I like the UFC as much as the next guy but lets face it. They didn't do the fans any favors by showing the fight for free. Shamrock didn't have a chance, he is a has been. The UFC couldn't have gotten anything for the second rerun of the same old thing. The under cards were just more of the Ultimate Fighter show newbies, and it all was a promotion for the upcoming Franklin and Silva card. Also keep in mind that Tito Ortiz, as good as he is or was, hasn't beaten anybody good (except robbing Forrest Griffin by decision) for a long time. Sure he has been beaten by some good fighters but they are building him up against the has been Shamrock to make him look good for a big fight against Chuck Liddell. The bad blood between Ortiz and Shamrock sure dissapated quickly now that they won't be fighting anymore. Between all the bad blood hype, kissing and making up and the fact that every UFC fighter has a nickname whether he has earned it or not, is making the UFC start to look more like the WWF or TNA than a legitimate fighting sport . They should start to be careful if they want to look legit. Ortiz is a good showman and it will make for a big build up for the Chuck Liddell fight but of course Tito is way past his prime and Chuck will knock him out again.
but of course Tito is way past his prime and Chuck will knock him out again. Keep in mind that Lidell is 6 years older than Ortiz. I don't think you can say he's past his prime, he just took a break. Though I do think Tito get's knocked out.
I agree tron...the majority of all the top fighters are Tito's age or older. I think Tito just hasn't had his head and heart in it for afew years after so much success and fame early on. Tito's only chance with Chuck is on the ground. If he stands too long he;s going to get hammered.
He'll be on the ground. KO'd in the first couple minutes just like the rest of Chuck's recent fights. Tito hasn't exactly been fighting opponents of Chuck's caliber (because there aren't any). His fights in 2006 don't show any sign of being able to hang with Lidell, beating Shamrock twice and stealing a decision from Forest Griffin shouldn't even get you close to a fight with a champ. This matchup really seems to be a byproduct of the Wanderlei Silva/Liddell fight falling through. UFC contracts are sketchy things, I'm Chuck needed to have another fight before the end of the year contractually and Ortiz is at least popular. Now what about Franklin/Silva tonight? That should be interesting.
