoffrey Thomas
Jonathan Kim vs. Mauro Gutierrez
Tyler Schafer vs. Maria Favela
Julianna Miller vs. Diana Mendoza
Note: According to MMA Fighting, Lawlor has not agreed to terms yet and a deal for the bout isn’t complete.