Not so fast Tito

broken · 07-01-2009, 10:19 AM

From MMA FanHouse

In a video interview we recently posted with Tito Ortiz shot this past weekend in Pittsburgh, "The Huntington Beach Bad Boy" said that he is set to start his own organization, Punishment Fighting Championships, in association with Strikeforce.

"I'm starting my own organization also with Strikeforce called "Punishment Fighting Championships," Ortiz said. "So, you know, just not as a promoter, I'll be competing also, and bringing some other guys around and trying to create superstars."

However, when Fanhouse contacted Strikeforce director of communications Mike Afromowitz Tuesday, he made it pretty clear that no agreement is in place with Ortiz.

"I don't know anything about it," Afromowitz said.

Afromowitz doesn't strike me as the kind of person who would say one thing publicly while something completely different was going on behind the scenes. When he said that this was the first time he had ever heard of Strikeforce working with Punishment Fighting Championships, I genuinely believed him.

So why did Ortiz say this? Well, unfortunately, since leaving the UFC in May 2008, Ortiz has said a lot of things. He once said that he was close to signing with Affliction; then EliteXC; now Strikeforce. The sad thing is that, if true, this would be pretty big news, however, the MMA blogosphere didn't really pick up on it. I suppose everybody's numb to Ortiz's proclamations at this point.

Ortiz is one of the very few fighters not under contract with the UFC that can actually sell pay-per-views or spike ratings on his own. But until he is ready to resume his fighting career, I wish he would just keep his grandiose future plans for himself. I mean, we all know he's going to re-sign with the UFC anyways, right?

TurdTenderloin · 07-01-2009, 11:01 AM

Titto will fail miserably at everything he does and then sign back with the UFC....

....and proceed to get dominated by B level fighters.

The Butcher · 07-01-2009, 11:23 AM

Huge cranium.

broken · 07-01-2009, 12:02 PM

villin · 07-01-2009, 02:15 PM

Tito likes to flap his gums, that is all he has left at this point of his career. He can't remain relevant with his declining abilities so he tries to make up for it with his mouth.

slippy · 07-01-2009, 05:16 PM

Tito can still fight..he survived with machida in his last fight which in hiensight is actually an impressive feat..im biased cos i love Titos trash talk and persona, i think its good to have charactars in MMA.

He is one of the few ppl who can draw rating outside the ufc that much is true, i hope this is true and we can see Tito-Babalu fight

Big Daddy Kane · 07-01-2009, 05:34 PM

Originally Posted by slippy

Tito can still fight..he survived with machida in his last fight which in hiensight is actually an impressive feat..im biased cos i love Titos trash talk and persona, i think its good to have charactars in MMA.

He is one of the few ppl who can draw rating outside the ufc that much is true, i hope this is true and we can see Tito-Babalu fight

He speaks the truth

Relentless · 07-01-2009, 05:57 PM

LMFAO, just proves Tito is a liar

sparky204 · 07-02-2009, 05:14 PM

After Tito is done fighting he has a promising future as a fertilizer salesman.

He talks so much shit.

TurdTenderloin · 07-02-2009, 05:23 PM

Babalu would fucking own Tito's Mexican ass... I would love to see that fight.