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Alberto Del Rio Plans To Retire Tito Ortiz This Weekend

WWE star Alberto Del Rio will face off against Tito Ortiz on Saturday at Combate Americas. In what will be a retirement fight for the “Hunnington Beach Bad Boy” according to Del Rio. Despite being a heavy underdog, the former professional wrestler is obviously confident. However, some people including Chael Sonnen believe the fight will […]

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WWE star Alberto Del Rio will face off against Tito Ortiz on Saturday at Combate Americas. In what will be a retirement fight for the “Hunnington Beach Bad Boy” according to Del Rio.

Despite being a heavy underdog, the former professional wrestler is obviously confident. However, some people including Chael Sonnen believe the fight will likely be fixed, something Del Rio rubbished when talking to Ariel Helwani. (H/T Ariel Helwani MMA Show)

“I think it’s pretty stupid for someone
like him to say stuff like that because we have two individuals, two athletes,
two Mexican-Americans working their ass off. For someone like Sonnen to come
and say something like that is disrespectful.”

For those who don’t know Del Rio
actually does have some background in MMA. During the years 2001 – 2010 he competed
all over the world and picked up nine wins including a victory over UFC veteran
Brad Kohler. He even fought Mirko Cro Cop, it didn’t go well but he fought him.

However, the 42-year-old has not competed since 2010 when he lost via TKO but that won’t be an issue for Del Rio who plans take Ortiz’s legacy this weekend. Both men have put up their respective UFC and WWE belts, but Del Rio insists its about more than that.

“In order to get a title, you have to
put hours and hours of sweat, blood, and tears in order to accomplish those
awards,” Del Rio said. “So, it’s not so much about taking the belt, it’s taking
his legacy. For me, it’s going to be amazing to kick his ass and then take that
UFC title and put it in my trophy room.”

Del Rio believes he won’t only take his
legacy but Saturday night he will end the career of the MMA legend.

“I’m ready to end his career because
he’s going to have to retire after this fight.”

Do you think Alberto Del Rio stands a chance against Tito Ortiz?

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Alberto El Patron Explains Reasoning Behind Tito Ortiz Fight

Alberto El Patron isn’t fighting Tito Ortiz for the money — however, there are plenty of other reasons why. El Patron will be returning to mixed martial arts action for the first time since 2010 when he meets Ortiz in a Combate Americas pay-per-view event on December 7 in McAllen, Texas. Most would assume the […]

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Alberto El Patron isn’t fighting Tito Ortiz for the money — however, there are plenty of other reasons why.

El Patron will be returning to mixed martial arts action for the first time since 2010 when he meets Ortiz in a Combate Americas pay-per-view event on December 7 in McAllen, Texas.

Most would assume the 42-year-old president of Combate Americas is returning to combat sports for a lucrative payday. However, the former WWE champion claims he’s doing it for the right reasons:

“I keep saying this — I’m doing it for the right reasons,” Rodriguez told MMA Fighting. “No. 1, because the company Combate Americas, we’re killing it. We’re killing the competition. We have amazing numbers, the ratings are fantastic. We are changing the face of the Latinos in MMA.

“I have a lot of Mexicans and Latinos looking up to me and me being a role model after all these years. I want to continue inspiring people in Latin America or Mexico or anywhere around the world.”

The most important factor, however, is because Combate Americas supported El Patron during a nasty divorce. And so, this is his way of paying the promotion back:

“I think this is really important — the main reason was my divorce was really difficult for me, for my life,” he added. “The battle for the custody of my kids took a lot from me and it was a very difficult time in my life. The company, my bosses, they have been supporting me since day No. 1.

“When you go through things like that in your life, you start thinking about who are real friends, the real people that stood up for you in those difficult moments. Because I always say it’s easy to be friends with Alberto Del Rio in the spotlight, money, girls, fun, but to be Alberto Rodriguez’s friend, the real person, going through difficult times like other people out there, this company has been with me.”

So again, he isn’t doing this for money. Which is why the plan for now is to only return to MMA as a one-time thing. But one can never say for sure in this crazy sport:

“I’m not doing this like some others out there because of money problems or because they don’t find anything to do with their lives,” Rodriguez explained. “I’m lucky to have a company like Combate Americas where this is a job, this is a place where I feel at home. I don’t just work for them. I’m enjoying what I’m doing for them and I’ll continue being on TV and I’ll continue doing pro wrestling in Mexico. That’s what I want to do right now.

“It would be really hard for me to say I’ll do it one more time but that’s why they have the old saying, ‘never say never.’ Right now I’m saying yes [this is it] but that’s what I said before my very first MMA fight. Never say never.”

What do you think of El Patron’s chances against Ortiz?

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Tito Ortiz Massive Betting Favorite Over Alberto Del Rio In Combate Americas Bout

Tito Ortiz has become an even more massive betting favorite over Alberto Del Rio ahead of their clash for Combate Americas. Ortiz and Del Rio (also known as Alberto El Patron) will meet in the main event of Combate Americas: Hidalgo on December 7 from the Payne Arena in Hidalgo, Texas. The fight will take […]

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Tito Ortiz has become an even more massive betting favorite over Alberto Del Rio ahead of their clash for Combate Americas.

Ortiz and Del Rio (also known as Alberto El Patron) will meet in the main event of Combate Americas: Hidalgo on December 7 from the Payne Arena in Hidalgo, Texas. The fight will take place at a catchweight of 210 pounds, with Ortiz putting up his old UFC title belt for grabs, and El Patron – a longtime professional wrestling star – putting up his old WWE belt.

Per BestFightOdds, Ortiz initially opened up as a -750 favorite, with El Patron as a +450 underdog. Now, with updated odds, Ortiz has moved up to a massive -1100 favorite, with El Patron now a +700 underdog. The event will certainly be one to keep your eyes on. Today (Mon. November 25, 2019) Combate Americas and FITE – the global digital platform specializing in premium combat sports – announced a joint distribution agreement for the pay-per-view (PPV) show.

The program will begin at 8:00 pm ET, with both English and Spanish commentary feeds available. FITE CEO Kosta Jordanov had this to say about the partnership, “We’ve long admired the content that Combate Americas delivers to massive audiences and wanted to be their distribution partner when they announced this stellar attraction.”

Combate CEO, Campbell McClaren, also commented on the partnership, saying, “Combate Americas has been consistently delivering millions of global viewers to its live streams with every one of our events, so we immediately thought of FITE when we decided to offer this premium event via global pay per view.”

Check out the Combate: Hidalgo fight card below.

MAIN CARD:

  • CATCHWEIGHT (210 LBS.) MAIN EVENT: Tito Ortiz (20-12-1) vs. Alberto “El Patrón” Rodriguez (9-5)
  • WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP STRAWWEIGHT CO-MAIN EVENT: Melissa “Super Mely” Martinez (6-0) vs. Desiree “Dirty Dez” Yanez (5-1)
  • FEATURED FLYWEIGHT BOUT: Dani Barez (11-4) vs. Joby Sanchez (13-5)
  • FEATURED FEATHERWEIGHT BOUT: Levy “El Negro” Marroquin (12-3) vs. Enrique “Baby Bull” Gonzalez (8-3)
  • FEATURED CATCHWEIGHT (150 LBS.) BOUT: Gaston “Tonga” Reyno (8-2, 2 NC) vs. Angel “Tito” Cruz (6-4)
  • FEATURED CATCHWEIGHT (118 LBS.) BOUT: “Sexy” Dulce Garcia (1-0) vs. Marisol Ruelas (1-2)

FREE PRELIM FIGHT CARD—DEC. 7TH – LIVE AT 8PM EST (ADDITIONAL BOUTS TO BE ANNOUNCED)

  • LIGHTWEIGHT: Jose “Luke” Flores (8-1) vs. Ismael “Marreta” Bonfim (13-3)
  • FEATHERWEIGHT: Ricky “El Gallero” Palacios (11-2) vs. Jose “The Ghost” Ceja (4-5)

Will you be betting on Ortiz vs. El Patron? Who are you picking to come out on top?

 

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Tito Ortiz Claims Cain Velasquez Wants Winner Of Alberto Del Rio Fight

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz will be fighting under the Combate Americas banner in December. Ortiz takes on former mixed martial artist and longtime professional wrestling star Alberto Del Rio (also known as Alberto El Patron). The fight goes down from Hidalgo, Texas on December 7. Speaking to Bloody Elbow recently, Ortiz discussed […]

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Former UFC light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz will be fighting under the Combate Americas banner in December.

Ortiz takes on former mixed martial artist and longtime professional wrestling star Alberto Del Rio (also known as Alberto El Patron). The fight goes down from Hidalgo, Texas on December 7. Speaking to Bloody Elbow recently, Ortiz discussed his current run with Combate Americas, noting he actually has a couple of fights on his contract with them.

He then added an interesting tidbit, claiming Combate’s Campbell McLaren has spoken to former UFC heavyweight champion, and newly-acquired WWE star, Cain Velasquez. Velasquez is apparently interested in fighting the winner of Ortiz vs. El Patron. Ortiz is open to it if he can meet Velasquez at 205 or 210 pounds.

“It’s not a one and done deal with Combate. I signed a three fight, two year contract with them. So there will be a fight after,” Ortiz said. “Campbell [McLaren] actually talked to Cain Velasquez and he said he’d like the winner of this. If Cain Velasquez can get to 205, I’m in. If he can make it to 210 I’m in.”

As for his matchup with El Patron, Ortiz isn’t giving the former WWE Champion much of a chance against him inside the cage.

“His chances in the fight are pretty much slim to none,” Ortiz said. “I’ll give him that puncher’s chance. He’s a big guy. I didn’t realize how big he was until we came face-to-face.”

What do you think about Ortiz claiming Velasquez could fight in Combate Americas?

 

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Tito Ortiz Shoves Alberto Del Rio During Media Event (Video)

Tito Ortiz returns to fight Alberto Del Rio December 7 as the two fighters are featured as the main event of the upcoming Combate Americas event. The Hispanic mixed martial arts (MMA) organization has UFC pioneer Ortiz and WWE legend Del Rio making media appearances for the “Winner Take All” bout. Stakes have begun to […]

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Tito Ortiz returns to fight Alberto Del Rio December 7 as the two fighters are featured as the main event of the upcoming Combate Americas event.

The Hispanic mixed martial arts (MMA) organization has UFC pioneer Ortiz and WWE legend Del Rio making media appearances for the “Winner Take All” bout. Stakes have begun to heat up between the two. Most notably, during their most recent face-off. MMA Mania has video of Ortiz shoving Del Rio, which led to a friendly exchange of words between the two fighters.

Despite being in the UFC Hall of Fame, Ortiz is now 44-years-old and is far removed from his prime. Ortiz was last seen in his controversial trilogy bout with rival Chuck Lidell just last November. The event was scrutinized and did low PPV numbers estimated at around 40,000.

Ortiz is looking for even more luck this time around as the upcoming PPV event in Hidalgo, Texas has belt implications. The heavily favored Ortiz will be putting his UFC light heaveight championship on the line. On the other hand, Albert Del Rio will be bringing his own WWE belt to the table.

Oddsmakers currently have Del Rio as a +525 underdog. Ortiz comes back as a -725 favorite. Despite being known for his work in the WWE, Del Rio has a 9-5 MMA record. In fact, all nine of his wins have been via stoppage. However, it has been nine years since the 42-year-old has fought in a cage with no script.

One individual who sees nothing but success for Ortiz vs Del Rio is Combate Americas CEO, Campbell McLaren. (H/T The Monitor)

“This is a one-of-a-kind, larger than life – one of the greatest MMA superstars of all time, facing off with one of professional wrestling’s most decorated champions and an accomplished MMA fighter in his own right.

“On top of all of that, these two legends are putting their belts where their mouths are. It’s the type of fight that comes around once or twice in a lifetime.”

Whether or not McLaren’s lofty expectations for Ortiz vs. Del Rio are met are to be determined.

Will the upcoming Combate Americas PPV event sell better than Liddell Ortiz 3?

 

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