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Chael Sonnen Owns Up to Callout Disaster: “I was a doofus!”

Chael Sonnen Owns Up to Callout Disaster: “I was a doofus!”Chael Sonnen is one of MMA’s most prolific trash talkers. The American Gangster’ gangster is without a doubt one…

Chael Sonnen Owns Up to Callout Disaster: “I was a doofus!”

Chael Sonnen is one of MMA’s most prolific trash talkers.

The American Gangster’ gangster is without a doubt one of the most colorful personalities in UFC history, having engaged in a series of memorable feuds with the likes of Anderson Silva, Jon Jones, and Wanderlei Silva.

Chael Sonnen

But even Sonnen has his off days.

During a recent episode of his ESPN show Good Guy/Bad Guy with co-host Daniel Cormier, Sonnen recalled one of his rare missteps while fishing for a fight with former UFC light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz.

“I was going after Tito [Ortiz] back in the day. And as my way to get to Tito, I put a plan together that it was going to go through Frank Shamrock,” Sonnen said. “I had signs made where we would march around just like it was a campaign for office…the folks that made me the signs, misspelled ‘Frank Shamrock’. And then I was just a doofus! I saw those signs ahead of time, that night in the locker room. But it was still a choice: do we do this?

“I elected to do it and frankly, when the name is misspelled, I should’ve just left those signs in the back” (h/t BJPenn.com).

Chael Sonnen finally got the chance to fight Tito Ortiz in 2017

Sonnen finally had the opportunity to face Ortiz under the Bellator banner in 2017. Unfortunately, he lost the bout via submission just past the two-minute mark of the opening round.

Chael Sonnen

However, the three-time UFC title challenger bounced back with wins over Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson and Wanderlei Silva. He wrapped up his mixed martial arts career in 2019 following back-to-back losses against Fedor Emelianenko and Lyoto Machida.

Recently, the West Linn, Oregon native traveled to Brazil for a long-awaited trilogy bout with UFC icon Anderson Silva. Squaring off in Sao Paulo, Sonnen and Silva went five rounds in an exhibition boxing match. It wasn’t the threequel that fans had hoped for, but it was still fun to see fun to two of UFC’s most beloved legends throw hands one last time.

Chael Sonnen

UFC Hall of Famer Tito Ortiz claims he ‘lost everything’ in the 2020 stock market crash: ‘It’s hard for me’

UFC Hall of Famer Tito Ortiz claims he 'lost everything' in the 2020 stock market crash: 'It's hard for me'Ex-UFC light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz says he “lost everything” as a result of the 2020 stock market crash….

UFC Hall of Famer Tito Ortiz claims he 'lost everything' in the 2020 stock market crash: 'It's hard for me'

Ex-UFC light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz says he “lost everything” as a result of the 2020 stock market crash.

Between February 20 and April 7, 2020, stock market indexes around the globe plummeted due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. With global shutdowns and no cure in sight, the markets became highly volatile, resulting in panicked trading and steep declines of 10% or more. Things got particularly hairy during a three-day period in March 2020 when the selloffs were so severe that circuit breakers were activated on the New York Stock Exchange to temporarily halt trading.

NYSE crash of 2020

During an appearance on Fox & Friends, ‘The Huntington Beach Bad Boy’ shared his thoughts on border control before explaining how the 2020 crash was responsible for destroying his version of the American dream.

“It’s not just Mexicans that are coming across the border. People don’t understand that. There’s children trafficking, there’s drugs that are coming across. All the cartel that are doing the things that American people don’t like, and you can see, all across the border, in Texas, Arizona, California, it’s shambles, and what the border control or, excuse me, the border patrol can’t take care of. And it’s because of the legislation and the policies that the Biden regime is doing right now.

“It’s sad for this country. And I hope people listen to me, as a blue-collared man that has to relocate here in Florida, open my own business, Tito’s Cantina Tequila Bar & Grill, here in Cape Coral, to redo the American dream, because I lost everything after 2020. And it’s hard for me because I’m still trying to take care of my children as a blue-collar man. People, we need to come together, we need to make sure we make America great again” (h/t BJPenn.com).

In response to the crash, the Federal Open Market Committee slashed interest rates to zero, and Congress unveiled a $2.2 trillion fiscal stimulus package. By November 2020, the stock market was back at its January levels.

Tito Ortiz’s restaurant has a history of Horrible Reviews and health code violations

As for Tito Ortiz’s restaurant, the Tequila Bar and Grille was hit with five health code violations a mere three months after opening, including:

  • Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based on minimum requirement cooking temperature.
  • Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored by clean plates

The report also noted a dishwashing machine that was being used without any type of proper sanitizing substance. You can read more about all the violations, including a handful of horrid reviews right here.

Tito Ortiz at his restaurant

We’re sure the 2020 crash had a rough impact on Ortiz financially. Many others were put in that same position, but we can’t imagine it was so severe that he couldn’t afford something as simple as dishwashing detergent to make sure his restaurant customers weren’t eating a meal tainted with remnants of food from previous patrons.

Tito Ortiz's restaurant
Tito Ortiz's restaurant
Tito Ortiz's restaurant

UFC Hall of Famer Tito Ortiz claims he ‘lost everything’ in the 2020 stock market crash: ‘It’s hard for me’

UFC Hall of Famer Tito Ortiz claims he 'lost everything' in the 2020 stock market crash: 'It's hard for me'Ex-UFC light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz says he “lost everything” as a result of the 2020 stock market crash….

UFC Hall of Famer Tito Ortiz claims he 'lost everything' in the 2020 stock market crash: 'It's hard for me'

Ex-UFC light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz says he “lost everything” as a result of the 2020 stock market crash.

Between February 20 and April 7, 2020, stock market indexes around the globe plummeted due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. With global shutdowns and no cure in sight, the markets became highly volatile, resulting in panicked trading and steep declines of 10% or more. Things got particularly hairy during a three-day period in March 2020 when the selloffs were so severe that circuit breakers were activated on the New York Stock Exchange to temporarily halt trading.

NYSE crash of 2020

During an appearance on Fox & Friends, ‘The Huntington Beach Bad Boy’ shared his thoughts on border control before explaining how the 2020 crash was responsible for destroying his version of the American dream.

“It’s not just Mexicans that are coming across the border. People don’t understand that. There’s children trafficking, there’s drugs that are coming across. All the cartel that are doing the things that American people don’t like, and you can see, all across the border, in Texas, Arizona, California, it’s shambles, and what the border control or, excuse me, the border patrol can’t take care of. And it’s because of the legislation and the policies that the Biden regime is doing right now.

“It’s sad for this country. And I hope people listen to me, as a blue-collared man that has to relocate here in Florida, open my own business, Tito’s Cantina Tequila Bar & Grill, here in Cape Coral, to redo the American dream, because I lost everything after 2020. And it’s hard for me because I’m still trying to take care of my children as a blue-collar man. People, we need to come together, we need to make sure we make America great again” (h/t BJPenn.com).

In response to the crash, the Federal Open Market Committee slashed interest rates to zero, and Congress unveiled a $2.2 trillion fiscal stimulus package. By November 2020, the stock market was back at its January levels.

Tito Ortiz’s restaurant has a history of Horrible Reviews and health code violations

As for Tito Ortiz’s restaurant, the Tequila Bar and Grille was hit with five health code violations a mere three months after opening, including:

  • Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based on minimum requirement cooking temperature.
  • Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored by clean plates

The report also noted a dishwashing machine that was being used without any type of proper sanitizing substance. You can read more about all the violations, including a handful of horrid reviews right here.

Tito Ortiz at his restaurant

We’re sure the 2020 crash had a rough impact on Ortiz financially. Many others were put in that same position, but we can’t imagine it was so severe that he couldn’t afford something as simple as dishwashing detergent to make sure his restaurant customers weren’t eating a meal tainted with remnants of food from previous patrons.

Tito Ortiz's restaurant
Tito Ortiz's restaurant
Tito Ortiz's restaurant

Fast & Furious Film Star Vin Diesel helped UFC legend Chuck Liddell squash his rivalry with Tito Ortiz

Vin Diesel, Chuck Liddell, and Tito OrtizVin Diesel doesn’t have friends. He’s got family. The Fast and The Furious film star has certainly seen better…

Vin Diesel, Chuck Liddell, and Tito Ortiz

Vin Diesel doesn’t have friends. He’s got family.

The Fast and The Furious film star has certainly seen better days after recent reports revealed that the action icon is being sued by a former employee over an alleged sexual assault that took place during the making of Fast Five, arguably the best of the love-it-or-hate-it franchise.

Diesel also had a very public spat with Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson after they shared the screen for multiple installments of the series, but according to UFC legend Chuck Liddel, Diesel played a role in him making peace with his longtime Octagon rival, Tito Ortiz.

Appearing on a recent episode of Bradley Martyn’s Raw Talk, ‘The Iceman’ recalled the moment he squashed the beef with Ortiz, noting that Diesel was involved and acting as a moderator of sorts during the interaction.

“So Tito [Ortiz] when he was fighting Vitor Belfort, he was doing a radio interview in San Diego, said ‘I don’t date white trash like Chuck’ And a bunch of guys called me up… So I wasn’t real happy with him,” Liddell recalled. “We went to that fight and after the fight there’s an afterparty at I think seven, John Huntington was promoting it, friend of ours.

“He comes up to me, he’s like ‘Bro, you gotta squash this stuff with Tito because your guys are going to fight his guys. I don’t need trouble in here. I don’t need problems with you. Please squash it.’ I went over, they got Tito over. Actually, Vin Diesel was there too, I don’t know he was negotiating I guess… He was trying to get us to talk. I’m like okay, first off this is my girlfriend, apologize. Secondly, you ever talk about my family and friends on a radio interview again, I know where you live, I’ll come beat you in your living room, you understand that?

“He’s like yeah, no man, I got it, I’m sorry, I wasn’t talking about her. I was talking about Juliette Lewis… I’m like, ‘Really? She’s not white trash, bro. She plays characters in movies, you idiot” (h/t MiddleEasy).

Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz engaged in one of the UFC’s most memorable feuds, producing two fights with the first going down on April 2, 2004. On that night, Liddell scored a second-round knockout of the ‘Huntington Beach Bad Boy’ to hand Ortiz a second straight loss in the Octagon. Two years later, they would run it back at UFC 66 with ‘The Iceman’ once again walking away the victor via a third-round TKO.

They would meet for the third and final time under the Golden Boy Promotions banner in 2018 with Tito Ortiz winning via a first-round KO. Liddell had been retired for eight years before taking the fight.

The two light heavyweight legends were spotted having some fun together at the afterparty following Israel Adesanya’s win over Alex Pereira at UFC 287.

Tito Ortiz’s Restaurant Hit with multiple health code violations and scathing reviews

Tito OrtizTito Ortiz’s restaurant in Cape Coral was slapped with five health code violations. Whether you love him or hate…

Tito Ortiz

Tito Ortiz’s restaurant in Cape Coral was slapped with five health code violations.

Whether you love him or hate him, Ortiz was an undeniably successful star under the UFC banner, claiming the light heavyweight title and engaging in a memorable feud with ‘Iceman’ Chuck Liddell. Unfortunately, it sounds like Ortiz isn’t doing quite as well as a restaurant manager.

Owner and operator of Tito’s Cantina Tequila Bar and Grille, the ‘Hunting Beach Bad Boy’ was recently hit with multiple violations after his eatery was found to violate numerous health codes a mere three months after its grand opening. Per a report from Borrachinha Depot on X, there were three high-priority violations, including a dishwashing machine that was being used without any type of proper sanitizing substance. Other violations include, but are not limited to:

  • Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based on minimum requirement cooking temperature.
  • Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored by clean plates

Tito Ortiz’s Restaurant Receives a Brutal Opening Weekend Review

The multiple violations certainly won’t do anything to improve the restaurant’s already shameful reputation. During its opening weekend, one patron decided to give his honest opinion of the veritable sh*tshow he observed while dining.

“After waiting an hour to get seated, we were given paper menus as opposed to the online menu we already studied and were prepared to order from,” the reviewer wrote on Facebook. “They had an hour to tell us it was a different menu, a small menu, a really shitty menu, but they didn’t say a damn word to anyone of the many people waiting to get in for dinner.”

If you’re thinking the food had to have been better than the service, think again.

“My “T-Mac” tacos were AWFUL. It was a smashed hamburger bun top with a couple small pieces of mystery meat, onion, lettuce and the copycat Big Mac sauce the waitress had mentioned. What a major disappointment! Bryson had the same thing as me and he was as disappointed as I was. Rice and beans were supposed to come out with all the meals, but did not.

“They ran out of rice and once we got all the beans they were some of the worst beans any of the three of us have ever tasted. Jen thought they tasted like lime, I thought they tasted like mint and Bryson thought they tasted like sh*t.”

Sounds like you can add restaurant manager to the laundry list of Tito Ortiz’s failed post-fight careers.

“I don’t care if it’s Tito Ortiz. If you can’t fill the cupboards and coolers with food and supplies, you have no business being in the restaurant business,” the scathing review concluded.

Video – Biopic mini-Series detailing rise of UFC Icon Anderson Silva set to be released in November

Anderson Silva biopic mini series detailing his UFC rise set to be released in NovemberA new brand mini-series on Anderson Silva is set to be released on November 16 which wil be called…

Anderson Silva biopic mini series detailing his UFC rise set to be released in November

A new brand mini-series on Anderson Silva is set to be released on November 16 which wil be called ‘Anderson Spider Silva’.

Silva brought something to mixed martial arts that had never been seen before – going on 16 fight win streak when first entering the UFC. The flashy striker enjoyed a lengthy reign as middleweight champion, scoring incredible knockouts and sensational comeback submissions while doing so. During this time, Silva would earn victories over the likes of Chael Sonnen, Vitor Belfort and Dan Henderson.

After dropping his title to Chris Weidman, then horrifically breaking his leg in the rematch, Silva began racking up the loses, but only lost to the very best and fought the best well into his 40’s.

Now you can learn more about Silva’s time growing up all the way up to him capturing the 185lb title. The five part mini-series also includes some time spent as champion, including his infamous and heated rivalry with Sonnen.

Trailer for Anderson Silva series

Anderson Silva legacy

Silva would try his hand at the boxing game, successfully defeating former boxing world champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr, then knocking out Tito Ortiz within one round. ‘The Spider’ would then face influencer boxer Jake Paul, dropping a decision loss at the age of 47.

Silva will be remembered as one of the greatest fighters to ever grace the cage and is responsible for inspiring many fighters who compete today.

Following his last fight in the UFC, the promotion’s CEO Dana White had this to say about the Brazilian’s legendary career –

“He could do things to people that other people couldn’t. He was almost impossible to touch. He would be just on the end of your punch – the leather might touch him just a little bit, – and he’d come back with a combination that would either knock you out, or almost knock you out.” (H/T MMA Junkie)

What is your favrioute moment from Anderson Silva’s career?