Tito Ortiz: From rags to riches

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz went from living in cars to living the dream, turning a career in mixed martial arts into a multimillion dollar enterprise.
In a recent interview on MMASportsMag.com, Ortiz reveals that his rough and tumble upbringing has been replaced with sick whips and luxury items.
Here's a snip:
"I really got to see how hard life would really be for us, living in motels, living in cars, people's garages, I really didn't want that for myself. I like the luxury things, I like the nice cars and nice houses and I got to see that at a young age with some of my older friends and I was like how come I can't have that. Well I came to realize that its comes with a lot of hard work ... with hard work and dedication you can achieve anything in life as long as you work as hard as you possibly can at it."
According to the interview, Ortiz reveals that his clothing line, Punishment Athletics, is a big reason behind his financial success. And, that his girlfriend, Jenna Jameson, helps with the business side of things.
Here's a quote mash from Ortiz:
"Punishment Athletics started in 1999 and I started with 500 bucks and it became a multimillion dollar company. It's just one of the things that is going to get bigger and bigger and its going to start taking over. [Jenna] has taught me a lot about the business game that I have never known before and I'm really happy to be with her and having her by my side. She is a very intelligent bright woman with some of the business side of things she does and it's very impressive to see a woman at her stature doing some of the things she does."
Ortiz also rehashes the "premature" stoppage during his championship bout with Chuck Liddell at UFC 66, as well as his plans to once again establish himself as the number one contender in the 205-pound division.
"The Huntington Beach Bad Boy" will look to get back on the road to the title when he faces Rashad Evans at UFC 72 on July 7.
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No way that stoppage was early. Chuck would have kept pounding on his ridiculously huge head, which is the only part of his anatomy that he can shove in his girlfriend’s canyon-like poonanni that she can actually feel.
by PW on Mar 29, 2007 4:33 PM EDT reply actions
Here we go again, TITO has another excuse that we are gonna hear until he gets beat again my CHUCK. He is a waste of my time and money
by Nash on Mar 29, 2007 4:35 PM EDT reply actions
[quote]“…and it’s very impressive to see a woman at her stature doing some of the things she does.”[/quote]
Hahaha – alright.
by YouTapped on Mar 29, 2007 4:35 PM EDT reply actions
I wish TITO keeps a pen outta jenna hands and put something else there where she knows what to do with it.And if i was chuick i wouldnt waste my time fighting if he gets to the #1 contender spot and chuck is still the champ i wopuld retire if i was chuck fuck tito……holla……\
by cheeks420 on Mar 29, 2007 4:51 PM EDT reply actions
Just another way to shamelessly get his name and her ass on something. I see Tito putting her ass on his shirts and coming up with some stupid slogan here soon. I told my friend to wait till after the Chuck fight to get a shirt cause it would be on sale after that fight, and it was. If Rashad whips him thats the only way he’s gonna sell those clothes. Punish Jenna Athletics. Stopped too soon? Which time you dropped to the fetal position? Is that what Tito calls intelligent defense? Balling into a little ball and ‘weathering the storm’? What a chumpion
by Tommy on Mar 29, 2007 5:20 PM EDT reply actions
tito cracks my shit up. That dude always has some reason for losing. lol
by robb on Mar 29, 2007 5:31 PM EDT reply actions
“[Jenna] has taught me a lot about the business game that I have never known before”
You can bet that quote will come back to bite him in the ass. It’ll be exhibit number one when they break up and she sues him for half of the company. But don’t worry, the court fight will be another reason why he loses a fight. “I only lost to Elvis Sinosic because the stoppage was premature and I was up all night with the lawyers preparing for my deposition.”
by Hyde on Mar 29, 2007 6:38 PM EDT reply actions
No way that stoppage was early. Chuck would have kept pounding on his ridiculously huge head, which is the only part of his anatomy that he can shove in his girlfriend’s canyon-like poonanni that she can actually feel.
That’s why Tito only talks in whispers around her, the echoing bothers him.
by Dana White on Mar 29, 2007 7:34 PM EDT reply actions
u guys really hate tito. and now he cant make excuses for losing but everyone else can………….dont really see the logic there but thats cool.
I was a little shocked that Big John wasnt the ref, I mean he was there and did do the Jardine/Griffin fight, so the “best ref in the game” does the TUF fight but not the LHW Title fight, I was shocked. But I really think Big John would have stopped it sooner, probably in round one! There ya go, and thats coming from a Tito fan.
and since the comparisons have been made, which is a better defense against Chucks onslaught of punches – Titos “Fetal position” or Babalu’s lead with the head while it gets knocked off. and be so out of it that you try to fight Big John and get mounted in the process. Most people would go with the tito defense i think.
Actually the Horn defense was probably the best, take as many punches to the face as you can until you cant see.
by mayberry on Mar 29, 2007 7:41 PM EDT reply actions
yeah i agree big john should have been the ref, and tito was taking some serious punches when the fight was stopped, but wasn’t he still moving and conscious??either way chuck would have won the fight and tito is wrong to say it was stopped early, but for a huge fight like that you have to have the best ref and you have to be sure before you stop it…i’m not saying i disagree with the stoppage, i’m just saying maybe with big john in there we would have seen a real knock out…
by tha spida on Mar 29, 2007 8:32 PM EDT reply actions
i still love tito though and there is no way he will lose to rah, rah needs a loss and tito needs a win, its as simple as that…
by tha spida on Mar 29, 2007 8:34 PM EDT reply actions
I DVR that fight i always do encase something cool happens, But before the fight was stopped if you listen closely Tito fucking yells “stop”. the reason i figured it out because i thought it was stopped early so i watched it like 6 more times, he yells stop
Rashad is going to win that fight plain and simple, no more Tito “cry-baby” Ortiz
by Thenovemberact on Mar 29, 2007 9:53 PM EDT reply actions
Dana, if tito dose win you should make him fight Babalu!
by Thenovemberact on Mar 29, 2007 9:54 PM EDT reply actions
i feel the fight wasn’t stopped early I heard Tito yell STOP i watched it alot and i thought it was from outside the ring but you can read Tito’s lips and he says that shit…..holla……..
by cheeks420 on Mar 29, 2007 10:23 PM EDT reply actions
damn, i didn’t know tito yelled stop like that…
by tha spida on Mar 29, 2007 10:30 PM EDT reply actions
Tito is half smart and half retarded. Was a great self promoter/fighter. Now a decent fighter and sucking on Jenna’s tit to have some business skills. He is constantly losing cool points after getting some back after TUF. This whole Jenna thing seems more and more like Howard K. Stern and Anna Nicole. I wonder if he watches her videos to get pissed off before traing. He should have tried to date Oprah if he needed some help with the business.
by kb on Mar 29, 2007 10:41 PM EDT reply actions
He yells stop in the 3rd right before they call the fight? I don’t hear it
by J.R. King on Mar 30, 2007 12:47 AM EDT reply actions
Ok, ummm Tito didn’t say stop that would be the ref saying stop.
When refs stop a fight they yell at the fighter who is going to win to stop beating on the opponent so don’t go around thinking that Tito yelled stop when he clearly wasn’t hurt and taking alot of damage.
Tito already has too many haters stop trying to create more.
by PaddyCakes on Mar 30, 2007 12:48 AM EDT reply actions
I don’t really care what Tito is doing outside of the ring or who he’s dicking around with, as long as he entertains me inside the ring. And so far, win or lose, he’s managed to do that. Does that mean I’m love with his personality? No. But I do enjoy watching him fight, he will always be and deserves to be a top contender.
by DoctorSamson on Mar 30, 2007 1:02 AM EDT reply actions
WATCH AND LISTEN MR KING YOU’LL SEE IT..OOOOO WAIT YOU DON’T CARE THATS RIGHT..HOLLA…
by cheeks420 on Mar 30, 2007 1:09 AM EDT reply actions
If Rashad whips him thats the only way he’s gonna sell those clothes. Punish Jenna Athletics.
TOMMY, hahahahaha that is some funny shit
by RoB on Mar 30, 2007 1:46 AM EDT reply actions
Who gives a fuck if he’s dating Jenna Jameson?
by broncos12405 on Mar 30, 2007 2:50 AM EDT reply actions
Cheeks… I don’t care about Tito Ortiz. Obviously considering it wasn’t targeting towards anyone! Must be an Ortiz fan. Haha. I think I might here it. I here something very low when he goes down but I don’t know if it’s only because that’s what I am told that. Hmmm… I wouldn’t doubt it though.
by J.R. King on Mar 30, 2007 2:50 AM EDT reply actions
By the way, Liddell’s coming to my GNC. Totally stoked. I’ll bring him pain killers and maybe he can tell me that he wants to fight Muhammad Ali this time.
by J.R. King on Mar 30, 2007 2:51 AM EDT reply actions
What suprises me is that punishment athletics is a million dollar company. Who wears his stuff? And Chuck will be losing his title soon. These one dimensional fighters like Matt Hughes (hes been trying to get a stand up game lol) Rich Franklin (but im still a huge fan)eventually lose because someone gets good plan to fight them.
by zack on Mar 30, 2007 4:51 AM EDT reply actions
Jenna brought the whole “why suck it for free when you can charge $50?” mentality to Tito’s game.
Hope the kid doesnt end up having to fight Rampage for the title, fighting your idol is never good.
by DirtyML on Mar 30, 2007 5:19 AM EDT reply actions
Im asshamed to say this but, …… I was one of the dudes who stared in a movie with Jenna,, I did her in the bum bum then she gave me head, then Tito kissed her, Im sorry Tito, its true! Ive never gone to the toilet the same since. What investor would invest in a company that can go belly up any time? I would pull all my $$$ out of that risky business! Doesnt sound like hes hurting for cash that bad. I dont care what people do in there spare time, but this about publicity, they ask for it. Im also a firm believer in freedom, asin Jenna has the freedom to be a pornstar,(me too apparently) and I have the freedom to say Jenna is a gross fucking slut, and Im ashamed I did what I did with her! Thats the double side of freedom, just because we live in free countries doesnt mean we can do whatever we want any time we want and have no concicience to our actions
by UFCmaniac on Mar 30, 2007 7:40 AM EDT reply actions
Tommy
Mar 29th, 2007 at 4:20 pm Quote this comment
Just another way to shamelessly get his name and her ass on something. I see Tito putting her ass on his shirts and coming up with some stupid slogan here soon.
by Bawana on Mar 30, 2007 7:55 AM EDT reply actions
Tommy
Mar 29th, 2007 at 4:20 pm Quote this comment
Just another way to shamelessly get his name and her ass on something. I see Tito putting her ass on his shirts and coming up with some stupid slogan here soon.
I’m an idiot. Anyway I think the shirt he put on after he beat Jerry Bohlander would work here. “I just f**ked your ass!”
by Bawana on Mar 30, 2007 7:56 AM EDT reply actions
Hey Tito,since being smacked on the ass by Randy @ UFC44,and now knowing what Peter North tastes like,maybe you should just become a cross dresser.Since you love to do business maybe Jenna can hook you up with Ron Jeremy!!!
by ibread on Mar 30, 2007 7:59 AM EDT reply actions
People should worry about what fighters are doing outside the ring to some degree. If a fighter like Tito who has $$$ in his head, you will start to have fixed fights. No one wants mma to end up like boxing. Its cool if he can sponsor fighters with Punisnment. But if half the fighters are wearing punishment shirts to the octagon and the camers pans over to Jenna Jameson like she is responsible for this brands success. I like to keep my ho’s seperate from my money. I like my porn seperate from my UFC. If fighters get into porn and then get into the octagon, you gonna get a bunch go out like Tommy Morrison.
by kb on Mar 30, 2007 8:51 AM EDT reply actions
Hearing Tito whine about things always makes me laff…
Also makes me laff that he is all about ‘business’ now as he puts it, and less about fighting… which I might be wrong, but wasnt that the reason he left the UFC in the first place? ‘Business?’
Someone needs to toss a few Big Macs at Jenna too… gorgeous woman that has turned into Skeletor!
by Luppers on Mar 30, 2007 9:39 AM EDT reply actions
Wow you guys are fucked up ya his girl is a loose as a goose porn star and fucked 100 guys in one night lol but the article is about him coming from the bottom up and thats not an easy thing to do…..despite the fact hes an arrogant prick,a poor sport,over rated, and is banging a whore he did come from a long way and is id hate to admit it a great fighter so im just saying Tito,….props to you because i know how it is to come from nothing to everything bnut i just havent gotton all the riches yet lol….but ya tito deserves some props from this stop bashing him
by Mark "Lights Out" Matheson on Mar 30, 2007 10:22 AM EDT reply actions
and one more who here honestly would say any of this shit to his face?….reply to that
by Mark "Lights Out" Matheson on Mar 30, 2007 10:24 AM EDT reply actions
I would tell him his fight with chuck wasen’t stopped early. I’d also tell him that beating ken shamrock is not a big deal and he should have had alot more fights before getting a title shot.At this point he would probably punch my lights out and then I would own punishment athletics…all good…..or i’d be dead and i’d have no idea
by wildbill on Mar 30, 2007 10:46 AM EDT reply actions
LMAO!!..true true i would say the same thing thats obvious truth but im talking about the trashing and bashing on him and his girl give credit were credit is deserves ya know….and i respect the fact that you admit that he would basicaly kill you with one punch LOL i can second that my self my nick name has shit on tito lol cause he would punch my “LIGHTS OUT” myself lol
by Mark "Lights Out" Matheson on Mar 30, 2007 11:21 AM EDT reply actions
I would say it. Like the great Randy said, if the worst thing that happend to you is you lost a fight so what. Plus if you got Ko’d it was by a pro fighter. As long as your not scared of getting hurt, its a win win.
by Bawana on Mar 30, 2007 12:19 PM EDT reply actions
Wow you guys are fucked up ya his girl is a loose as a goose porn star and fucked 100 guys in one night lol but the article is about him coming from the bottom up and thats not an easy thing to do…..despite the fact hes an arrogant prick,a poor sport,over rated, and is banging a whore he did come from a long way and is id hate to admit it a great fighter so im just saying Tito,….props to you because i know how it is to come from nothing to everything bnut i just havent gotton all the riches yet lol….but ya tito deserves some props from this stop bashing him
I think “Coming from the Bottom Up” is the working title of th first Jenna-Tito movie, scheduled to be released 5 minutes after Tito is no longer relevant as a fighter.
by PW on Mar 30, 2007 1:38 PM EDT reply actions
[quote comment=“21790”]u guys really hate tito. and now he cant make excuses for losing but everyone else can………….dont really see the logic there but thats cool.
I don’t discriminate, I make fun of EVERY fighter that makes excuses after losing a fight. I don’t expect him to admit Chuck is a better fighter (even though he is) but for crying out loud, saying it was stopped early, when it “could” have been stopped in the 1st round…give me a break and come up w/a better excuse next time, acutally would prefer the typical answer from a stand up fighter “I need to go back and review the tapes, (blah blah blah)….learn from my mistakes and come back even stronger”…
by ufcFANatic on Mar 30, 2007 1:45 PM EDT reply actions
Well of course Tito would kick my ass..hes a pro fighter for gods sake…I don’t think I’d last 10 seconds with ross pointon(although I do know a little BJJ)HOWEVER I will fight Jerry Millen or whoever that ryan seacrest looking assclown is for 80,000 dollars at any UFC or Pride PPV he wants…I’ll stomp that guy.I’m going to try to get Dana to let me represent!
by wildbill on Mar 30, 2007 3:46 PM EDT reply actions
Well of course Tito would kick my ass..hes a pro fighter for gods sake…I don’t think I’d last 10 seconds with ross pointon(although I do know a little BJJ)HOWEVER I will fight Jerry Millen or whoever that ryan seacrest looking assclown is for 80,000 dollars at any UFC or Pride PPV he wants…I’ll stomp that guy.I’m going to try to get Dana to let me represent!
LMAO, wildbill you CRACK me UP!
by ufcFANatic on Mar 30, 2007 5:37 PM EDT reply actions
i would say anything to Tito as long as i got Chuck standing next to me. and its just a matter of time before we see SMACKDOWN vs PUNISHMENT for the WWE, who gives a rats ass,world title
by RoB on Mar 31, 2007 2:43 AM EDT reply actions
“and one more who here honestly would say any of this shit to his face?….reply to that” WHy wouldnt I, what is Tito going to do to me, attack me physically? What a spectacle I could turn that into, neck brace and all. What do you do when you see a “big guy” lights out? Do you act like his bitch cause he could physiaclly hurt you? Fuck that, Im mentally superior to Ortiz, he’s a mental midget and I would treat him like a child if I saw him.
by ufcmaniac on Mar 31, 2007 11:08 AM EDT reply actions
and one more who here honestly would say any of this shit to his face?….reply to that
I wouldnt hesitate to say what I think to his face. He is just like 50% of the true prime athletes out there that dont know how to play the rocks in the mouth game… look at the OTHER TO. Tito is a great fighter, and could be an AMAZING fighter, but he cant keep his mouth shut when it comes to things like losing fights, and ‘business…’ He has the same problem alot of fighters do, he needs a handler, and a fucking muzzle. But then again, he has stirred so much shit, he wont win back the fans that he has lost. But that is ok for him, he plays the public preception game along with the ground and pound game.
You talk shit about anyone saying anything what they have said in this post, then you go on and on about Jenna and how much of a dick he is. Then say would would say it to his face? Great way to show your ass….
by Luppers on Mar 31, 2007 1:32 PM EDT reply actions
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I’d love to see that!
by YouTapped on Apr 1, 2007 3:48 AM EDT reply actions

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