Tito Oritz is back on the cage at Bellator 142: Dynamite, at SAP Center in San Jose, California in which defended his title last September 19, 2015 (Saturday). He fought against Liam McGeary, who is 10-0 streak in his carrier. Ortiz however, won 2 of his last 5 fights during the main event.
During this event however, Ortiz was defeated by McGeary via submission [triangle choke]. The fight only lasted 1 round, at 4:41 minutes. As per MMA Fighting website, Tito Oritiz may have lost the fight but he still took home $300,000, while McGeary on the other hand only took home $50,000 for winning.
During his post-fight conference, Tito Ortiz hinted that he's ready for retirement.
"As far as more coming back, I'll wait. I'm just going to chill for a little bit, I'm 40 years old. I've been doing this for 18 years."
He then added:
"I've been though some major surgeries: back surgeries, neck surgery, knee surgeries, I still love training, but I want to hang out with my kids; wake up with them every morning; take them to school; be a dad for a little bit- enjoy life for a little bit."
Tito Oriz may have left UFC but he's still worth $15 million as per The Richest website, coming from his fight, movie roles and endorsements.
As per MMA Fighting website, during the Bellator Media day Tito Ortiz dished out his sentiments regarding UFC stating:
"It's just a matter of time, Rome crumbles from inside and that's what they're going to do. They're going to crumble from inside. They're their worst enemies. I could just sit back and nobody is gonna talk trash about Dana, talk trash about the UFC. I'll let them do their own damage."
