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Wed Nov 19, 2008 2:55 pm EST

Ortiz looking more and more like Bonds

By Steve Cofield

Tito Ortiz is living a nightmare. While he's weighing his options on a new deal, he's sidelined after back surgery until the middle of 2009. Will it be Affliction or UFC? His lousy relationship with UFC president Dana White is well-documented. He's also got off to a bad start with Affliction negotiations. And now Affliction's long-term prognosis is shaky at best.

For a guy who's looking to make top shelf money as a fighter, his negotiating stance stinks. A while back we compared Ortiz's plight to that of Barry Bonds. Bonds' agent actually said in the middle of last season that he would take the MLB minimum. Would Ortiz come back if he wasn't making in excess of $200k per fight?

Yahoo! Sports caught up with "The Huntington Beach Bad Boy" around UFC 91 in Las Vegas to talk about his health and future.

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  1. yep thats me
    1. Posted by yep thats me Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:26 pm EDT

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    Chano even if Affliction does finally get a fight out of him, Tito will run his mouth and screw it up in the end.
  2. Ican2
    2. Posted by Ican2 Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:39 pm EDT

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    YAWN...Tito's a dork..He's F'ed up his options...another one bites the dust..
  3. Karl A
    3. Posted by Karl A Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:47 pm EDT

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    Does anyone really care to see Tito in MMA again?
  4. Nutcracker
    4. Posted by Nutcracker Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:22 pm EDT

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    He needs to ease up on the GH and Test and use some more anti estrogens. He is getting that puffy roid look and obviously doesn't know how to beat back the unfortunate side effects...
  5. ruckaone
    5. Posted by ruckaone Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:55 pm EDT

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    Nutcracker, what are you his doctor now? you would know since your full of estrogen. Do everybody a favor and go fly a kite...
  6. Anton
    6. Posted by Anton Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:48 pm EDT

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    he should fight just because Chuck Liddell isn't that good anymore. LOL. That is one of the reasons why he was scared to do anything. Yeah, he WAS great, but he is utterly annoying.
  7. Brian
    7. Posted by Brian Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:06 pm EDT

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    The comparison to bonds should only be that they both believe they are worth more money than anyone else competing in their sport. Is Tito a name, yes, Could he still put people in the seats, maybe (only to see him lose), Is he worth main event money, not anymore. He is trying to live the past and base everthing on how popular some of his fights from more than 2-3 years ago, were. In his last few, he was boring and not nearly the fighter he used to be. Even after his back is healed, he won't be able to hang with the top 10 Light Heavies. He would make interesting match-ups for up and coming prospects but he will never again be a Main Event Headliner. Unless he backs off from his rediculous salary demands, he might be fighting with Kimbo in Japan. Face it Tito, you aged to fast and you are not the fighter you once were.
  8. kahuna69
    8. Posted by kahuna69 Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:46 pm EDT

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    Tito's a chump. Sit down, loser, go hang with your ex-porn star wife and be done already! Seriously, no where near his old self in the ring, no one really interested in listening to his whiney tales, no point in fighting...anywhere. go home tito, make an exercise video for housewives and fade away.
  9. richinoc76
    9. Posted by richinoc76 Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:40 pm EDT

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    Tito is already halfway down the same road that Ken Shamrock went down. Pretty soon he'll be feuding with a younger much more talented fighter and getting the snot beat out of him.
  10. Crime
    10. Posted by Crime Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:48 pm EDT

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    Titos will always be overarted he ran from the man called ice then ran from the man called White so run titos titos run!
    Last fight was a bore fest he should retire and do porn with his girl!
  11. Darkness!
    11. Posted by Darkness! Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:45 pm EDT

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    Toto-
    pls. come back to the UFC, so I can look like a "good guy" again... Sincerely, Matt Hughes
  12. Parrot
    12. Posted by Parrot Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:57 pm EDT

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    Why compare Tito to a roid user now that he's left the UFC? Cofield will probably compare Brock to Bonds once his contract is up!
  13. The Unsilent Majority
    13. Posted by The Unsilent Majority Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:01 pm EDT

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    Maybe he can get Affliction to pick him up and sign Shamrock so he can at least win a fight again.
  14. o
    14. Posted by o Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:43 pm EDT

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    how long until his porn star girlfriend leaves him....stared dating him when his popularity was soaring...now....yea, i give her a couple more months before we read the blog of the split-up
  15. prettty girl
    15. Posted by prettty girl Thu Sep 03, 2009 11:00 pm EDT

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    I LOVE tito I saw him on the apprentice..GO TITO....
  16. Hulkster
    16. Posted by Hulkster Thu Sep 03, 2009 2:59 pm EDT

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    Yito was Manster wehn iy wuz back in the dayz
    noes hes a porster with jenna ballon tits so go hide under a rok ya silly bleech hair big headded tards
  17. prettty girl
    17. Posted by prettty girl Thu Sep 03, 2009 11:00 pm EDT

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    Steve a ....Whta da hele ar u speekin jug head...some kinda jibberish...heroin nodding off FU#K...
  18. fightchica
    18. Posted by fightchica Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:53 pm EDT

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    droppinbombs lmoa
  19. fightchica
    19. Posted by fightchica Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:53 pm EDT

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    droppinbombs lmoa
  20. fightchica
    20. Posted by fightchica Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:53 pm EDT

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    Yes folks Tito is done but how can you expect him to retire gracefully? It's gonna have to be beat in to him.
  21. Matt
    21. Posted by Matt Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:52 pm EDT

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    He should fight Hong-Man Choi in Japan, he's probably a heavyweight at this point and it'd be funny to watch him get caught by a fist the size of a bowling ball.

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