Tito Ortiz
Jacob Christopher "Tito" Ortiz or "The Huntington Beach Bad Boy" ( 23 January, 1975) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) expert fighter who hails from Huntington Beach, California. As a former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in the light heavyweight category championship, Tiot became an instant hit amongst the crowd.Tito tryst with fighting began in highschool. Under the tutelage of Paul Herrara, Tito won many wrestling championships including the Golden West College championship.Tiot takes full advantage of his height which is six feet and two inches and has ninety three kilogram of weight. Out of twenty one matches tito won fifteen matches and lost five matches. His fighting style includes Wrestling, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Muay Thai. He is associated with team punishment. Tito’s childhood memory is full of poor life which was lived in a gang infested environment in California. This was one of the main reason behind Tito personal, professional and financial success. He fells sad about his past when he remembers that both of parents were drug addicts and he had a filthy childhood. He feels that he came from dirt and today with his professional wrestling he has carved a niche for himself. He is a known person who is equally famous and rich.
Tito loves his fan following and feels thrilled at the support which they shower on him. For Tito his son is the reason for whom he fights and for whom he lives. Otiz had a short stint with TNA wrestling as a guest refree. He also tried his hand at PRIDE fighting championship but he got no success. However, without much luck he had to come back to MMA circuit.
Some of the famous events and famous opponents include
Jerry Bohlander in UFC 18, Guy Mezger in UFC 19 ", Frank Shamrock UFC 22, Wanderlei Silva UFC 25, Yuki Kondo in UFC 29, Elvis Sinosic in UFC 32, Ken Shamrock in UFC 40, Vitor Belfort in UFC 51, Forrest Griffin in UFC 59, Ken Shamrock in UFC 61, Ken Shamrock in Shamrock 3: The Final Chapter, Chuck Liddell UFC 66 and Rashad Evans in UFC 73.
Tito is a media shy person who fees difficult to drive his point in public appearances but once in the ring he has the knack to annihilate his opposition at any point of time. Apart from his wrestling career, Tito has also worked in various movies such as the movie Cradle 2 The Grave where he played the role of a cage fighter, along with Liddell and Randy Couture.
Ortiz also appeared in a Turkish film, Valley of the Wolves Iraq and Ortiz also performed in The Crow: Wicked Prayer where he portrayed the character of Famine. When not fighting and working in any other promotional event, Tito trains in California around mountain region as it helps him in difficult conditions in building stamina and related strengthening exercises.
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