Video of Chael Sonnen drubbing Tito Ortiz in college wrestling match surfaces

Not long ago Tito Ortiz intimated that he had a long standing feud with Chael Sonnen that needed finishing, and it all started with college wrestling.

Back in September former UFC middleweight champion contender Chael Sonnen signed a multi-fight exclusive deal with Bellator MMA. And one of the first potential bouts he started talking up under his new promotional banner was a match with former UFC light heavyweight champ Tito Ortiz.

To hear Sonnen tell it, his desire for a fight was born over some longstanding jealousy. Tito Ortiz brought himself to MMA stardom first, and as Sonnen revealed that drove him green with envy:

“Tito is a legend,” Sonnen said at a recent conference call. “Tito is great. Tito is even a friend of mine, but the bottom line is, he’s been around and I was jealous for a long time. Jealousy is a hell of a thing. There’s a reason it’s one of the deadly sins.”

“Tito was on TV and having the crowd cheer, doing the appearances, doing all these things that I fantasized and wanted to do. And there really never an opportunity to go against him.”

“We were in the same division in college, same weight class, same conference,” he said. “I’d see him around at the events. I still see him around at the events, but he looks at me the same way I look at him. I look at him like, ‘Tito, you know I could whip your ass’. And he gives me that exact same look.”

For his part, Ortiz sounds like he’s 100% down with the idea. But not for any jealousy, or MMA career related competitiveness. Instead, it’s all down to that thing Sonnen mentioned about being in the same conference in college, and a fateful wrestling match.

“We wrestled against each other in college and he pinned me in 30 seconds on my birthday.” Ortiz told Sub Radio in regards to Sonnen’s callout. “I got caught in a headlock, got put on my back and he almost choked me out unconscious and he pinned me and he won the match, and I’ve never forgot about that match. So I’ve always thought, will there be a way for me to fight Chael Sonnen? And all of a sudden we look back almost 21 years later that this fights going to happen. I’m really, really excited.”

And now, you can watch that moment that started it all for young Tito. Tito Ortiz getting thrown down, nearly choked out, and pinned, on his birthday, courtesy of FloCombat.

Enjoy!

Not long ago Tito Ortiz intimated that he had a long standing feud with Chael Sonnen that needed finishing, and it all started with college wrestling.

Back in September former UFC middleweight champion contender Chael Sonnen signed a multi-fight exclusive deal with Bellator MMA. And one of the first potential bouts he started talking up under his new promotional banner was a match with former UFC light heavyweight champ Tito Ortiz.

To hear Sonnen tell it, his desire for a fight was born over some longstanding jealousy. Tito Ortiz brought himself to MMA stardom first, and as Sonnen revealed that drove him green with envy:

“Tito is a legend,” Sonnen said at a recent conference call. “Tito is great. Tito is even a friend of mine, but the bottom line is, he’s been around and I was jealous for a long time. Jealousy is a hell of a thing. There’s a reason it’s one of the deadly sins.”

“Tito was on TV and having the crowd cheer, doing the appearances, doing all these things that I fantasized and wanted to do. And there really never an opportunity to go against him.”

“We were in the same division in college, same weight class, same conference,” he said. “I’d see him around at the events. I still see him around at the events, but he looks at me the same way I look at him. I look at him like, ‘Tito, you know I could whip your ass’. And he gives me that exact same look.”

For his part, Ortiz sounds like he’s 100% down with the idea. But not for any jealousy, or MMA career related competitiveness. Instead, it’s all down to that thing Sonnen mentioned about being in the same conference in college, and a fateful wrestling match.

“We wrestled against each other in college and he pinned me in 30 seconds on my birthday.” Ortiz told Sub Radio in regards to Sonnen’s callout. “I got caught in a headlock, got put on my back and he almost choked me out unconscious and he pinned me and he won the match, and I’ve never forgot about that match. So I’ve always thought, will there be a way for me to fight Chael Sonnen? And all of a sudden we look back almost 21 years later that this fights going to happen. I’m really, really excited.”

And now, you can watch that moment that started it all for young Tito. Tito Ortiz getting thrown down, nearly choked out, and pinned, on his birthday, courtesy of FloCombat.

Enjoy!