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Tito Ortiz Out of Antonio Rogerio Nogueira Bout, Phil Davis In

Filed under: UFC, NewsTito Ortiz has pulled out of his main-event bout next month against Antonio Rogerio Nogueira and will be replaced by Phil Davis.

UFC president Dana White made the announcement Saturday afternoon on his Twitter feed. Ortiz-Nogueir…

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Tito OrtizTito Ortiz has pulled out of his main-event bout next month against Antonio Rogerio Nogueira and will be replaced by Phil Davis.

UFC president Dana White made the announcement Saturday afternoon on his Twitter feed. Ortiz-Nogueira was scheduled to headline the UFC’s Fight Night 24 show in Seattle, the promotion’s debut in that city.

Instead, Davis (8-0, 4-0 UFC) will get his first taste of a main event, stepping in for Ortiz, the former light heavyweight champion. White’s announcement on Twitter said Ortiz needed stitches and was out of the bout. Ortiz confirmed the news in a Twitter post of his own Saturday afternoon, saying he needed 22 stitches and had suffered a concussion.

UFC Fight for the Troops Fundraiser an Early Success

Filed under: UFC, NewsFORT HOOD, Texas – In the grand scheme of things, it’s just a sport, just one night of entertainment.

But the UFC’s second “Fight for the Troops” show on Saturday meant a night away from the stresses of military service – stress…

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FORT HOOD, Texas – In the grand scheme of things, it’s just a sport, just one night of entertainment.

But the UFC’s second “Fight for the Troops” show on Saturday meant a night away from the stresses of military service – stresses most will never understand. About 3,200 troops attended the show, which was set up in a temporary arena inside a hangar on an air strip – tanks and helicopters just a couple hundred feet away from the Octagon.

The troops posed for pictures with Chuck Liddell and Bruce Buffer and Dana White and the Octagon Girls and Stitch and every fighter walking past – and most stopped to shake hands, sign autographs and get a snapshot, win or lose. They ate burritos at a tailgate outside the hangar. They cheered and booed the same as they would if they were in any other arena.

A Look Back at a Legend: Chuck Liddell’s Top 10 Fights

Filed under: UFCThough it was generally regarded as little more than a formality, Chuck Liddell’s official retirement on Wednesday was one of those moments where one side of your mouth curls a little and you nod silently in respect for one of the great…

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Chuck LiddellThough it was generally regarded as little more than a formality, Chuck Liddell‘s official retirement on Wednesday was one of those moments where one side of your mouth curls a little and you nod silently in respect for one of the greats.

Liddell’s retirement has been talked about for the better part of the last 20 months, ever since he was knocked out by Mauricio “Shogun” Rua at UFC 97. Then, his boss, UFC president Dana White, said “The Iceman” was done.

It turned out Liddell, who went into the UFC Hall of Fame at UFC 100, had one more fight left in him. But after Rich Franklin knocked him out in June, Liddell walked out of the Octagon for the last time as a fighter.

Liddell is widely regarded as one of the sport’s true legends and one of the fighters who is credited the most for putting the UFC on the mainstream map. He’s written a book, graced the cover of ESPN The Magazine, made cameos in critically acclaimed series (“Entourage”) and in forgettable movies (“Drillbit Taylor”). He even was on “Dancing With the Stars.” Now he’ll don a suit – though we pray he doesn’t lose the mohawk – as a UFC vice president.

But none of it would’ve been possible if not for so many memorable appearances in rings and cages. On the day of his official retirement, we take a look back at some of the greatest performances of Chuck “The Iceman” Liddell’s Hall of Fame career.