Betrayed by Dana White to Flip In opposition to His Pal, Tito Ortiz Reveals $50M Reality Behind Iconic Chuck Liddell Rivalry

Tito Ortiz and Chuck Liddell have been, undoubtedly, two of the most effective 205-pounders within the MMA world again of their heyday. Liddell and Ortiz started their profession on the Final Combating Championship as pals. Nevertheless, the duo have been destined to face one another within the Octagon. They fought thrice and Liddell rose victorious in two of the fights by way of a finisher transfer. Ortiz claimed victory of their third bout at Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions, with a first-round KO. However issues fell aside between the 2 fighters and Ortiz blames Dana White for it.

White and Ortiz had their variations for fairly a while now. Each of them have typically struck one another on social media platforms. This time too, Ortiz pointed his fingers on the UFC head honcho for ruining his relationship with Liddell. Nevertheless, the blame additionally pointed at White’s low fighter pay. 

Tito Ortiz blames Dana White for ruining his relationship with Chuck Liddell

The previous Mayor Professional Tempore of Huntington Seaside was not too long ago interviewed by Mike Perry on ‘The Overdogs’ podcast. No speak with Ortiz is full with out together with his rivalry with Liddell. Perry claimed that the rivalry was, in reality, the most effective ones that the UFC has ever witnessed. However this time, Ortiz revealed that White was scamming him with a low paycheck. 

Ortiz revealed that he needed to take up the struggle for a meager quantity of $150 thousand. In the meantime, the MMA promotion pocketed about $50 million. He mentioned, “Me and Chuck have been imagined to struggle one another, and I mentioned, ‘You recognize, if we’re gonna struggle one another, we needs to be paid enormous cash.’ Then Dana will get in his ear and swiftly he turns into an organization man and he caves in for $150,000. UFC just about propaganda my title and simply bashed me and bashed me and bashed me and bashed me and compelled me into the struggle. So, I needed to take a struggle at $150 grand for the struggle, as they remodeled, I believe, $40 or $50 million for that struggle.” 

Definitely, Ortiz blamed the UFC for turning pals into rivals. “We have been pals, however the UFC turned us in opposition to us. And that rivalry, I believe that was simply fabricated to how the UFC wished to painting me because the dangerous man and Chuck as the great man to boost him to a excessive stage,” he mentioned.

Though issues went astray due to the inexperienced payments, Ortiz believed that no amount of cash was price destroying a friendship. For sure, this wasn’t the primary time when Ortiz introduced up the cash issues. In a earlier occasion, he claimed that there was a time when he wasn’t paid a single penny.

Ortiz claimed to have fought within the UFC totally free

Throughout a dialog with Paddy Pimblett, a few years again, ‘The Huntington Seaside Dangerous Boy’ revealed that he fought his first struggle within the UFC totally free. The previous blended martial artist entered the Octagon at UFC 13 as an newbie. Definitely, UFC was in its darkish age with considerably decrease earnings than what it’s incomes immediately. Regardless of getting no pay, Ortiz significantly impressed the preventing neighborhood as he defeated Wes Albritton with a knockout in solely 31 seconds. 

However the fighter needed to struggle one other bout on the identical evening. The second struggle was the battle for the UFC light-weight championship belt in opposition to Man Mezger. Sadly, Ortiz wasn’t in a position to safe the belt and was defeated by way of submission within the first spherical. However, he claimed that he fought each of the fights totally free.

Regardless of all this, Dana White was upset as Ortiz wished a bit more cash than what he was paid. The UFC CEO claimed that Ortiz was certainly the “worst to cope with” when the corporate was at its most weak stage. And now, the bittersweet relationship nonetheless continues with each the events typically throwing phrases at one another. Do you assume White scammed Liddell and Ortiz of $50 million? Tell us within the feedback down beneath.