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Victorious in trilogy fight
Ortiz defeated Chuck Liddell via KO (punches) at 4:24 of Round 1 in Saturday's trilogy fight under the banner of Golden Boy Promotions.
ANALYSIS
Ortiz has lost to Liddell twice in his career, but this matchup came roughly 12 years after the last time the two faced off. It was an entirely different fight this time around, as Ortiz was the aggressor from the opening bell. It was clear the 48-year-old Liddell was significantly slower than his prime fighting days over 10 years ago. Ortiz entered as a (-400) betting favorite, and didn't waste much time coming through for bettors. He's now won back-to-back fights and four of his last five overall, and despite the fact Ortiz is 43 and could choose to retire on a high note, "The Huntington Beach Bad Boy" was non-committal when asked about retirement in the aftermath of this bout.
Ortiz has lost to Liddell twice in his career, but this matchup came roughly 12 years after the last time the two faced off. It was an entirely different fight this time around, as Ortiz was the aggressor from the opening bell. It was clear the 48-year-old Liddell was significantly slower than his prime fighting days over 10 years ago. Ortiz entered as a (-400) betting favorite, and didn't waste much time coming through for bettors. He's now won back-to-back fights and four of his last five overall, and despite the fact Ortiz is 43 and could choose to retire on a high note, "The Huntington Beach Bad Boy" was non-committal when asked about retirement in the aftermath of this bout.
Inks deal for trilogy bout with Chuck Liddell
Ortiz has signed a contract to fight Chuck Liddell under the banner of Golden Boy Promotions, Brett Okamoto of ESPN reports.
ANALYSIS
Ortiz and Liddell have long been rivals, and their UFC 66 matchup remains a top-10 highest-grossing MMA event in the history of Las Vegas. This rivalry has been a bit one-sided, however, as Liddell has defeated Ortiz via knockout both at UFC 66 in 2006 and UFC 47 in 2004. Ortiz has been the more active fighter of late, however, as he's competed in nine professional bouts since Liddell walked away from the sport in 2010. "The Huntington Beach Bad Boy" is coming off a four-fight stint with Bellator MMA, which concluded in January of 2017 with a submission victory over Chael Sonnen. His activity, mixed with the fact that he's five years younger than Liddell, should make him the betting favorite in 2018. A date and location for the fight have yet to be announced, but it will take place in a cage as opposed to a ring, and be promoted by Oscar De La Hoya's Golden Boy Promotions.
Ortiz and Liddell have long been rivals, and their UFC 66 matchup remains a top-10 highest-grossing MMA event in the history of Las Vegas. This rivalry has been a bit one-sided, however, as Liddell has defeated Ortiz via knockout both at UFC 66 in 2006 and UFC 47 in 2004. Ortiz has been the more active fighter of late, however, as he's competed in nine professional bouts since Liddell walked away from the sport in 2010. "The Huntington Beach Bad Boy" is coming off a four-fight stint with Bellator MMA, which concluded in January of 2017 with a submission victory over Chael Sonnen. His activity, mixed with the fact that he's five years younger than Liddell, should make him the betting favorite in 2018. A date and location for the fight have yet to be announced, but it will take place in a cage as opposed to a ring, and be promoted by Oscar De La Hoya's Golden Boy Promotions.
Finishes career with first-round submission over Chael Sonnen
Ortiz defeated Chael Sonnen via submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:03 of Round 1 at Bellator 170 in Inglewood, Calif. on Saturday.
ANALYSIS
Going in to this fight, fans and pundits knew that whoever scored the takedown would have the advantage. Ortiz went for the takedown early. Sonnen defended with a sweep attempt and worked for a D'arce choke. However, Ortiz continued to press for the takedown and finally landed it. From there, he moved to the mount and caught Sonnen's back in a scramble. The former UFC champion locked on the rear-naked choke. The hold did not appear to be below the chin, but Ortiz continued to squeeze until Sonnen tapped out. Ortiz announced prior to this fight, that he would retire with either a victory or loss. He joined Bellator after an extensive UFC career in 2014. During his run in the promotion, he defeated Alexander Shlemenko, Stephan Bonnar and Sonnen. His only defeat came against Liam McGeary at Bellator 142.
Going in to this fight, fans and pundits knew that whoever scored the takedown would have the advantage. Ortiz went for the takedown early. Sonnen defended with a sweep attempt and worked for a D'arce choke. However, Ortiz continued to press for the takedown and finally landed it. From there, he moved to the mount and caught Sonnen's back in a scramble. The former UFC champion locked on the rear-naked choke. The hold did not appear to be below the chin, but Ortiz continued to squeeze until Sonnen tapped out. Ortiz announced prior to this fight, that he would retire with either a victory or loss. He joined Bellator after an extensive UFC career in 2014. During his run in the promotion, he defeated Alexander Shlemenko, Stephan Bonnar and Sonnen. His only defeat came against Liam McGeary at Bellator 142.
Ortiz was submitted by inverted triangle choke (4:41 of Round 1) in his light heavyweight title match with Liam McGeary at Bellator 142.
ANALYSIS
Ortiz got off to a quick start against the 6'6'' McGeary, achieving a takedown and shifting to side control in the early going. Despite having been submitted just twice previously in his storied MMA career, Ortiz was caught in an inverted triangle from within McGeary's guard, leading to his fourth defeat in his last six fights. Ortiz may not challenge for another title anytime soon, but with no shortage of fun catch-weight options -- a la Ortiz vs. Shlemenko -- his job security should be just fine with Bellator.
Ortiz got off to a quick start against the 6'6'' McGeary, achieving a takedown and shifting to side control in the early going. Despite having been submitted just twice previously in his storied MMA career, Ortiz was caught in an inverted triangle from within McGeary's guard, leading to his fourth defeat in his last six fights. Ortiz may not challenge for another title anytime soon, but with no shortage of fun catch-weight options -- a la Ortiz vs. Shlemenko -- his job security should be just fine with Bellator.
Ortiz will enter Saturday's light heavyweight title bout with Liam McGeary as a +650 underdog at Bellator 142.
ANALYSIS
Ortiz has played the role of spoiler before, defeating Alexander Shlemenko as a +323 underdog and submitting Ryan Bader with +280 odds. McGeary will significantly outsize Ortiz in Saturday's bout, however, complicating matters for the "Huntington Beach Bad Boy." Ortiz's go-to double leg takedown will be difficult to complete against the undefeated champion, and Ortiz will risk submission attempts to complete ground-and-pound within McGeary's guard. Having barely eked out a decision against Stephan Bonnar in his last fight, Ortiz will face his greatest challenge in Bellator against McGeary.
Ortiz has played the role of spoiler before, defeating Alexander Shlemenko as a +323 underdog and submitting Ryan Bader with +280 odds. McGeary will significantly outsize Ortiz in Saturday's bout, however, complicating matters for the "Huntington Beach Bad Boy." Ortiz's go-to double leg takedown will be difficult to complete against the undefeated champion, and Ortiz will risk submission attempts to complete ground-and-pound within McGeary's guard. Having barely eked out a decision against Stephan Bonnar in his last fight, Ortiz will face his greatest challenge in Bellator against McGeary.