Ortiz to make return against Hamill at UFC 121 in Anaheim
by Matt Bishop on Jul 22, 2010 3:47 PM EDT
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Tito Ortiz won't have to go far for his return to the Octagon.
The former UFC light-heavyweight champion will make his return to the organization following nearly a year layoff when he meets his former protégé Matt Hamill at UFC 121 on Oct. 23 from Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif., MMAFighting.com reports.
A source with knowledge of the situation told MMA Fighting that "The Huntington Beach Bad Boy" will face Matt Hamill at UFC 121, and UFC President Dana White subsequently confirmed the matchup in a text message.
Ortiz was scheduled to fight Chuck Liddell at UFC 115 after the two squared off as coaches on "The Ultimate Fighter 11." Instead, Ortiz had to pull out due to a neck injury that was operated on in March.
While on "The Ultimate Fighter 3," Hamill was Ortiz's first pick. Now the two will meet inside the Octagon.
Ortiz last fought at UFC 106 in November, dropping a split decision to Forrest Griffin. We last saw Hamill at "The Ultimate Fighter 11 Finale" last month where he defeated Keith Jardine by majority decision. He has won four straight fights.
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Tito held his own against elite light heavyweights in Rashad Evans and Forrest Griffin,and he nearly subbed Lyoto Machida. Still, he’s probably going to lose to Matt Hamill. It’ll be super competitive and really sloppy (like most Hamill fights), but Hamill will get the better of Tito in the end.
But when you think about it, it’s probably the perfect matchup for Tito. He’s probably going to lose, but it’s going to be really competitive and 50% of the donks out there are going to say he should have won. Hell, a lot of people thought he should have beat Forrest last time, if you can believe that. Who knows, maybe two idiot judges will give him a decision this time in a fight where Matt Hamill just smokes him with dirty boxing the whole time. We’ve seen stranger things happen.
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This is probably going to suck, and in a big way
Then again, how many other people still get a chuckle out of hearing Hamill say “Tito”?
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Why is it going to suck? It’s going to be a slug fest. I really don’t see this being a wrestling match whatsoever. Tito isn’t going to be able to take Hamill down, and I really don’t think Hamill wants to take Tito down and then have to deal with Tito’s submission game (which is actually quite good, he just rarely has to use it).
It’s probably going to be a really, really sloppy brawl, and it will be entertaining for all the wrong reasons.
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Sorry, but I’m not a fan of bad striking. Tito vs Griffin? Jardine vs Hamill? I’ll pass on those, and this fight is just an evolution of that. It’ll be competitive, I guess, but that will be dependant on Ortiz’s health. I mean, Hamill just hasn’t really improved as a fighter and Tito neither has Tito. Not to mention the inevitable post-fight comments the like of “Yeah, I wish I could’ve performed for my fans, but I shattered my femur two weeks ago. I’ll be back next time!” just make me shudder.
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I’m not a fan of bad striking either, but it’s still entertaining on some level. It’s better than watching a guy hang out in guard for 15 minutes.
And the leg kicks Griffin laced up on Tito in the third round of that rematch were a thing of beauty.
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by Brian Mayes on Jul 22, 2010 11:40 PM EDT up reply actions
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This is a fight that you probably never saw happening back when TUF 3 was filming…I like Hamill’s chances…he has adequate power…but Tito does have a good chin….I’m not mad at this fight because it makes sense….Tito loses this one and it’s a wrap(well, it already is…but you knowwhatI’msaying).
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