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sports.yahoo.com - 5/17/2008

Ortiz vs. White is UFC's hottest feud - MMA - Yahoo! Sports

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Whether he wins or loses May 24 in Las Vegas against Lyoto Machida, it certainly appears Tito Ortiz will end his 11-year Ultimate Fighting Championship career. But there will be no televised celebration of his accomplishments when the fight is over. UFC president Dana White will want it to end as quietly as possible, with Ortiz as an afterthought, and the crowning of the undefeated Machida as ...

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