Ortiz vs Shamrock Is on!

[soo2bhuge]

Ortiz vs Shamrock Is on! (From Insidefighting.com)
Body: Talk about a rollercoaster ride.

Moments ago, Tito Ortiz left the doctors office in his hometown of Huntington Beach, California and finally got the official word as to the extent of his myriad of injuries suffered before and during his fight with Forrest Griffin at UFC 59 back on April 15. He called InsideFighting to break the news.

The news is good and bad, Ortiz told InsideFighting. The good news is that my ACL is healing well. There are no serious tears. And my LCL is only stretched, so that will be fine, too. As for the bulging discs in my back, theyve given me some anti-inflammatory pills and might go the route of a cortisone shot. That treatment plus some rest and Ill be fine.

And the bad?

I suffered a broken leg when I checked a kick, he admitted. I fractured the fibula in my left leg. But the doctors said that it will be fully healed in four-to-six weeks.

Unfortunately, the injuries guarantee that Ortiz wont be able to compete at UFC 61 on July 8.

I cant fight in July because there wont be enough time after my injuries heal to get into top shape, he explained. I would love for Zuffa to hold Ken Shamrock until August and let us fight at UFC 62. Id definitely be ready to fight by then. But I know they wont postpone the fight. Theyre going to give him to Forrest Griffin instead.

In fact, UFC President Dana White already announced that he is going to substitute in Griffin for the injured Ortiz against Shamrock on July 8. So that begs the question: If Tito could play matchmaker, who would he choose to fight next?

I would prefer to fight Shamrock because there has been a ton of buildup for the fight, he said. Its something that Ive wanted for a long, long time. But Forrest is going to beat him in July and that will be the end of Ken Shamrock. Thats not all bad, though. I definitely want a rematch with Forrest so I can show the world how badly Ill beat him when Im healthy. So I want a rematch with Forrest Griffin in my next fight.

Fifteen minutes after receiving that call, Ortiz called InsideFighting back with a massive exclusive update.

It really came down to the fact that Ill be 100 percent healed in four-to-six weeks and will have six weeks to train for Shamrock, Ortiz said in a shocking revelation. Thats enough. Ill be ready. I got home and decided that I dont want to let the money go from a Shamrock fight, so I called Dana White and made his year. He was pumped when he heard that Im willing to fight Shamrock on July 8, even though I have a broken leg. I just want to get back in there after the Griffin fight and give Shamrock a beating.

But the broken leg?

Ill be ready, he insisted. Ill let my leg heal and then will do my road work for six weeks and get into great shape. The broken leg isnt as bad as a torn ACL would have been.

Needless to say, Ortiz sounded down and upset when InsideFighting spoke with him multiple times over the last few days. But he was completely upbeat and excited in this last conversation, one where he delivered the news with conviction and purpose.

This is the life of a fighter, Ortiz laughed. Its an emotional rollercoaster. But Im fighting Shamrock in July. I made my decision. I told Dana just a few minutes ago. Its happening. What it really comes down to is being mentally strong. Im excited. I really want to fight Shamrock. I dont want to give that fight to Forrest, so Im going to fight him no matter what.

[Hunter]

Great find looks like Shamrock is in for another ass whooping although he says now he is 100% healthy I still see ortiz beating the ever loving sh$t out of him...again

[soo2bhuge]

LOL. yeah...i agree...it's about time Ken retires. Hopefully he will after this fight. Ken is still a legend, but he should have left on a high note a while ago.

[pepperoni]

I dunno if I believe this or not, what would Dana White tell Forrest considering he gave him the Shamrock fight and now he just gave it back to Tito? so many cahnges so quick, seems odd.

[soo2bhuge]

Dana has a lot more to gain from the Ortiz v. Shamrock fight. I think it's pretty obvious that there will be another Ortiz v. Forrest fight, but Tito and Ken have something to settle. It will also bring in more viewers and money.

[Tony Bologna]

Yeh Forrest is still a noob let him fight Chuck Liddel or something...

[Big Broker 1]

thats going to be a good 1...i love how they cant even look at each other on the tv show...

[sonar1234]

Looking forward to that fight for sure

[QuieTSToRM33]

I'd love to see Ken put a hurtin on Tito ..... he needs a good ass whoopin.

[Bench Machine]

Ken Rules

[Dreaming2B-BIG]

Ken will get AGAIN!

[Bench Machine]

Ken with on this cump!:

[Bigmax]

Man I have to agree the last time ortiz and ken fought it wasnt even a fight .Ortiz just beat the crap out on ken infact if you guys saw it ken in his interview said that he got his a** whipped.

[swollpatroll]

it's not even going to go down so who gives a SH!T. Ortiz's leg is going to take 9 months or more to be 100%.

[zimmy]

Man I have to agree the last time ortiz and ken fought it wasnt even a fight .Ortiz just beat the crap out on ken infact if you guys saw it ken in his interview said that he got his a** whipped.

so? With dana's version of the UFC...doesn't mean ken can't get his ass kicked and still end up with a win...

[kihop]

Winner should fight Sakuraba..

[DizzyBoy]

Winner should fight Sakuraba..

He's a good fighter... Him and Tito would be a good matchup. Both wrestlers, both decent strikers. Good match fo sho...

[Kal-El]

I think Forrest got SCREWED in the fight with Oritiz, he beat his ass for the last two rounds. He got taken down but he got away jsut as quickly and hell other than the first round it took Tito till the end of the 3rd to get him down again that should be points there.

[*Alex*]

whatever,..........

[king diamond]

I'd love to see Ken put a hurtin on Tito ..... he needs a good ass whoopin.

amen