Doggy Bag: The Future of MMA

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Tito Ortiz is now back in the light heavyweight picture. Putting his upcoming bout with Chuck Liddell aside, does Ortiz pose any threat to the belt or is the UFC simply using him as a big name to pull in viewers? Ortiz was a great champion six or seven years ago. However, after losing three of his last four battles in the Octagon, does he have what it takes to stand with the division's big guns like Lyoto Machida, Mauricio Rua, Quinton Jackson or new talent like Jon Jones?
-- Matt Morrissey

I think the answer is obvious to any casual follower of mixed martial arts. Tito Ortiz is not a top contender in a very deep UFC light heavyweight division. “The Huntington Beach Bad Boy” does still have a magnetism that draws fans and detractors in huge numbers, and has proven he is still a legitimate pay-per-view draw.

Let’s face it, if he wasn’t a guy that put buys in the bank he wouldn’t have been welcomed back in the company after his long feud with UFC boss Dana White, and he wouldn’t be in possession of one of, if not the biggest, contracts in the organization.

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