Tito Ortiz was arrested on suspicion of domestic violence on Monday at the home he shares with partner Jenna Jameson and their twin boys.
The former UFC Light Heavyweight champion was taken to Huntington Beach jail, but was released shortly after posting $25,000 bail.
The phone call to the police was made by Jameson's father, who has also filed for a restraining order against Ortiz. Jenna was seen to be wearing a wrap on her right elbow, and described herself as "completely shocked" and "betrayed" by Tito's actions.
Aussie MMA fighter Kyle Noke will be making his appearance on the highly popular Ultimate fighter this Sunday 4th April on Fuel TV. Noke, originally from Dubbo will be one of 12 fighters to compete on the middleweight roster for the chance to gain a permanent spot in the UFC.
The series will be coached by arch rivals Tito Ortiz and Chuck Liddel, and promises fireworks.
Despite training with the talented fighters at Greg Jackson's camp, Noke still finds it hard being away from his girlfriend and family. Click here to read the full article
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Sherdog indicates that the Former Light HeavyWeight champion has signed a new contract with the UFC. It appears that Dana White and Tito have settled their long disputed differences to make way for Tito to re-join the competition and compete at 205 pounds.
Dana White has said that Tito is "still a guy that fans want to see fight". Whether you love him or you hate him, he generates interest.
Tito is set to fight Mark Coleman on his return, although not date has been scheduled.
The UFC has announced its next two events to be held following the April 19 debut in Canada.
UFC 84 is scheduled to take place on May 24th in Las Vegas, and UFC 85 is set to take place in London on June 7th.
The main event of UFC 84 will be BJ Penn versus Sean Sherk, who was stripped of his title after testing positive for steriods following his fight with Hermes Franca. Also expected to fight on the card will be Tito Ortiz and undefeated Lyoto Machida. Ortiz is expected to particpate in the final fight of his current UFC contract, and the belief is that he will be moving on from the UFC after this fight.
Rumoured matchups for UFC 84 include:
- B.J. Penn vs. Sean Sherk
- Lyoto Machida vs. Tito Ortiz
- Keith Jardine vs. Wanderlei Silva
- Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou vs. Kazuhiro Nakamura
- Rashad Evans vs. Thiago Silva
- Wilson Gouveia vs. Goran Reljic
- Rousimar Palhares vs. Ivan Salaverry
- Dong-hyun Kim vs. Jason Tan
- Terry Etim vs. Jeremy Stephens
- Shane Carwin vs. Christian Wellisch
Rumoured matchups for UFC 85:
- Mauricio "Shogun" Rua vs. Chuck Liddell
- Fabricio Werdum vs. Brandon Vera
- Marcus Davis vs. TBA
- Brock Lesnar vs. TBA