Tito Ortiz
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| Tito Ortiz | |
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| Nickname | Huntington Beach Bad Boy |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) |
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
| Born | January 23, 1975 |
| Fighting out of | Huntington Beach, California |
| Town of birth | Huntington Beach, California |
| Fighting style | Submission fighting |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Wins | 14 |
| Losses | 4 |
| Draws | 0 |
Tito Ortiz (born January 23, 1975) is a Mexican-American participant of the sport of mixed martial arts, or 'MMA'. Ortiz's career has been mostly within the UFC organisation.
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Career
Former Light-Heavyweight UFC champion, Ortiz has become one of the sport's most shining stars, headlining several Pay Per View championship undercards, and appearing on the covers of various magazines, such as Black Belt Magazine. He is a native of Huntington Beach, California.
Ortiz began his martial arts career as a wrestler in his sophomore year of high school, eventually becoming champion for the state of California. He later went on to wrestle for California State University, Bakersfield. His Mixed martial arts debut was at UFC 13. He beat Wes Albittron on the tournament's first round, but lost a bout that he was dominating early on to Guy Mezger in the next round.
Ortiz lost his Light Heavyweight belt to Randy Couture in UFC 44. He has been involved with several rivalries with other fighters, including Ken Shamrock and Chuck Liddell, to whom he lost in UFC 47 by second round knockout. Ortiz later on came back to defeat a highly anticipated oppent Vitor Belfort in early January of 2005 by decision after surviving a brutal 'Ground and Pound' attack from Belfort in the second round. Ortiz has been on bad terms with the UFC and it's president Dana White since then, and seems unlikely to ever compete there again.
Ortiz often wears T-shirts which insult opponents he has recently defeated.
Professional Wrestling Career
In May 2005, Ortiz followed in the footsteps of his rival Ken Shamrock when he agreed to appear with the professional wrestling promotion Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. On May 15, 2005 at TNA Hard Justice Ortiz acted as special guest referee in the NWA World Heavyweight Championship title match between Jeff Jarrett and A.J. Styles which Styles ultimately won. Ortiz also refereed the NWA World Heavyweight Championship match between Rhino and the defending Jeff Jarrett at TNA Bound For Glory on October 23, 2005.
Record
Ortiz's record as of May 2005 is 14-4-0.
See also
Categories: 1975 births | American people | American sportspeople | Martial arts practitioners | Professional wrestling referees | Mixed martial artists | American mixed martial artists
