After his successful fight with Chael Sonnen, Tito Ortiz announced the legendary battle in Bellator 170 is his last fight. Crushing Sonnen in a rear brute choke hold, forcing him to tap out in a match that lasted for only two minutes and 3 seconds. The 41-year-old Tito Ortiz closed his fighting career, in a grand exit.
MMA Legend Tito Ortiz framed the victorious scenario all along. He wanted to leave his fans a match to remember him. He succeeded in winning the game against his true nemesis. The cash haul for this retirement fight earned him $300,000.00 or £240,000.00.
Fans congratulated MMA Legend Tito Ortiz blasted on Tweeter. A fan praised Tito on how he closed his career with a punctuation mark. Another idolised him from start to the final fight that gave him love and respect, as dramatised in an article from Hollywood Life.
The drama revealed an emotional turnover. After the announcement, Tito took off his MMA fighting gloves, handed it over to his son, Jacob. His son then left the gloves in the cage as a gesture that the fighting is over for his father.
MMA Legend Tito Ortiz is a 19-12-1 in his fighting career. He is one of the pillars of the MMA world and a legend in his right. Tito is a former UFC light heavyweight Champion. He held this title for a long time.
As per article report in MMA Fighting, Chael Sonnen (39), 29-15-1, hauled $50,000 for his loss but some sources claim that it was more than this financial disclosure. He is a pay per view sell out in the UFC. Sonnen and Tito had no winning bonus clause in their contracts.
MMA Legend Tito Ortiz managed his fifth rear naked chokehold submission of his career. The referee immediately removed the strong arms off Chael's neck before it does more damage as reported in MMA Mania.
