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Chael Sonnen Calls Out Tito Ortiz

It looks like Chael Sonnen wants to get back inside the cage with Tito Ortiz. The longtime foes finally got the opportunity to settle their differences in mixed martial arts (MMA) competition in 2017. Ortiz defeated Sonnen via first-round submission. H…

It looks like Chael Sonnen wants to get back inside the cage with Tito Ortiz. The longtime foes finally got the opportunity to settle their differences in mixed martial arts (MMA) competition in 2017. Ortiz defeated Sonnen via first-round submission. However, ever since the loss both men have teased stepping back into the cage with […]

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Dana White: ‘Oscar De La Hoya is Elon Musk Compared to Tito Ortiz’

UFC president Dana White has not hidden his feelings whatsoever when it comes to Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya but now he’s turning his attention to the fighter who has been pumping up the company as an eventual player in mixed martial art…

UFC president Dana White has not hidden his feelings whatsoever when it comes to Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya but now he’s turning his attention to the fighter who has been pumping up the company as an eventual player in mixed martial arts. Former UFC champion and UFC Hall of Famer Tito […]

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Dana White Reveals UFC Financial Records to Dispute Claims from Oscar De La Hoya

Dana White escalated his ongoing feud with Oscar De La Hoya by revealing financial records for Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz to refute claims made by the Golden Boy Promotions CEO. The war of words between promoters started months ago when De La Hoya ri…

Dana White escalated his ongoing feud with Oscar De La Hoya by revealing financial records for Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz to refute claims made by the Golden Boy Promotions CEO. The war of words between promoters started months ago when De La Hoya ripped the boxing match between former UFC champion Conor McGregor and […]

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Oscar De La Hoya Reveals Reason He’ll Keep Promoting MMA

Despite what many may assume, Oscar De La Hoya doesn’t plan on stopping promoting mixed martial arts (MMA) events anytime soon. Last month Golden Boy Promotions decided to get into the MMA business. Their inaugural event was focused around a trilogy bout between two former UFC champions. Tito Ortiz and Chuck Liddell headlined the event […]

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Despite what many may assume, Oscar De La Hoya doesn’t plan on stopping promoting mixed martial arts (MMA) events anytime soon.

Last month Golden Boy Promotions decided to get into the MMA business. Their inaugural event was focused around a trilogy bout between two former UFC champions. Tito Ortiz and Chuck Liddell headlined the event form The Forum in Inglewood, California. Ortiz picked up the first-round knockout victory over Liddell, who looked absolutely terrible from the opening bell.

The event received a lot of criticism, especially for the fact that Liddell was allowed to compete. UFC President Dana White came out against the fight, blasting Oscar De La Hoya for promoting the event. Reports then began to surface indicating that the PPV’s numbers weren’t doing too hot. It was suggested the PPV didn’t even make 50,000 buys, and numbers were as low as between 25,000 to 30,000.

Speaking to TSN recently, De La Hoya responded to White’s recent criticisms, and denied reports that his PPV buys were that low (via Bloody Elbow):

“I mean look, first of all the LA Times is wrong. And second of all, they didn’t count our digital buys, which far exceeded the linear buys that we did. So, those reports are false.

“If Dana White wants to criticize the fact that I put a show together for Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz. It’s because they wanted to get paid. They wanted to make money. If Dana White is going to keep criticizing me, then pay your fighters so they won’t have to be fighting when they’re 49-years-old. It’s as easy as that.

“And so, as long as Dana White’s not paying his fighters, I’m going to continue promoting MMA.”

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Tito Ortiz Teases Rematch With Chael Sonnen

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz teases a rematch with Chael Sonnen after his recent victory over Chuck Liddell.

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It looks like Tito Ortiz and Chael Sonnen are teasing a rematch.

Ortiz is coming off of a first-round knockout victory over Chuck Liddell. The pair headlined Oscar De La Hoya’s first-ever Golden Boy MMA-promoted event on November 24. After the fight, Ortiz, who was believed to be retired, expressed interest in continuing to fight. Now it looks like he could be eying a rematch with Bellator MMA’s Chael Sonnen.

During the Ortiz vs. Liddell fight, Sonnen sent out a series of Tweets mocking the match-up bak during the fight:

Ortiz seems to have dug them up and issued out the following response:

“[Chael Sonnen], so you want me to kick your ass again? This time I’m not going to choke you out. I’m going to beat you down. Or are just infatuated by the way I live?”

Sonnen and Ortiz met inside the Bellator cage in January of 2017. “The Huntington Beach Bad Boy” submitted “The Bad Guy” in the first round with a rear-naked choke.

The pair have had a bitter rivalry with one another over the past several years. Even after their fight last year, it was hard to believe things would be over after one bout. Perhaps Ortiz is lobbying to get his hands on Sonnen again.

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