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Tito OrtizTito Ortiz (born January 23, 1975) is a Mexican-American participant of the sport of mixed martial arts, or 'MMA'. Ortiz's career has been mostly within the UFC organisation. Former Light-Heavyweight UFC champion, Ortiz has become one of the sport's most shining stars, headlining several Pay Per View championship undercards, and appearing on the covers of various magazines, such as Black Belt Magazine. He is a native of Huntington Beach, California. Ortiz began his martial arts as a wrestler in his sophomore year of high school, eventually becoming champion for the state of California. He later went on to wrestler for Cal Baker University. Ortiz, who is a member of Team Punishment in his sport, began fighting at the UFC 13 championship. He beat Wes Albittron on the tournament's first round, but lost a bout that he was dominating early on to Guy Mezger in the next round. In UFC 33, he suffered a leg injury after defeating Vladimir Matyushenko by decision, and the injury caused him to be almost one year out of The Octagon, as they call the area used to compete in the UFC fights. But when he returned, he was able to beat Ken Shamrock, another UFC superstar. But he re-injured after that fight again, breaking his hand. Ortiz lost his light Heavyweight UFC belt to Randy Couture in UFC 44. He has been involved with several rivalries with other fighters, including Ken Shamrock and Chuck Lidell, whom he lost to in UFC 47 by second round knockout. Ortiz often wears insulting T - shirts after beating his opponents. Record Ortiz's current record (as of November 2004) is 11-4-0. Career See also External link Ortiz, Tito Ortiz, Tito
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