Bellator light heavyweight and UFC Hall of Famer Tito Ortiz seems to have a lot of legitimate hatred toward Stephan Bonnar, his upcoming opponent at Bellator 131 on November 15.
Making an appearance on Submission Radio earlier today, Ortiz r…
Bellator light heavyweight and UFC Hall of Famer Tito Ortiz seems to have a lot of legitimate hatred toward Stephan Bonnar, his upcoming opponent at Bellator 131 on November 15.
Making an appearance on Submission Radio earlier today, Ortiz ripped “The American Psycho” for his two failed drug tests for anabolic steroids during his career—among other things.
The fact of him getting burned for steroids not once but twice. I mean the guy is a phony, the guy is a fake, the guy is, you know he’s just a cheater, and my whole career I stuck to the game plan of training hard and getting the best out of it … I don’t think I’ve ever hated anybody as much as I hate this person … I really didn’t expect it (the disrespect), I didn’t think of it, but I mean what has the guy done in the sport besides get his ass whipped for his complete career? I mean he’s known for getting his ass whipped.
Ortiz and Bonnar met face-to-face inside the cage for the first time at Bellator 123 last Friday, which ended in the self-proclaimed “People’s Champion” shoving Bonnar after some bizarre antics that left fans some combination of entertained, confused and/or disappointed, per MMA Fighting.
For the record, Ortiz told Submission Radio that he did not know what Bonnar was going to do inside the cage and was clear in stating that the event was not staged.
Bellator CEO Scott Coker, as well as Bonnar, recently expressed the same sentiment to MMAjunkie and on Ariel Helwani’s The MMA Hour (h/t SB Nation, via Yahoo Sports), respectively, although a good number of pundits still aren’t buying it.
Retiring after a close decision loss to Forrest Griffin at UFC 148 in July 2012, Ortiz signed with Bellator just over a year later, though he did not compete in the organization until May 2014.
Ortiz had no problem taking down and submitting Bellator middleweight champion Alexander Shlemenko at Bellator 120, where the titleholder bumped up to 205 pounds for the contest.
Meanwhile, Bonnar hung up the gloves after getting brutalized by then-UFC middleweight champ Anderson Silva in a light heavyweight affair at UFC 153 11 months ago.
He failed his post-fight drug test for the anabolic steroid Drostanolone, per MMA Junkie.
Will Ortiz be able to silence Bonnar and his critics on November 15—putting together his first win streak since 2006—or will Bonnar make a successful return to the cage and retire Ortiz for good?
John Heinis is a featured columnist for Bleacher Report. He is also the MMA editor for eDraft.com.
I know it’s only Monday morning, but are you guys ready to have your f*cking minds blown?!! Because it turns out that, contrary to the opinions of almost everyone who witnessed it live, the super awesome Stephan Bonnar-Tito Ortiz brawl at Bellator 123 *might* have been pre-planned. I know, right? So sayeth Bonnar himself:
Listen @Lowkey1324, @titoortiz is a self absorbed ego maniac.The world needed 2 know.Tito, Coker, @BellatorMMA & @SpikeTV, didn’t know shit! It was all me & @JustinMcCully. If u wanna hate us 4 pulling a pro wrestling esque promo off while calling tito out on the BS he’s pulled on people over the years..Then by all means, go buy yourself some punishment gear, a front row ticket, and be sure to bring a rain coat, cuz things r gonna get bloody.
Well I don’t know about you guys, but I am shocked. Shocked I tells ya!! I could have sworn that cornrows rapist mask executioner mask guy was legitimately just there for moral support, and that Bonnar’s hi-larious Jenna Jameson jokes were ripped from the top of his dome, but now I feel cheated. Embarassed for the sport, even. So I say shame on you, Stephan Bonnar, for toying with our emotions so carelessly during an otherwise pleasant evening of fights. I can’t even look at you anymore, and it’s not just because you’re making that face again.
But I’m sure we’re all still wondering, whose idea was the f*cking rape mask? Well…
(Bellator 131: Stubble. Will. Reign.)
I know it’s only Monday morning, but are you guys ready to have your f*cking minds blown?!! Because it turns out that, contrary to the opinions of almost everyone who witnessed it live, the super awesome Stephan Bonnar-Tito Ortiz brawl at Bellator 123 *might* have been pre-planned. I know, right? So sayeth Bonnar himself:
Listen @Lowkey1324, @titoortiz is a self absorbed ego maniac.The world needed 2 know.Tito, Coker, @BellatorMMA & @SpikeTV, didn’t know shit! It was all me & @JustinMcCully. If u wanna hate us 4 pulling a pro wrestling esque promo off while calling tito out on the BS he’s pulled on people over the years..Then by all means, go buy yourself some punishment gear, a front row ticket, and be sure to bring a rain coat, cuz things r gonna get bloody.
Well I don’t know about you guys, but I am shocked. Shocked I tells ya!! I could have sworn that cornrows rapist mask executioner mask guy was legitimately just there for moral support, and that Bonnar’s hi-larious Jenna Jameson jokes were ripped from the top of his dome, but now I feel cheated. Embarassed for the sport, even. So I say shame on you, Stephan Bonnar, for toying with our emotions so carelessly during an otherwise pleasant evening of fights. I can’t even look at you anymore, and it’s not just because you’re making that face again.
Clarification time – I planned the mask/s, Bonnar wrote the speech, Tito had no clue what to say and attacked. Period! I love it when a plan comes together…
You’re playing it pretty fast and loose with the phrase “comes together”, NSane1. I ask you, how exactly could this WWE-style promo have gone any worse? It was laughably absurd and immediately ridiculed by every MMA fan who could tell their ass from a hole in the ground, yet here you are patting yourself on the back for it. In addition to being possibly illiterate, it appears that Juz10 McCulE has a somewhat inflated understanding of the non-reaction his double unmasking received. Go figure, right?
(Neither do we, Erik. Neither do we.)
And don’t for a second think that Tito Ortiz wasn’t in on this sham. Less than a month ago, Ortiz told ESPN that the Jon Jones-Daniel Cormier brawl (you know, the one that actually appeared to be for real) was “good for the sport” and would easily double the amount of PPV buys their fight received. You think that he isn’t going to apply that one-to-one correlation to a fight against a formerly retired journeyman? Well then you clearly never saw Ortiz’s run on The Apprentice. The man is nothing if not business savvy.
It wasn’t even a Strikeforce: Nashville brawl between Mayhem Miller and Nick Diaz’s crew–the kind where your eyes can’t leave the TV screen and your heart races.
It was a terribly phony, laughable, obviously staged “fight” that brought down an otherwise stellar Bellator card.
Here’s the rundown:
Bonnar and Ortiz are in the cage. Bonnar tries to take the mic away from Jimmy Smith, who does his duty as a broadcaster and doesn’t let Bonnar take the mic. Bonnar starts insulting Tito Ortiz, saying that everyone who has ever associated with Ortiz hates him now. While Bonnar is going on this rant, you can see a guy in a mask beside him. Bonnar continues his rant and then points to the masked man.
The man begins to unmask. It’s…it’s…
Justin McCully, a former friend and training partner of Tito Ortiz.
Saying the crowd went mild would be too generous. The audience had zero reaction to McCully. This was to be expected as he was a forgettable journeyman who went 2-2 in the UFC and hasn’t fought in three years. Even some hardcore fans might not have remembered McCully, whose claim to fame is beating Antoni Hardonk and Eddie fucking Sanchez.
Then Bonnar started making Jenna Jameson references. Ugh.
It didn’t get any better when Ortiz started talking. Thankfully, he didn’t say much. He called both Bonnar and McCully drug addicts, then shoved Bonnar and a bunch of people came in to separate them. Literally five minutes later an ad ran promoting Bonnar vs. Ortiz (with clips of the “brawl” that happened minutes ago). The match will run on the same night as UFC 180, which is headlined by Cain Velasquez vs. Fabricio Werdum.
It’s a shame this pathetic charade had to play out during what was one of Bellator’s most exciting cards to date. Bellator is in a peculiar position. They have Scott Coker bringing in some much-needed Strikeforce vibes but then they also have the lingering remnants of Bjorn Rebney’s booking. Even when fired, one casts a shadow. In addition, it seems as if Spike/Viacom is spoiling Coker’s plans. Coker never resorted to such pro wrestling hysterics during his time at Strikeforce (the Nashville brawl wasn’t staged and nobody was “unmasked”). It’s uncharacteristic of him to suddenly do it here. If you ask us, choreographing the brawl wasn’t his doing (though he’s just as guilty for letting it happen).
Bellator became a Twitter trend last night. So if nothing else, the farce that was last night’s brawl got the casual fans interested but the cost was any and all credibility Bellator had built up since hiring Coker.
Except it wasn’t the end. According to a report from Ariel Helwani, Bonnar has signed a multi-fight contract with Bellator, and may also do some broadcasting work for the promotion on Spike TV. Bonnar’s debut date and opponent haven’t been revealed yet, but the rumor is that he’ll be fighting fellow UFC HoF’er Tito Ortiz, and he’s already angling for the match:
“I want everyone to know I’m coming out of retirement because it’s time to free the MMA world of the virus that’s known as Tito Ortiz,” Bonnar said in a statement provided by Bellator. “We’ve been suffering through his boring fights for too many years, and it’s about time that someone beats it out of him once and for all.”
In response, Ortiz promised to beat the juice out of him, and called him a #BitchBoy. Strong words, indeed.
Just four months ago, Bonnar told BloodyElbow that he wouldn’t fight for any other promotion besides the UFC, and that he’s currently enjoying his new life as a day-trader. (“It’s about loyalty,” Bonnar said. “More than anything, I take pride in being a part of the UFC and I wouldn’t want to screw that up.”) Well, loyalty only goes so far when Spikeforce is dangling a huge paycheck in front of you.
Bellator CEO Scott Coker had this to say about the Bonnar signing:
Except it wasn’t the end. According to a report from Ariel Helwani, Bonnar has signed a multi-fight contract with Bellator, and may also do some broadcasting work for the promotion on Spike TV. Bonnar’s debut date and opponent haven’t been revealed yet, but the rumor is that he’ll be fighting fellow UFC HoF’er Tito Ortiz, and he’s already angling for the match:
“I want everyone to know I’m coming out of retirement because it’s time to free the MMA world of the virus that’s known as Tito Ortiz,” Bonnar said in a statement provided by Bellator. “We’ve been suffering through his boring fights for too many years, and it’s about time that someone beats it out of him once and for all.”
In response, Ortiz promised to beat the juice out of him, and called him a #BitchBoy. Strong words, indeed.
Just four months ago, Bonnar told BloodyElbow that he wouldn’t fight for any other promotion besides the UFC, and that he’s currently enjoying his new life as a day-trader. (“It’s about loyalty,” Bonnar said. “More than anything, I take pride in being a part of the UFC and I wouldn’t want to screw that up.”) Well, loyalty only goes so far when Spikeforce is dangling a huge paycheck in front of you.
Bellator CEO Scott Coker had this to say about the Bonnar signing:
“Stephan is a guy that has been a huge part of this sport and we are excited have him part of the roster. He was one half of probably the greatest and one of the most important fights in MMA history, and it happened on Spike. [Ed. note:LOL…very subtle knife-twisting, Scott.] When you look at our light heavyweight division, with names like Rampage, Tito, King Mo, Emanuel Newton and others, there are a lot of fights Stephan can be involved in. Big fights against big names. After talking to Stephan, I know that’s what he wants, and we want to provide that to our fans.”
As Tito might say, FOTS SHIRED. Of course, seeing Stephan Bonnar slug it out with the likes of Ortiz and Rampage Jackson in the year 2014 isn’t exactly MMA at its finest. (Or more accurately, it’s 2007 MMA at its finest.) Then again, Bellator has just brought another well-known name onto its roster. Who needs Attila Vegh when you have the American Psycho?
We’ll let you know when Bonnar’s first Bellator fight is confirmed.
The Ultimate Fighter Season 1 finalist Stephan Bonnar will fight again, and it won’t be inside the legendary UFC Octagon.
Despite being a UFC Hall of Fame inductee, Bonnar’s next fight will come under the Bellator MMA banner, according to a …
The Ultimate Fighter Season 1 finalist Stephan Bonnar will fight again, and it won’t be inside the legendary UFC Octagon.
Despite being a UFC Hall of Fame inductee, Bonnar‘s next fight will come under the BellatorMMA banner, according to a report from MMA Fighting’s Ariel Helwani. While no official debut fight is set for Bonnar at this time, all signs point toward a Bonnar vs. Tito Ortiz showdown in the near future.
“I want everyone to know I’m coming out of retirement because it’s time to free the MMA world of the virus that’s known as Tito Ortiz,” Bonnar said in a statement provided by Bellator (via Helwani). “We’ve been suffering through his boring fights for too many years, and it’s about time that someone beats it out of him once and for all.”
In addition to Bonnar‘s statement through Bellator, Twitter personality Brian McMahon (@FrontRowBrian) tweeted last week that Bonnar vs. Ortiz was set and that UFC President Dana White “gave Bonnar his blessing.”
While McMahon sometimes serves up erroneous reports, he also breaks factual, high-profile reports from time to time, and coupled with Bonnar‘s statement and recent signing with Bellator, it appears we may be able to file this tweet into the latter category.
As fun as this news is, it’s hard to get too excited about the Bonnar vs. Ortiz fight itself. Bonnar is 37 years old, and he hasn’t fought since a one-round blowout against Anderson Silva at UFC 153. In that matchup, Bonnar was juiced to the gills, and he failed to so much as touch Silva before crumpling to a ferocious knee to the solar plexus late in Round 1.
Ortiz, meanwhile, last fought in May of this year, when he defeated Bellator middleweight champion Alexander Shlemenko at Bellator 120 via first-round submission. Before that, Ortiz suffered through a three-fight skid in the UFC, losing to Rashad Evans and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira via TKO and dropping a decision to Forrest Griffin.
Despite this, Bonnar vs. Ortiz possesses just enough star power and name recognition to plant some butts in seats. While it won’t serve as a showcase of the pinnacle of talent in MMA today, it will still be fun to see two aging veterans enter the cage and slug it out before riding into the sunset of their careers.
Coincidentally enough, we’ll start with his next opponent…
10.) Injury Replacement Daniel Cormier Wins the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix. (Photo Courtesy of Getty Images.)
The Details: Replaced Alistair Overeem against Antonio Silva at Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Kharitonov (09/10/2011). Why He Makes the Top Ten: It’s hard to believe that just under three years ago, Daniel Cormier such an unknown prospect that sportsbooks didn’t even bother creating odds for him to win the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix, despite creating odds for Ray Sefo and Valentijn “Othereem” Overeem; a $20 bet on Cormier “FIELD” to win the tournament would have netted you $1,000. But when Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion Alistair Overeem injured his toe/realized fighting in the tournament was pointless and pulled out of his scheduled bout against Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva, Cormier handled Silva so effortlessly that it was impossible not to take note. Cormier would go on to defeat Josh Barnett for the tournament title, and the rest is history. Why He Isn’t Ranked Higher: While Cormier may not have been high on our radars at the time, it’s hard to call an Olympic wrestler an “unknown prospect.”
On a somewhat related note…
(He wore his own shirt in hopes of getting MMA fans to learn his name. Instead, they all asked him if he’s a cameraman for the new Danny Trejo movie.)
Coincidentally enough, we’ll start with his next opponent…
10.) Injury Replacement Daniel Cormier Wins the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix. (Photo Courtesy of Getty Images.)
The Details: Replaced Alistair Overeem against Antonio Silva at Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Kharitonov (09/10/2011). Why He Makes the Top Ten: It’s hard to believe that just under three years ago, Daniel Cormier such an unknown prospect that sportsbooks didn’t even bother creating odds for him to win the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix, despite creating odds for Ray Sefo and Valentijn “Othereem” Overeem; a $20 bet on Cormier “FIELD” to win the tournament would have netted you $1,000. But when Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion Alistair Overeem injured his toe/realized fighting in the tournament was pointless and pulled out of his scheduled bout against Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva, Cormier handled Silva so effortlessly that it was impossible not to take note. Cormier would go on to defeat Josh Barnett for the tournament title, and the rest is history. Why He Isn’t Ranked Higher: While Cormier may not have been high on our radars at the time, it’s hard to call an Olympic wrestler an “unknown prospect.”
On a somewhat related note…
9.) Injury Replacement Steve Jennum Wins UFC 3.
The Details: Replaced Ken Shamrock against Harold Howard in the finals of UFC 3 (09/09/1994). Why He Makes the Top Ten: Well, did you buy UFC 3 to watch a police officer who dabbled in ninjutsu? Of course not. You bought that card to watch Royce Gracie take on Ken Shamrock, which made things sort-of disappointing when Royce Gracie forfeited from exhaustion to crazy person Harold Howard and Ken Shamrock was unable to continue fighting in the tournament after his victory over Felix Lee Mitchell. What we ended up with was Jennum quickly submitting Howard, winning the tournament before most fans watching could even be bothered learning his name. Why He Isn’t Ranked Higher: Because at this point in UFC history, pretty much everyone other than Ken Shamrock and Royce Gracie was a random unknown (okay, slight exaggeration, but you get the idea…).
8.) Stephan Bonnar Saves UFC 153 by Getting Damn-Near Murdered by Anderson Silva.
The Details: Replaced Jose Aldo vs. Frankie Edgar as the Main Event of UFC 153 (10/13/2012). Why This Makes the Top Ten: With The Injury Curse of 2012 in full effect, the UFC saw this show’s main event shift from Aldo vs. Koch to Aldo vs. Edgar to The First Two Healthy Bodies We Can Find, Hopefully At Least One of Which Brazilian. What the UFC ended up getting was then-indestructible middleweight champion Anderson Silva taking on The Ultimate Fighter star Stephan Bonnar at light-heavyweight. The short-notice bout felt like the recipe for a memorable freak show fight, and it certainly did not disappoint. Why This Isn’t Ranked Higher: As random as matching these two guys up against each other was, let’s not act like either fighter was an unknown nobody before this fight.
7.) Strikeforce Takes Zero Chances on Replacement Opponent for Bobby Lashley, Books Wes Sims to Fight at Strikeforce: Miami.
(Photo Courtesy of Sherdog)
The Details: Replaced Shane Del Rosario/Yohan Banks against Bobby Lashley at Strikeforce: Miami (01/30/2010). Why He Makes the Top Ten: Believe it or not, there once was a time when Strikeforce was an independently owned company that was actively trying to establish its own stars. One such fighter they were hoping would become a huge draw for them was former WWE superstar Bobby Lashley, who initially agreed to a bout against decorated Muay Thai fighter Shane Del Rosario at this event. Presumably as soon as Strikeforce officials realized how suicidal the match would be for Lashley, they changed their minds and set out to book a fight between Lashley and some guy named Yohan Banks. When the commission didn’t approve the bout – possibly because they asked “Who the hell is Yohan Banks?” and were met with vacant, blank stares – Strikeforce settled for none other than infamous UFC castoff Wes Sims. And if there were any doubts that Sims wouldn’t be a threat to their crossover star, they were erased when Sims showed up looking pregnant and attempted a pro-wrasslin’ test of strength at the start of the fight. Why He Isn’t Ranked Higher: Wes Sims may not have been the most credible opponent for Bobby Lashley, but at least he was once a somewhat-big name. He was a lot more relevant than Jimmy Ambriz – who was also being considered for the fight – ever was.
6.) The So-Very-YAMMA Pit Fighting Saga of Patrick Smith
(Photo Courtesy of Sherdog)
The Details: Injury replacement for pretty much every “Masters Division” fighter YAMMA actually wanted for YAMMA Pit Fighting 1 (04/11/2008). Why He Makes the Top Ten: It’s almost too easy to make jokes about the YAMMA Pit Fighting Senior Circuit – or “Masters Division,” as their marketing department wanted us to call it. The short version of the events is that the old-school UFC veteran was initially brought in to replace Don Frye against Oleg Taktarov, then removed from the card when he was arrested after a high-speed chase, making his participation appear doubtful. He was brought back when not only were his crimes reduced to misdemeanors, but also when his replacement, Maurice Smith, pulled out from the card. Smith fought Butterbean at the promotion’s only event, because of course he did. Butterbean, for the record, was initially set to take on Gary Goodridge. Why He Isn’t Ranked Higher: Because even though he hadn’t been relevant in over a decade, he was still actively competing at regional shows when YAMMA called him up to fight.
5.) Seth Petruzelli Dethrones The Baddest Man in EliteXC…*sigh* Kimbo Slice The Details: Injury replacement for Ken Shamrock against Kimbo Slice at EliteXC: Heat(10/04/2008). Why He Makes the Top Ten: Don’t act like you don’t know the story by now. Petruzelli was the semi-retired light-heavyweight who put on a few last-second pounds to save EliteXC: Heat‘s main event when Ken Shamrock pulled out on the day of the fight. Ironically enough, he pretty much sunk the company by saving this card. Although every MMA fan in the United States would learn his name after he became the Kimbo Killer, let’s not change history and act like he was a big star before the bout. Why He Isn’t Ranked Higher: Well, he was a TUF alumnus, so it’s not like no one had heard of him; never mind that most of those in attendance probably never heard of TUF, either.
4.) Patrick Cummins Will Fight Daniel Cormier at UFC 170 (Photo Courtesy of MMAJunkie.com)
The Details: Will replace Rashad Evans against Daniel Cormier at UFC 170 (02/22/2014). Why He Makes the Top Ten: I’m not writing that he has no chance of beating Daniel Cormier, but on paper he sure as hell doesn’t. The 4-0 prospect has two weeks to prepare for one of the top fighters in the UFC, and the only reason anyone is giving him a chance is because of a high school drama-esque story about Cummins making Daniel Cormier cry when they trained together. This bout is essentially a slightly more legitimate version of Shamrock vs Lober II on paper; let’s see how it actually plays out. Why He Isn’t Ranked Higher: Because who knows, Cummins might actually win…
3.) Pro-Wrestler Sean O’Haire Steps in to Fight Butterbean #PRIDENEVERDIE
The Details: Replacement for Mark Hunt against Butterbean at PRIDE 32: The Real Deal(10/21/2006). Why He Makes the Top Ten: The craziest aspect of this bout isn’t the fact that PRIDE replaced one of their top heavyweights with a professional wrestler; that was pretty much par for the course with them. No, the strangest part about this fight was that Mark Hunt was pulled from the card when the NSAC deemed that he held an “unfair mat advantage” over Butterbean. I guess if you consider attempting a leg drop in an MMA fight a “mat advantage,” then yeah, O’Haire actually did have a chance of winning this new, “more competitive” fight. Why He Isn’t Ranked Higher: Because Sean O’Haire was actually 2-1 in MMA at the time, so it’s not like he was completely inexperienced when he was called in to replace Mark Hunt. Also, because if you expected anything different from PRIDE, you clearly weren’t a fan.
2.) Fred Ettish: The Excellence of Being Executed
The Details: Injury replacement who stepped in for Ken Shamrock to fight Johnny Rhodes at UFC 2 (03/11/1994). Why He Makes the Top Ten: What happens when a point fighter actually gets into a real fight? Something so tragic that it immediately becomes the stuff of legends, apparently. You have to feel bad for Ettish, who was there to essentially play Burt Watson before being called into action against an opponent with actual fighting experience. And the rest, as they say, is history. Why He Isn’t Ranked Higher: Two Reasons: Number one, because if he looked unprepared, it’s because everyone was unprepared for what they were getting into in those days, because mixed martial arts was so new that the very term “mixed martial arts” wasn’t even coined yet. And number two, because the UFC was still very much an infomercial for Gracie Jiu-Jitsu, so it’s not like matchmakers were looking for fighters who could actually beat King Royce.
1.) Ilir Latifi: The Only Man To Ever Headline a UFC Card Who Still Doesn’t Have a Wikipedia Page.
The Details: Injury replacement for Alexander Gustafsson against Gegard Mousasi at UFC on Fuel TV 9(04/06/2013). Why He Makes the Top Ten: When the guy who just signed you to a contract couldn’t be bothered with learning how to actually spell your name, you know that hopes aren’t exactly high for you. Latifi was a training partner of the injured Alexander Gustafsson, and presumably because every UFC light-heavyweight realized how suicidal accepting a short-notice bout against a Top Ten fighter would be for their careers – and also because Martin “Poker Face” Wojcik already made plans for that day, I imagine – the UFC signed Ilir Latifi to save the event. To his credit, Latifi managed to shed twenty-six pounds in three days in order to make weight for the fight. Too bad for him, though, was that the fight itself was completely forgettable, and he drifted back into obscurity immediately after it was over. Why He Is Number One: Name one other person in UFC history to headline a fight card who doesn’t even have his own Wikipedia page. Go ahead, I’ll wait.
Do you have an even more random replacement opponent in mind? You know you’re dying to share it in the comments section.
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