Canadian Bodybuilding
06-08-2008, 10:11 PM
Ortiz’s Last fight was in May at UFC 84. He lost a unanimous-decision to Lyoto Machida and dropped his record to 0-2-1 in his past three fights. Now it appears that he has become Affliction’s highest paid fighter.
Tito said that his first fight would be against Renato “Babalu” Sobral at Affliction’s second show, which takes place Oct. 11 at the Thomas & Mack Center on the campus of UNLV in Las Vegas.
Even with his resent loses Ortiz remains a top box-office and pay-per-view draw, and he said that Affliction gave him a long-term deal that will keep him involved as both a fighter and executive involved in the company.
Tito sighted Affliction backer Donald Trump, whom Ortiz met while a contestant on “The Celebrity Apprentice,” as a major reason he signed with the Affliction promotion. He said American Fight League and EliteXC had also made large offers.
Tito said that his first fight would be against Renato “Babalu” Sobral at Affliction’s second show, which takes place Oct. 11 at the Thomas & Mack Center on the campus of UNLV in Las Vegas.
Even with his resent loses Ortiz remains a top box-office and pay-per-view draw, and he said that Affliction gave him a long-term deal that will keep him involved as both a fighter and executive involved in the company.
Tito sighted Affliction backer Donald Trump, whom Ortiz met while a contestant on “The Celebrity Apprentice,” as a major reason he signed with the Affliction promotion. He said American Fight League and EliteXC had also made large offers.