deadpoet

let me put it like this, vitor belfort is respectively the best bare knuckle fighter around and he is fierce, i give him that respect. his win against tank abbott proved that. but i've never seen a fighter with such adversity as tito ortiz. i do agree that the fight with tito and chuck lidell is going to be an awesome fight but i think i'll put my money down on tito. the only thing that i believe ruins the perception of tito is the ufc's persona for him. the ufc's nowadays are trying to create the drama of the wwf for a larger fan base, and in turn they're making it gay. but when it comes down to it, and tito's in that ring, he just want's everyone to see how bad he is. and he is bad. he'll prove it when he beats lidell.

look y'all, the point of the matter is, tito is the greatest fighter to ever play the sport, you could tell the raw talent in his first appearance against guy mezger. although he lost to a guillatine or whatever, he still showed amazing raw talent. now he's harnessed his skills and gained discapline he's unstoppable. nobody can beat him. another thing, many ppl like to say that tito wouldn't have made it in the original UFC's b/c of the rule differences but come on guys, his training partener ricco rodriquez is a monster and he beats on tito all the time, he's a true warrior who adapts to and conquers everything in his past.

i just want to say that i'm not a martial artist, i am a fighter though. and watching tito ortiz is breathtaking, his movement and concentration is amazing. i've seen every fight tito's been in and his loss to frank shamrock was silly. tito got caught up in an armbar or a legbar, i can't remember exactly but if you watch you'll see the dissapointment in his eyes. the ufc is getting rediculous but that's a different topic. i believe whole heartedly that tito is a champion, he has the heart and the determination to beat anyone, and i'll never count out frank although i gaurauntee that if they ever face eachother again... the outcome will be much much different, tito doesn't make the same mistake twice, he never has, he never will.