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Dana White Doesn’t Believe Tito Ortiz vs. Chael Sonnen at Bellator 170 Was Fixed

February 1, 2017 | Posted by Jeremy Thomas

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.”