After suffering a first round TKO loss to Antônio Rogério Nogueira on Saturday night in Toronto, Ontario during the main card of UFC 140, ‘The People’s Champion’ Tito Ortiz (16-10-1) said he had one more fight on his contract and hoped UFC President Dana White would give him that chance.
In response to Ortiz, former Strikeforce light heavyweight champ, and assuredly “Fight of the Year” candidate for his five-round war with Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua a couple of weeks ago, Dan Henderson (29-8) Tweeted this message (@danhendo).
– No. He said he wants to go out w/ a win. RT @jorchrm: Tito Ortiz should fight @danhendo on his last fight! @danawhite
It would certainly be an entertaining fight and would allow the UFC some leeway with finding Anderson Silva a different opponent. I guess fans will have to bug @danawhite to make this one happen.
Ortiz is now 1-6-1 in his last eight fights, while Henderson 7-1 in his past eight which includes capturing the Strikeforce title. As a bout in the light heavyweight division this match makes no sense to book, but from the standpoint of creating a lot of fan interest as well as selling pay-per-views and tickets, this could be a great co-main event for an upcoming show.