Author: MMA Fighting Newswire

Tito Ortiz has decided to stop managing the career of Cris Cyborg, making his announcement on ‘Inside MMA’ on Friday night.

Here’s the statement he provided AXS TV for his decision below:

“I can live with Dana not liking me but what I can’t live with is Dana using me to hurt someone else. I’ve taken abuse and maybe I deserved some of it but Cris is a beautiful person and great athlete and doesn’t deserve to be insulted like this.

I don’t understand how Dana lets his hatred towards me hurt the UFC and the fans by not making this fight.

He accuses her of still using banned substances and say that she isn’t worthy of fighting Ronda yet a year ago he personally called me to make the fight happen.

I never said she would die if she made 135- we just repeated what the Dr said that Cris shouldn’t make a career at 135- we offered a 3 fight deal they said no 7 fights or no deal.

Regardless – I won’t stand in the way from the fans getting a fight they want and I won’t hold Cris Back. So I’m stepping down as Cris’ manager

Now he can’t hold that against her-

I’m also tired of Dana accusing Cris of using banned substances. I challenge you to put up or shut up- Test her or stop lying about her- Cris is a beautiful woman inside and out- don’t insult her on her looks- she may be tough as nails but she still has feelings.

I know people are going to say there goes Tito making this about him again- but it’s not -it’s about Cris Cyborg- the baddest woman on the earth – soon to be multi-sport world champion.”

-Tito Ortiz

It appears as if the rift between UFC President Dana White and Alistair Overeem continues to widen with each passing day.

White put Overeem directly in his crosshairs on Wednesday’s episode of UFC Tonight, claiming that the heavyweight contender turned down not just one, but two bouts against Junior dos Santos. White went on to state that Overeem “wants nothing to do with dos Santos” and was “literally hiding” from the Brazilian.

Overeem, who recently dominated Frank Mir at UFC 169, responded to White’s statements by explaining to MMAFighting.com that he was nursing a rib injury and was unsure regarding a timetable for his recovery.

However, White, when asked by reporters in Las Vegas on Thursday, scoffed at Overeem’s claim.

“I have a feeling this rib injury is going to last as long as it takes for dos Santos to get another opponent,” White said. “That’s what I’m willing to bet. This is going to be the longest rib injury ever. As soon as we get dos Santos a fight that rib is going to heal right up.

“You say you want to be the best in the world? You want to be the world champion? This is the No. 1 guy. This is the guy. This is the f–king gatekeeper. You beat this guy, nobody is going to question you. Shouldn’t he be chomping at the bit for a fight like that? Especially when you told us how much money you deserve and how you’re going to be the next champ.”

Overeem is currently vacationing in Jamaica, although this is not the first time in recent weeks that White has clashed with the UFC’s No. 7 ranked heavyweight.

White criticized Overeem following UFC 169 for what the UFC President perceived to be a conservative gameplan against Mir, as well as Overeem’s decision to publicly call out Brock Lesnar — a fighter who is not only retired, but also one who Overeem soundly defeated in his 2011.

Though regardless of any public criticism directed his way, White isn’t backing down from his statements.

“[Overeem] marches his f–king ass in here, tells us how much he’s worth,” White said. “He’s worth all this money, he’s the best heavyweight in the world, he’s going to be the champion, and he doesn’t want to f–king fight anybody. I bet you his f–king rib wouldn’t be hurting if we got Brock Lesnar, bet you his rib would be fine. … Did anybody hear anything about a rib injury until I offered him dos Santos two different ways?

“You guys come to whatever conclusion you want to on that, I know what the truth is.”

Pat Cummins discusses how he ended up fighting Daniel Cormier at UFC 170 on short notice, how he made Cormier cry during a training session, the “media storm” since the announcement, his game plan for the fight, and much more.

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Ronda Rousey, Sara McMann, Rashad Evans, and Daniel Cormier participated in a conference call to promote UFC 170 on Wednesday afternoon. Check out the complete conference call above.

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GLENDALE, Calif. — Ronda Rousey’s coach Edmond Tarverdyan discusses why he doesn’t like the Mousasi vs. Machida fight, Rousey’s boxing, her training, and much more during a media scrum at the UFC 170 open workout Monday.

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GLENDALE, Calif. — UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey worked out in front of the media Monday before her UFC 170 clash with Sara McMann on Feb. 22. Check out the highlights above.

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