Dana White Hints That UFC Is Holding Tito Ortiz Contract

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Dana White has added his $0.02 to the already thick cloud of rumor and speculation around Tito Ortiz and who he'll be fighting for in the future. From an interview with USA Today's Sergio Non : I read recently that Tito supposedly is negotiating with UFC again. If that's the case, how did that come about? As part of his contract, he goes out and ... I don't know, something to do with ... [link]

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Dana White Won't Rule Out Tito Ortiz in UFC
Published 8/28/2008 at FanHouse
... haven't done business together before. So you have no problem putting aside personal feelings for business? Sometimes. We did for a lot of years. The bottom line, I believe, is that both White and Ortiz want to make money, and they can both make more money together than they can apart. I'm not sure that Ortiz even wants to put his body through the rigors of continuing to fight in MMA, but if he does, it may still be in UFC. More at Bloody Elbow.   Permalink | Email this |  ...

UFC still has Tito by the balls
Published 8/28/2008 by fightlinker at Fightlinker.com » Fightlinker - MMA, UFC, and other funny fight crap
... If he puts in an a reasonable request that’s then accepted by Affliction, the UFC would then have the right to match that offer and drag him right back into the UFC. Again, this scenario requires you to beleive that the UFC has the right to match any offer Tito accepts and more importantly the prospect that perhaps Tito isn’t as big of a retard as he seems to be at times. Big leaps of faith, there. But I just figured I’d throw out the idea and see what you guys thought. (props to Bloody Elbow for finding the article)

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