The headliner features the grudge match between former light heavyweight champions rashad evans. All three fights have ended in a knockout in the light heavyweight division at the first meeting at ufc 47, liddell won by knockout. Ortiz lands an early takedown after two minutes of standup. Anderson silva, tito ortiz, rashad evans, minotauro nogueira, sean sherk, frankie edgar, anthony giordano. Given their track record since their first fight back at ufc 73. I like phil davis and think hes a future title contender in the division, but tito ortiz versus rashad evans is an improvement to the. Bloody elbow s mike fagan runs through the proceedings from ufc 3.
He tkoed ken shamrock twice, a 43 year old and other than that he has either lost to chuck or. Stacked tito ortiz, lost resulted in a draw 2828, 2828, 2828, rounds. Tito ortiz light heavyweight bout these two fought to a draw at ufc 73 yeah, a long time ago. Showcasing the best fights from recent events, revealing backstories of the athletes and their mindsets.
Tito ortiz talks rashad evans and training for ufc 73 by thomas myers. At the time ortiz was coming off of a gigantic upset win over ryan bader at ufc 2 and the ufc called on ortiz to fill in on short notice for the injured phil davis against evans, who was coming off of two straight wins over quinton rampage jackson. Rashad evans vs tito ortiz fight result ufc 73 stacked. Former ufc champion tito ortiz will face the ultimate fighter 2 heavyweight winner rashad evans at a ufc 73 event on july 7 although a recent skirmish between the two fighters at ufc 69 heated up the rivalry, ortiz just throw a bucket of fuel on the fire with a recent forum posting about his opponent in a thread titled ufc first woman fighter at the underground forum, ortiz stated. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses. Check them out and use the code fightfulmma for a discount. After a draw at ufc 73, rashad evans and tito ortiz will meet again at ufc 3. Your browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats available. Ortiz fight video, highlights, news, twitter updates, and fight results. When tito ortiz and rashad evans squared off at ufc 73, they werent fighting for a draw, but when tito grabbed the fence in round 2, thats exactly what the judges scored that fight. Unfortunately, as weve learned time and time again, mma events are ultimately judged on the quality of the fights and not. Tito ortiz, mixed martial arts fighter from huntington beach, talks about his fight with rashad evans on july 7 in ufc 73 with carlos arias from the orange county register. Instead, a point was taken away, and it was a unanimous draw nobody fights for a draw, especially these two.
Ortiz is best known for his stints with the ultimate fighting championship ufc, where he is a former light heavyweight champion, having held the title from april 14, 2000, to september 26, 2003, and bellator mma. Tito ortiz and rashad evans scuffle at ufc 69 mma junkie. Ortiz 2 was a mixed martial arts event held by the ultimate fighting championship on august 6, 2011 at the wells fargo center in philadelphia, pennsylvania, united states. The main event was originally slated to be jon jones vs. Hear from dana white, rashad evans, tito ortiz, vitor belfort, brian. In the main event of ufc 3, rashad evans stopped tito ortiz in the closing minutes of round 2.
They met for a second time at ufc 3 in august 2011. Ortiz heads into ufc 73 facing another success story from the ultimate fighter, this time being opponent rashad evans. Official mma page for tito ortiz the huntington beach bad boy. Rashad anton evans born september 25, 1979 is an american retired mixed martial artist. If i worry about my own execution, it wont matter what tito ortiz does. The feud that josh koscheck and diego sanchez brought into last nights ufc 69 event could soon have a match at ufc 73, thanks to maincard combatants tito ortiz and rashad evans. Tito ortiz talks rashad evans and training for ufc 73. Plus, tito ortiz takes on rashad evans and former pride champion minotauro nogueira makes his ufc debut. At ufc 73, evans squared off against former ufc light heavyweight champion tito ortiz. Ortiz this saturdays ufc 3 card has gone through some major revisions as you can see by my sarcastic headline, but im in a positive mood today so i should point out the following. Stacked was a mixed martial arts mma event held by the ultimate fighting.
Anderson silva faces nate marquardt for the middleweight title and sean sherk defends his lightweight title against hermes franca. Autoplay when autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play next. Check out the prefight trash talk between rashad evans and tito ortiz leading up to their first fight at ufc 73 back in july 2007. True to its billing, ufc 73 was stacked from top to bottom, showcasing two title fights, featuring middleweight champion anderson silva and lightweight champion sean sherk, respectively, along with a light heavyweight bout pitting former champion tito ortiz against tuf 2 winner rashad evans. Ortiz 2, as rashad evans finishes tito ortiz in the second round with a knee to the body. Rashad evans vs tito ortiz leave unfinished business after draw at ufc 73 new, 2 comments by sergio hernandez aug 6, 2011, 9. In case you missed it, heres the stare down between ufc 3 headliners, rashad evans and tito ortiz that happened during the weighins both former light. It took place on july 7, 2007 at the arco arena in sacramento, california and featured a total of nine bouts. They didnt like each other in 2007, and they still dont like each other. Watch the promo video for the ufc 73 tito ortiz vs. Mma decisions provides a summary of mma judging decisions, focusing on ufc results. Rashad evans drew with tito ortiz ufc 73 mma decisions. For more news check out ufc 3 is now official with both main event fighters, rashad evans and tito ortiz, hitting the mark with th. In ortiz and evans first fight at ufc 73, ortiz would have gotten the win if he wasnt docked a point for holding onto the fence.
Evans talk smack before their first bout, a controversial draw at ufc 73. Rashad suga evans mma stats, pictures, news, videos. A rematch between former ufc light heavyweight champions rashad evans and tito ortiz will finally come to fruition in the main event of ufc 3 in. Evans trains with greg jacksons camp in albuquerque, new mexico, and is. Rashad evans suga 1991 fights, stats, videos fite tv. Tito hasnt really fought anybody or won in a good way for sometime now. Stacked was a mixed martial arts mma event held by the ultimate fighting championship ufc. Former ufc light heavyweight champion tito ortiz faces off with the ultimate fighter 2 winner rashad evans. A rejuvenated tito ortiz returned to the octagon after a very short layoff to face sugar rashad evans in the main event of ufc 3. Watch ufc main event streaming online hulu free trial.
Rashad is much better now than he was back then while tito. All 22 fighters took the scales on friday at the official weighins for ufc 3. This is rashad evans next fight and tito ortiz next fight. Tv14 mixed martial arts, sports, martial arts tv series 2014. Considering the ufc 3 card is now nothing more than a crumbling mass, it is very surprising that ufc president dana white isnt out there doing his thing, selling the main event between rashad. July 7, 2007 the ultimate fighting championship presents the biggest card of the year. A rematch with tito ortiz was scheduled to headline the event. Ufc 3 has been talked about as the most cursed card of all time. Throughout the whole dvd, this is one fight where they dont include the prefight. The two would fight to a draw at that event and now, four years. Cm punk, holly holm, megan anderson, rashad evans, alistair overeem, more.
Ufc 3 conteo rashad evans vs tito ortiz espanol youtube. The huntington beach bad boy tito ortiz is a trilogy of mixed martial arts fights between chuck liddell and tito ortiz. Ortiz and evans first met back at ufc 73 in july 2007 and fought to a unanimous draw. Theyve known there would be another meeting to take place, and when phil davis suffered an injury, tito ortiz, coming off of a win over ryan bader that saved his. They stand and trade wildly and evans is getting the better.
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