Tito Ortiz wants to crush Mark 'The Mummy' Coleman at UFC 106
by Jesse Holland on Sep 22, 2009 9:15 AM EDT
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Quoteworthy:
"I’m gonna crush him. I’m gonna push the tempo like he’s never had the tempo pushed against him. I watched him fight Fedor Emelianenko. I watched how afraid he was to stand with him. Let’s see if he wants to stand with me. I’m not afraid of him. To me he’s more of a mummy and less of a ‘Hammer.’ He started about a year-and-a-half before I started my career, and I see him as a ground and pound specialist. My own forte is to kind of take guys down and ground and pound them. Give the fans what they want to see. That's what I do."
Former light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz prepares for his upcoming bout against Mark Coleman at UFC 106 from the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Nevada on November 21. "The Huntington Beach Bad Boy" is coming off major spinal fusion surgery to correct a back problem that plagued him in his most recent bouts. His last appearance was in May 2008 — a unanimous decision loss to now 205-pound champion, Lyoto Machida. With a long term contract finally in place, Ortiz is here to stay -- but where does a win over "The Hammer" take him?
Check out some of his chilling preparations after the jump.
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Why would anyone go into a fight ith Fedor and not use the skills that give him the best chance to win? That would be stupid. Coleman is a wrestler/GnP guy so that’s what he tried to use. Tito makes my head hurt.
by PW on Sep 22, 2009 10:15 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
my head hurts too but mostly from watching Chuck try to dance and even worse talk…Chuck made Tito look articulate last night
by McArthur on Sep 22, 2009 10:25 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I realize we saw only a brief part of his stand up training but it looked crap to me. Nothing majorly stuck out. I’m not just sayin it cause I hate Tito. But it didn’t look great, maybe we only saw the start out phase and he’s growing
With that said I still see him putting a pounding on Coleman, but I said that about Bonnar too so I’d love to be wrong on this
by IrishKev on Sep 22, 2009 10:37 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
theres a bunch of geniuses calling coleman for the win down below… are u guys forgetting that tito gave most of the guys in the ufc a run for their money? beat forrest, who was champ not long ago, beat rashad who was just champ several months ago, dont give me that nonsense about it being a draw, and went all three rounds with machida, almost submitting him in the last round… now all of a sudden tito is garbage because hes been on the sidelines for a year? give me a fing break, you guys are the ones that are delusional, go ahead and donate your money to the bookies by betting on coleman…
by brendan on Sep 22, 2009 1:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
they’re calling for a Coleman win because Tito is taking over the show.. there’s noway that Coleman wins, he looked terrible against Bonnar!
by RoBerto on Sep 22, 2009 2:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I actually remembered at 1 point that tito was 1 of my UFC idols because of his dominating GnP.
Tito would win this one easily, because he doesn’t gas, and Coleman is a wheezer…
by Syd on Sep 22, 2009 7:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow I just watched first video with sound and I’m amazed at how much of a P*ssy Tito Ortiz is. Watch WANDERLEI SILVA jump in a tub of ice water and not say sh!t. Seriously Tito.. grow a pair. Just amazing, he’s not even half the warrior Wand is, but then again; not many others qualify when you’re talking a real living WARRIOR.
by O damn he got caught on Sep 22, 2009 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
you don’t feel anything after being knocked senseless so many times you know…
by RoBerto on Sep 22, 2009 11:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Irish KEv I agree with you. To draw the comparison to FEdor, is nuts. There was nothing in this video that made me think he would be a legit or better striker. The guy he was sparring with actually looked like he was getting the better of the 1 or 2 exchanges they showed. He may look good with Colemanstand up wise, but the rest of the top 10-205# with the excpetion all have much better hands then Tito and wrestling I think!
by Da Monkey on Sep 23, 2009 9:21 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
shit jenna never even moaned that much – fucking pussy, i always remember the pic of big nog in the ice bath, looking like he was taking a regular bath! gives the fans what they want, give me a break tito, you are a boring fighter whom just createds hype to hide his uselessness!
by TRUTH on Sep 22, 2009 11:34 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Titty….I mean Tito will win this fight via decision. No one is getting stopped in this borning ass role around the cage fight. Tito will not have his normal stamina and Coleman will run out of gas after the 1st round, so it will basically be 3 rounds of slow paced, crowd booing fighting.
by MMANIAC on Sep 22, 2009 9:34 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
WRONG, MMANIAC… what are you stupid!?!?! Coleman doesn’t get tired he plays possum hahaha j/k ;-)
by Edgecrusher71 on Sep 22, 2009 10:32 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Tito doesn’t gas because he trains in Big bear and is used to gassing there…Which he doesn’t do here.
by Syd on Sep 22, 2009 7:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
…he went 3 rounds with Lyoto…not bad at all.
by BudsyKind on Sep 22, 2009 9:35 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
that was when Lyoto was still fighting for Karate points. Machida only finished 1 of his 5 fights before he got the belt.
by shonuff on Sep 22, 2009 10:01 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
GOOD POINT THE MACHIDA THAT fought tito is not the same as the one that put rashad and thiago to sleep. MAHIDA has finally incorporated his karate for mma fighting in deadly fashion, and i have serious doubts anyone including shogun is going to last ,ore than one round against him
by curly on Sep 22, 2009 10:38 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
well, if he would have went after Tito he would have been taken down and dominated in the clinch.. It is the same Machida, only thing different is that he’s fought other opponents than Tito
by RoBerto on Sep 22, 2009 2:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
tito is one of the hardest lhw’s to finish..
to finish jacob u have to have amazing tdd along with precise and powerful striking..
his cardio has always been of the hook..
i don’t see the “rusty hammer” pulling this one out..
tito should be able to win a ud or get a nasty tko’l manned..
by stinky~fingers on Sep 22, 2009 10:02 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Tito’s huge head makes it almost impossible to knock him out cold.
Even Chuck couldn’t do it 2X.
Tito by DEC.
by OJR on Sep 22, 2009 10:07 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
My Favorite comments are always the the Giant Head Jokes about Tito. All I can think of is So I Married an Axe Murderer with Mike Meyers and he is playing the Scottish dad ripping on the big headed, red haired child…Which could all go for tito. I have replaced boy with Tito in all of the quotes….IT’s perfect!
Stuart Mackenzie: Look at the size of that Tito’s heed.
Tony Giardino: Shhh!
Stuart Mackenzie: I’m not kidding, it’s like an orange on a toothpick.
Tony Giardino: Shhh, you’re going to give the Tito a complex.
Stuart Mackenzie: Well, that’s a huge noggin. That’s a virtual planetoid.
Tony Giardino: Shh!
Stuart Mackenzie: Has it’s own weather system.
Tony Giardino: Sh, sh, shh.
Stuart Mackenzie: HEAD! MOVE!
Stuart Mackenzie: I’m not kidding, that Tito’s head is like Sputnik; spherical but quite pointy at parts! Now that was offside, wasn’t it? He’ll be crying himself to sleep tonight, on his huge pillow.
by Da Monkey on Sep 23, 2009 2:58 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Call me crazy but I’m goin with the hammer on this one; major back surgery + a long lay off, you see what some athletes go through after a knee surgery they never look the same sometimes. Tito’s coming off spinal fusion surgery?? That has to take some kind of toll, and the ring rust is something Coleman isn’t going to be dealing with either. It won’t surprise me if Coleman is stronger than Ortiz and gets the better of the grappling. I know Tito has really never had cardio problems aside from early in his carreer, but I won’t be surprised if they’re both gassed by rd 2 either.
by O damn he got caught on Sep 22, 2009 11:00 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah, it’s been a long time since either of them grappled anybody as strong as the other. If the fight is mainly on the ground and goes back and forth at all, it could easily drain their tanks. Tito has a history of much better cardio than Coleman, but last time he fought someone as strong as Coleman (Couture) he looked helpless and exhausted the later rounds. The key to gassing Tito out is to frustrate him mentally. Hold him down and embarrass him and he loses a lot of steam.
by shonuff on Sep 22, 2009 11:56 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nice anlysis shonuff, but it’s just not enough. Tito almost virtually never gasses out, and COleman ain’t the type of wrestler that would frustrate Tito because he doesn’t mix it up as well as Randy…
by Syd on Sep 22, 2009 8:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
God I can’t wait until Coleman sends him packing. Then they’ll feed him to Jon Jones and then he can ride straight into the “my back never healed right” sunset.
Who has ever been afraid of Ortiz’s hands? Did he just compare his pitter patter girls shots that couldn’t hurt fn griffin to the massive nukes that Fedor was bombing coleman with? The delusion never left this man.
Coleman SD.
by NameNotRequired on Sep 22, 2009 9:35 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
As usual, Im with you buddy! THe did just compare his hands t Fedor’s….Delusional doesnt begin to describe him!
by john G on Sep 22, 2009 10:20 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Irreverant is a more accurate description.
by OJR on Sep 22, 2009 10:23 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Actually you got it right both times OJR, “Irreverent” is actually : “lacking proper respect or seriousness”; just mispelled is all.
by O damn he got caught on Sep 22, 2009 11:14 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Irrelevant? How so? People act like Tito was getting beat up before he had surgery. I have had the same kind of surgery and trust me it was amazing that he was even able to train yet compete! So I’m looking for an improved Tito and if so than he is def not irrelevant! Hey Kev, great game last night!!! Turned my down weekend to even!
by BOW on Sep 22, 2009 11:15 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bow-
Daniel Worby’s post below makes a very convincing argument as to why Tito is irrelevant.
I am not a Tito hater. That’s just truth.
OD-
Got it right while getting it wrong at the same time. Ha! Talk about lucky. I should play the lottery.
;)
by OJR on Sep 22, 2009 11:54 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe I missed something bc that didn’t convince me, lol. OJR I’m a big Tito fan so that plays a part in it too. I really do believe though that Tito can win. Especially if he can improve his standup.
by BOW on Sep 22, 2009 12:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I know Bow, I bet the teaser
strt bet on
the colts
the over
colts 2nd half
and hit 3 of 4 baseball games. if red sox didn’t give up a 9 run lead, I’d have won 500 more!
by kevin on Sep 22, 2009 12:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Tito can win? Tito is going to win for sure! He was good before the surgery and with a healed back he’s gonna move better and have more effective wrestling/striking…
by RoBerto on Sep 22, 2009 2:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
YOU ALL FORGET! Tito will go to Joe Rogan’s favorite place to train, Big Bear, then you’ll know Tito, Big Bear, the ONLY place to train, Big Bear, getting you fight ready, Big Bear, high altitude at Big Bear too, so Tito will be ready for this fight. Because when you go to Big Bear, the thin air at Big Bear will allow good training as Big Bear is quiet, and Tito can enjoy a great camp at Big Bear, high altitude.
I’ve got $10 over 5 times Rogan vomits out Big Bear during the entrance, cripes, enough about Big Bear, obviously Tito needs to go to a higher elevation, been getting his ass kicked. Next thing you know Rachelle Leigh will have to go to Nepal for Tito’s training camp on that UFC show she does.
Rememeber, go to Big Bear this vacation season, that’s where Tito trains, contact your travel agent.
by the Slovak on Sep 22, 2009 1:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like the Hammer but to be honest, I would really like to see a really good showing from Tito after the back surgery. Lets see if he really has his cardio back where he can push the pace without gassing. His last several fights he seems to be pretty good for the first round, but after that he fades away. He didn’t use to do that. We’ll see if he can make things interesting on Nov. 21st. Be nice to see another a class fighter since Rashad is turning down fights and Rampage is trying to be an actor!
by brandon childers on Sep 22, 2009 9:37 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
This has bore-fest written all over it.
Is Tito trying to imply that Coleman should be more afraid of his stand up than of Fedor’s? Well maybe he does have a career after fighting….in comedy. In bad comedy, though, as that’s not really that funny.
Either way, Tito should stop saying that’s what the fans want. We’ll decide what we want…Tito’s retirement from fighting and the media.
by Striker Dave on Sep 22, 2009 9:41 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I’m going to laugh my ass off if Coleman hangs with him.
And I’m going to be in my glory if Coleman wins.
Not saying either will happen.
by Jonny on Sep 22, 2009 9:52 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
this is gna b a decision or verry late ko,afta,i wud wana c tito v machida n c machida ko him just so tito can shut up about the triangle he ALMOST got
by Hot Lil Whore on Sep 22, 2009 10:03 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Lol, good ol’ Tito. Did he just compare his standup to Fedor’s?
by frosnt on Sep 22, 2009 10:04 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
On a side note, what a HORRIBLE co-main event.
by frosnt on Sep 22, 2009 10:04 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
What’s that Tito? Your back is hurting again?
by Tom D. on Sep 22, 2009 10:15 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I’m curious to see which one is stronger. No doubt Coleman was stronger in his prime at his full weight. Interested to see how strong he is at LH. He was still strong enough to take down Shogun at will. Lets see how he does against a fellow G&P specialist. If he overpowers Tito, he’s still a force to be reckoned with. But I think Tito’s conditioning will be the deciding factor in this one, regardless of who’s stronger.
by shonuff on Sep 22, 2009 10:30 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Ya don’t care @ all for this as a co main event! Couldn’t agree more on that note. Still interested to see it. But means nothing in my eyes. Tito wins? He still isn’t proven in any way, without 2 big fights after that. Coleman wins? He’s never gonna make a run @ the title so who cares? And then tito was a waste.
Good fight to still be on the card. But a co main event it aint, especially after losing shad/page. Hate Penn/and Diego but still a much better/interesting fight
by Daniel worby on Sep 22, 2009 10:34 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Lol I was expecting to get ripped apart for my last post! Since my stupid ass went off about 107 knowing damned well this is the co main for the lack luster 106. 107 will be great. Sorry guys! Geez what a putz.
by Daniel worby on Sep 22, 2009 7:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Unrelated. Have they stopped allowing parlays on betus??
by Sparrow on Sep 22, 2009 10:38 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
in a way I’m happy about this as it usually only ends up costing me more anyway…it was fun while it lasted
by McArthur on Sep 22, 2009 10:53 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yea you can compare tito’s standup to Fedors………phhhhhh!!! Tito is such an a-hole. Hey if anybody is going to compare themselves to fedor, who better than Tito, what a zipper!!!!!
by the spyder on Sep 22, 2009 10:58 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
RE: retirement I just heard the following actual conversation between Joe Riggs, Matt Hughes, and Matt’s wife.
RIGGS: “So, are you fightin’ two more and you’re done or what?”
MATT: “No, I’ll fight more than that.”
MRS.HUGHES: “He’s gonna fight forever! I’ll push him to that octogon in a wheelchair!”
MATT: “She’s not lyin’ either. As long as I bring the paychecks home she’s gonna-”
MRS.HUGHES: “And when he can’t, I’m pushin’ him in the lake!”
Wow! No better motivation than family support eh!…especially that kind!
by shonuff on Sep 22, 2009 11:12 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
in other news…saw a dime the other day…walked right on by it. True story
by McArthur on Sep 22, 2009 11:17 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thought it was funny. Maybe that’s why Coleman and Ortiz have come back. Maybe their more afraid of their old ladies than they are of each other.
by Titor Belfortiz on Sep 22, 2009 12:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m afraid of Tito’s old lady. She is licensed to write penicillin prescriptions to anyone who gets within 10 feet of her.
by PW on Sep 22, 2009 1:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
who cares about fedor’s stand up? its horrible….hes had 30 fights and only like 6 ko’s in his entire career…arlovski is his only fight ever where he straight up layed a dude out with one punch…when u fight fedor you dont ever have to worry about going to sleep with one punch…yea he has power but look at his finishes…
he only has like 6 (t)ko’s in 30 fights…thats a terrible percentage for someone who is considered the best in the world…tito has finished way more fights by strikes than fedor has….
fedor is looking to snap your arm out of socket and beat you with it…he isnt exactly shane carwin when it comes to dropping dudes
by HellaHectic on Sep 22, 2009 11:46 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
This post is just…wow. Really doesn’t warrant a response.
by Diceman on Sep 22, 2009 12:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah why be afraid of Fedor’s striking! I mean just because he outstruck CroCop, Arlovski, Silvia, Goodridge, and Fujita? It’s not like any of those guys can hit! Gimme a break, HH! The fact that Fedor follows his knockdowns with submissions instead of G&P doesn’t change the fact that he’s knocked some of the biggest strikers in the world on their butts! You’re right, they don’t have to worry about going to sleep. They have to worry about getting knocked down and by the time they hit the ground, finding their own leg wrapped around their neck and shoved up their ass
by Titor Belfortiz on Sep 22, 2009 12:13 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
well, how do you argue with that…………..
by the Slovak on Sep 22, 2009 1:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That’s true if you look on paper, Hella, but if you actually watch Fedor’s fights, it’s his standup that usually puts the other guy on the mat, then he finishes with submissions instead of pounding them with hammer fists. That doesn’t make his standup any less dangerous or less feared. Tito finishes guys by taking them down and then pounding on them, not by rocking them with bombs on the feet. He finishes the fight with strikes but gets them there with grappling. Fedor does the opposite. So as long as you’re still standing, Fedor’s punches are WAY more dangerous.
by shonuff on Sep 22, 2009 12:21 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Like someone stated before, Tito has beat 2 former LHW champions, and lost to one by decision to the current champion, whom he almost submitted, which is much much much more than any fighters that have recently fought Lyoto can say. And the funny thing is, all you guys are talking all this crap, but in the end, you’re gonna watch Tito fight, he’s gonna be a great pay-per view draw like always, and he’s gonna win. It’s simple as that.
by TitoIsBack on Sep 22, 2009 1:46 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Who’s the other champion? Forrest. That joker is still crying in his mothers bosoms. Where is that guy He’s one half of the greatest UFC fight of all time. Forrest take note from Rich Franklin.- get’s his ass whooped and still is respectful to his opponent and fans.
by MXN on Sep 22, 2009 5:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i think the hammer is guna take this 1 by 2nd round tko! the blonde girl has been off 2 long! look at wut happend 2 Shogun w/forest & coleman! if he beats tito he cud be the next 1 to get a shot at the title!
by d*locc on Sep 22, 2009 2:20 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Tito is trying to copy Ali, he should try being more creative.
by Mc19 on Sep 22, 2009 4:03 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Coleman still fights the same way he always has. Slow and gasses early. If you are not old enough to have watched him the first time around YOUTUBE it.
by DolFan on Sep 22, 2009 10:07 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
so you and others are saying this is a set-up fight for tito (is he slovic) So he can get a bigger pay day next time.
Last fight I saw of Tito he was to strategic and could not take it to the opponent, who I think was dancing around him and striking at will. I should say Tito could not change his strategy to fit the fighter.
by kelpheadtwo on Sep 23, 2009 12:06 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, I don’t remember Big Nog making any sounds when he was doing this before the Couture fight. That totally has to suck big time but I’d be more impressed if Tito kept quiet or at least didn’t whine about it.
by sudnvictory on Sep 23, 2009 1:08 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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