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UFC Legend Tito Ortiz Shuts Down His Restaurant After Boating Accident

Tito Ortiz expanded his business ventures by opening a restaurant called Tito’s Cantina in Southern California. But after three years of active service,

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UFC Legend Tito Ortiz Closes Restaurant After Devastating Boat Crash

Tito Ortiz is closing his restaurant Tito’s Cantina in Cape Coral, Florida after three years in business A February 28 boating accident at 55 MPH threw

MMA News / BoxingNews.com / September 30

Tito Ortiz Closes Florida Restaurant After Boat Crash

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz will close his Cape Coral, Florida restaurant next Monday after a boating accident earlier this year left him unable to work for most of 2026.

MMA News / Bloody Elbow / September 21

Watch Dana White brutally shut down Tito Ortiz’s attempt to mend their broken relationship

Dana White has no interest in making amends with a UFC legend he hates. The UFC CEO and Tito Ortiz have been feuding for more than 20 years due to a money dispute.

MMA News / BoxingNews.com / September 17

Ortiz Apologises To White After Years Of UFC Feud

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz wants to make amends with Dana White after years of bitter feuding. Ortiz, whose relationship with White soured during his UFC tenure, told The Ariel Helwani Show that he has tried multiple times to reach the longtime UFC chief executive but has yet to receive a response.

MMA News / BoxingNews.com / July 23

Dark Side of the Cage Season 2 trailer drops with Sonnen, Ortiz

VICE TV dropped the trailer for Dark Side of the Cage Season 2, which premieres Sept. 1 at 9 p.m. ET with seven episodes. Per MMA Mania, the new season features Chael Sonnen, Tito Ortiz, Jason Miller, Mark Coleman, and Don Frye, who leads off the first episode.

MMA News / BoxingNews.com / June 25

Chuck Liddell says Tito Ortiz was 'terrified' of him in UFC

Chuck Liddell has never bought into the idea that he and Tito Ortiz were friends back when they trained together in the late 1990s. The two former light heavyweight champions appeared on UFC Rivals to discuss their legendary feud, which produced two of the biggest fights in early UFC history.

MMA News / MyMMANews.com / June 2

Tito Ortiz injured in boating accident – 'Much of my memory was gone'

Former UFC light heavyweight champion and UFC Hall of Famer Tito Ortiz has revealed that he was injured in a boating accident earlier this year. “Eleven weeks ago, I was involved in the worst accident of my life,” Ortiz said in a video on Instagram.

MMA News / MMA Weekly / May 23

Tito Ortiz blasts Dana White for 'childish' White House snub

Tito Ortiz has reignited his decades-long feud with Dana White after being snubbed of an invite to the UFC White House event next month. The former UFC light heavyweight champion has a questionable past with the company's CEO.

MMA News / Bloody Elbow / May 22

Tito Ortiz reignites feud with ‘childish’ Dana White after UFC White House snub

Tito Ortiz believes he should be given free tickets to any UFC event he wishes to attend. The Hall of Famer has publicly complained after being told to pay for his place at the UFC White House event on June 14.

MMA News / The Spun / May 20

Former UFC Champion Tito Ortiz Has 'No Relationship' With Dana White

At one time Tito Ortiz was the face of the UFC and MMA in general, reigning as champion for several years and delivering some of the most iconic performances of UFC's early years.

MMA News / HITC / November 14

Tito Ortiz mocked by fans after bold prime-vs-prime claim about Alex Pereira

Tito Ortiz has given his take on the current state of the UFC light heavyweight division. Back in the early 2000s, Tito Ortiz was widely recognised as the top fighter at 205lbs.

MMA News / Athlon Sports / November 13

UFC Legend Hilariously Butchers Khabib Nurmagomedov's Name

Since retiring from mixed martial arts, Tito Ortiz has navigated a varied and often tumultuous post-fight career. After his final MMA bout in 2019 and

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The Eternal Rivalry: Revisiting the Legendary Feud Between Ken Shamrock and Tito Ortiz

Few rivalries have burned as brightly or endured as fiercely as the one between Ken The post The Eternal Rivalry: Revisiting the Legendary Feud Between Ken Shamrock and Tito Ortiz first appeared on My MMA News.

MMA News / Bloody Elbow / September 24, 2025

Tito Ortiz tapped to Frank Shamrock in all-time great UFC fight before dominating his brother 3 years later

One of the greatest fights in UFC history happened all the way back in 1999, and fans still talk about it to this day. In the early years of the UFC, the fights consisted mainly of raw, dangerous brawls featuring heavy hitters like Don Frye and Mark Coleman.

MMA News / HITC / September 6, 2025

Chael Sonnen furious after Tito Ortiz snubs handshake before latest callout

Chael Sonnen was fuming after Tito Ortiz did something he took as a major sign of disrespect. The two have always been quick with their words, and the tension between them is still very much alive.

MMA News / Bloody Elbow / August 21, 2025

5 Chuck Liddell fights every UFC fan has to watch including The Iceman’s battles with Tito Ortiz

One of the stars that helped make UFC into a worldwide phenomenon in the early days of the promotion was “The Iceman” Chuck Liddell. Liddell was the reason people all across the world sported a mohawk in the early 2000s, after his incredible performances in the octagon took the UFC by storm.