Tito Ortiz lost a lot of respect for his fellow UFC legend Anderson Silva over the rules of their upcoming boxing match. Then Ortiz takes on Anderson Silva in a boxing match on September 11, the two will have to fight at 195lbs, which Ortiz is none too pleased about.
Tito told TMZ : “I’m excited. I’ve been boxing almost my whole career, but now it’s an opportunity that I don’t have to worry about wrestling or Brazilian jiu-jitsu.
Why Tito Ortiz “lost respect” for fellow UFC Legend
I don’t need to worry about knees or kicks. Now I get to focus strictly on boxing. I’m excited. I’m thankful to Triller for giving me this opportunity. I’m thankful to Anderson for finally taking the fight.
There was a little negotiating on his part. I had a lot of respect for Anderson. But to do what he did for the contract, I lost respect for him, man.”
Ortiz v Silva will take place on a Triller card that also features Oscar de la Hoya and Vitor Belfort. Both Ortiz and Silva are well past their MMA prime, but any fight between these two giants of the sport is sure to be exciting.
Ortiz seems to believe that Anderson Silva is concerned about his massive power at higher weight.
“He wants me down to 195lbs. He’s fought at 205lbs six times in his career. He wants me down to 195lbs so it shows that he’s afraid of my power. People don’t realize that I’m a pretty decent puncher and I’ve gotten better over the last six years. I’ve gotten really good over the last 34 years.”
Tito Ortiz hasn’t weighed anything close to 195lbs for decades, but that won’t stop him from entering the ring and taking on Silva at a more natural weight for “The Spider”.
“The last time I was 195lbs was I think my sophomore year in college wrestling. I’ll make [the weight]. I’ll try. I’ll cut off my leg to make the weight. I’ll try.
I’ve never missed weight in my whole career, but Anderson kind of pushed the limit of doing that. But once again, I lost respect for the guy, man. He’s one of the best mixed martial artists but I lost respect for him.
So it gives me a little more energy, a little more aggressiveness during camp to punch this guy’s face off.” Do you think the Silva v Ortiz fight should be taking place at 205 or higher? Let us know in the comments.
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