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Dana White Doesn’t Believe Tito Ortiz vs. Chael Sonnen at Bellator 170 Was Fixed
Dana White spoke on the UFC Unfiltered podcast about Bellator 170 and more. Some highlights are below:
On allegations the Tito Ortiz vs. Chael Sonnen fight was fixed: “It was my first (time watching a) Bellator event. I watched it, and both guys are 40-something years old. It was basically a retirement fight, and a lot of people were calling it a fix. There’s no way.”
On Ortiz’s win: “Here’s one of the things a lot of people don’t realize about Tito Ortiz. Tito Ortiz – this (expletive) guy is so strong. He put me in a neck crank one time and almost popped my (expletive) neck off my shoulders. This guy is physically very strong. And I think his ground game is very underrated because Tito would always get that top position and ground-and-pound people.”
On Sonnen: “I don’t think Chael has fought or won a fight since 2013, or that ballpark somewhere. … You take that much time off, and that’s what a fight’s going to look like. … There’s no way in hell that was a work. I’d love to come on here and (expletive) all over Bellator, but there’s no way that was a work. The thing you’ve got to remember, he’s a good wrestler, (but) never was Chael some big jiu-jitsu guy. And when Tito Ortiz is cranking your (expletive) head off, you’re 40 (expletive) years old … maybe I should tap out here.”