UFC 106: Ortiz vs. Griffin 2 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on November 21, 2009 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center.^[3]

Background[link]

As with UFC 103 and UFC 104, a portion of the preliminary card aired live and commercial-free during an hour long block on Spike.^[4] Tito Ortiz was originally scheduled to fight Mark Coleman; however, on October 5, 2009, the fight was cancelled as Coleman was suffering from a knee injury. UFC confirmed that Forrest Griffin would step in to face Ortiz.^[5]

On October 26, UFC Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar pulled out of his fight against Shane Carwin due to an illness that kept him from training.^[6] The UFC therefore had the Ortiz v. Griffin fight headline the UFC 106 card.^[7]

Previously announced match-ups of John Howard vs. Dennis Hallman^[8] and Kenny Florian vs. Clay Guida^[9] were moved to The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights Finale^[10] and UFC 107^[11] respectively.

Tom Lawlor was originally scheduled to fight at UFC 106 but he was moved to UFC Fight Night: Maynard vs. Diaz.^[12]

Jon Fitch was originally set to fight Ricardo Almeida but Almeida was forced off the card with a knee injury. Fitch was moved to the UFC 107 card to fight Mike Pierce.^[13]

Dana White confirmed on November 19 that Karo Parisyan had pulled out of his fight against Dustin Hazelett for undisclosed reasons. Hazelett was paid his full purse including show and win.^[14] As a result, the fight between Paulo Thiago and Jacob Volkmann was promoted to the main card.^[15] Parisyan was also cut from the promotion following this incident.

Results[link]

Preliminary card[link]

• Lightweight bout: George Sotiropoulos vs. Jason Dent

Sotiropoulos defeated Dent via submission (armbar) at 4:36 of round 2. This bout aired on the Spike broadcast following the Grove vs. Rosholt fight. This bout also aired last on the PPV broadcast following the Griffin vs. Ortiz fight.

• Lightweight bout: Caol Uno vs. Fabricio Camoes

Uno and Camoes fought to a majority draw after three rounds. The judges scored the fight 29–27 (Uno), 28–28 and 28–28. A point deduction was given to Camoes for illegal kicks to the head of Uno.

• Welterweight bout: Brock Larson vs. Brian Foster

Foster defeated Larson via TKO (strikes) at 3:25 of round 2. This bout aired on the Spike broadcast following the Davis vs. Saunders fight.

Preliminary card (televised)[link]

• Middleweight bout: Kendall Grove vs. Jake Rosholt

Grove defeated Rosholt via submission (triangle choke) at 3:59 of round 1. This bout aired on the PPV broadcast following the Thiago vs. Volkmann fight.

• Welterweight bout: Marcus Davis vs. Ben Saunders

Saunders defeated Davis via KO (knee) at 3:24 of round 1. This bout aired on the PPV broadcast following the Cane vs. Nogueira fight.

Main card[link]

• Welterweight bout: Amir Sadollah vs. Phil Baroni

Sadollah defeated Baroni via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 29–28).

• Light Heavyweight bout: Luiz Cane vs. Antônio Rogério Nogueira

Nogueira defeated Cane via KO (punches) at 1:56 of round 1.

• Welterweight bout: Paulo Thiago vs. Jacob Volkmann

Thiago defeated Volkmann via unanimous decision (29–28, 30–27, 30–27).

• Welterweight bout: Josh Koscheck vs. Anthony Johnson

Koscheck defeated Johnson via submission (rear naked choke) at 4:47 of round 2.

• Light Heavyweight bout: Tito Ortiz vs. Forrest Griffin

Griffin defeated Ortiz via split decision (28–29, 30–27, 29–28)

Bonus awards[link]

Fighters were awarded $70,000 bonuses.^[16]

• Fight of the Night: Josh Koscheck vs. Anthony Johnson
• Knockout of the Night: Antônio Rogério Nogueira
• Submission of the Night: Josh Koscheck

Reported payout[link]

The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the Nevada State Athletic Commission. It does not include sponsor money or "locker room" bonuses often given by the UFC and also do not include the UFC's traditional "fight night" bonuses.^[17]

• Forrest Griffin: $250,000 (includes $150,000 win bonus) def. Tito Ortiz: $250,000

• Josh Koscheck: $106,000 ($53,000 win bonus) def. Anthony Johnson: $17,000

• Paulo Thiago: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus) def. Jacob Volkmann: $6,000

• Antonio Rogerio Nogueira: $100,000 ($30,000 win bonus) def. Luiz Cane: $19,000

• Amir Sadollah: $30,000 ($15,000 win bonus) def. Phil Baroni: $25,000

• Ben Saunders: $20,000 ($10,000 win bonus) def. Marcus Davis: $27,000

• Kendall Grove: $44,000 ($22,000 win bonus) def. Jake Rosholt: $15,000

• Brian Foster: $12,000 ($6,000 win bonus) def. Brock Larson: $26,000

• Caol Uno: $20,000 vs. Fabricio Camoes: $10,000 ^

• George Sotiropoulos: $20,000 ($10,000 win bonus) def. Jason Dent: $8,000

^ Both fighters earned show money; bout declared majority draw.

Entrance music[link]

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References[link]

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Dana White
Born	(1969-07-28) July 28, 1969 (age 42) Manchester, CT, U.S.
Residence	Las Vegas, Nevada
Nationality	American
Occupation	President
Known for	Managing The Ultimate Fighting Championship
Style	Boxercise [1]
Net worth	US$150 million (2010)[2]
Height	5 ft 11 in
Spouse	Anne
Children	3

Dana White (born July 28, 1969) is the current President of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts organization based in the United States.

Biography[link]

Born in Manchester, Connecticut on July 28, 1969, White grew up in Las Vegas, Nevada, Ware, Massachusetts and Levant, Maine. White is a passionate Boston Red Sox fan. During his youth, he bounced back and forth between Boston and Maine. He attended the University of Massachusetts Boston but did not finish; however, while there he did launch a boxing program for inner-city youth.^[3]

White has a background as an aerobics instructor. In 1992, White established Dana White Enterprises in Las Vegas. He conducted aerobics classes at three gyms^[4] in the Las Vegas area and began managing MMA fighters Tito Ortiz and Chuck Liddell.

While working as a manager, White learned that Semaphore Entertainment Group, the parent company of the UFC, was looking for a buyer for the UFC. White contacted childhood friend Lorenzo Fertitta, an executive at Station Casinos, and a former commissioner of the Nevada State Athletic Commission. Within a month, Lorenzo and his older brother Frank bought the UFC, with White installed as its president.^[5] White currently owns about 9% of Zuffa, LLC, the entity the Fertitta brothers created to own and manage the UFC.^[3]

White failed to comment on a potential network broadcast deal at the UFC 136 press conference. The next day it was confirmed that the UFC and Fox broadcast networks had made a multiple year deal.^[6]

Controversy[link]

Loretta Hunt[link]

On April 1, 2009, White was videotaped in a verbal tirade against Loretta Hunt, a sportswriter for Sherdog, in response to an article she wrote. In the video posted on his YouTube account, White used derogatory language in an obscenity-laced rant. The video was pulled from his official UFC YouTube page but has been widely republished across the internet and come under fire, including by GLAAD for his use of anti-gay slurs.^[7][8][9] White would later apologize for his slurs. He specifically did not include Hunt in the apology.^[10] Hunt responded by saying "I stand by the story. It's accurate."^{[citation needed]}

Miguel Torres[link]

In December of 2011, White cut fighter Miguel Torres from the UFC after Torres tweeted "If a rape van was called a surprise van, more women wouldn’t mind going for rides in them. Everyone likes surprises." In an interview with Sports Illustrated confirming Torres' firing over the controversial remarks, White claimed "Now there's no explanation for that. There's absolutely nothing I could say to make any sense of that. And the fact that he even thinks that's funny or that's a joke, it disturbs me. It bothers me." The firing of Torres immediately sparked controversy after it was revealed that White did not similarly punish two fighters of greater marquee value – Forrest Griffin and Rashad Evans, both of whom have fought in the main event of multiple Pay-Per-View cards and the latter slated to fight in the main event of a fight card scheduled to air on the FOX network on January 28, 2012 – for making similarly offensive remarks:^[11] Griffin commenting that "Rape is the new missionary"^[12] and Evans evoking the recent child abuse scandal involving Penn State University while promoting a fight.^[13] Torres has since re-signed with the UFC after having a talk with Dana.

Charity[link]

In December 2010 White donated $50,000 to the Fransisco Espinoza foundation. White donated approximately $8,000 to help pay for the brain tumor treatment of two-year-old British girl, Ruby Owen. The young girl's family had described themselves as being "shocked and over the moon". Ruby Owen's uncle, being a UFC fan had contacted White via email and asked if he could help by donating to the Ruby Owen fund raising website. White and Owen have never officially met.^[14] In an act of compassion towards a fan, he gave $300 to one man without hesitation who said that he "just received a speeding ticket while racing across town to meet him".^[15] Shortly after being named 2009 Nevada Sportsman of The Year, White added $100,000 from his pocket to the $250,000 total raised for the fund raising marathon sponsored by ESPN Radio 1100 for Las Vegas.^[16]

Feud with M-1 Global[link]

After signing negotiations with M-1 Global Russian Heavyweight MMA fighter Fedor Emelianenko fell through in 2009,^[17] White and the UFC became the subject of debate and criticism from fans and experts alike. On several occasions, White referred to Emelianenko as "a fake, a phony and a farce.^[18][19]

On June 26th, 2010 following Emelianenko's first legitimate defeat of his career to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu ace Fabricio Werdum, White shared a simple ":)" via Twitter.^[20] The same symbol was expressed by White following Emelianenko's 2nd round doctor stoppage loss to Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva in the opening round of the 2011 Strikeforce GP.^[21] White followed this with an insult to Fedor's manager and M-1 Global President Vadim Finkelstein.^[22] This began a war of words on the social networking site. M-1 Global’s director of operations, Evgeni Kogan, stood up for Finkelstein and invited White to repeat his words to Finkelstein in person. When fans attempted to reason with White, they were met with similar contempt and insults.^[23]

There is controversy over whether Fedor Emelianenko and White have actually met.^[24] White has claimed to have met Emelianenko on a "crazy island in the middle of nowhere".^[25] In 2011, Emelianenko denied that this encounter ever took place.^[26]

Personal life[link]

White and his wife have two sons and a daughter.^[27] He is an atheist, and has stated that he is "fascinated" by religion.^[28]

Accomplishments[link]

• Nevada Sportsman of the Year (2009)^[29]
• Wrestling Observer Newsletter Awards
  • Promoter of the Year (2005–2011/present)^[30][31]
• World MMA Awards
  • Leading Man of the Year 2011
  • Leading Man of the Year 2010
• Armed Forces Foundation
  • Patriot Award^[32]

References[link]

External links[link]

• UFC homepage
• June/July Men's Fitness cover story
• Dana White at the Internet Movie Database
• Dana White on Twitter
• Dana White Signs Fox

Tito Ortiz
Born	Jacob Christopher Ortiz (1975-01-23) January 23, 1975 (age 37) Santa Ana, California, United States
Other names	The Huntington Beach Bad Boy, The People's Champ
Nationality	American
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	206 lb (93.4 kg; 14.7 st)
Division	Light Heavyweight
Reach	74.0 in (188 cm)[1]
Fighting out of	Huntington Beach, California
Team	Team Punishment
Years active	1997–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total	27
Wins	16
By knockout	8
By submission	3
By decision	5
Losses	10
By knockout	4
By submission	2
By decision	4
Draws	1
Other information
University	California State University, Bakersfield
Spouse	Divorced[citation needed]
Notable relatives	(son) Jacob Ortiz
Notable school(s)	Huntington Beach High School
Website	titoortiz.com
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
last updated on: September 15, 2011 (2011-09-15)

Jacob Christopher "Tito" Ortiz (English: /tɪtɵ ɔərtɪs/) ^[2] (born January 23, 1975) is an American mixed martial artist and former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion,^[3] having held the title from April 14, 2000 to September 26, 2003.^[4] Along with fighters like Randy Couture and Chuck Liddell, he was one of the sport's early stars. Ortiz ultimately became the biggest pay-per-view draw of 2006 for his fights with Liddell, Forrest Griffin, and Ken Shamrock.^[5]

Outside of his fighting career, Ortiz is the CEO of the Punishment Athletics MMA equipment and clothing line. He also owns an MMA training gym called Punishment Training Center, which is located in Huntington Beach, CA.^[6]

Early life and career[link]

Jacob Christopher Ortiz was born to Samuel and Joyce Ortiz. He received his nickname "Tito," which means tyrant, from his father when he was a year old. He is the fourth child of his mother, Joyce, who had three sons from a previous marriage.^[7] His mixed heritage (Mexican father, American mother) has been reflected in his ring entrances as he has borne both Mexican and American flags.^[8]

Ortiz began wrestling in his sophomore year at Huntington Beach High School under coach Paul Herrera, finishing fourth in the state high school championships as a senior. Ortiz continued his wrestling career at Golden West College, winning a California state junior college title. Following his stint at Golden West, Ortiz wrestled at Cal State Bakersfield. Ortiz trained with future NCAA, World and Super Bowl champion Stephen Neal.^[9]

Ortiz has had fights as a submission wrestler and competed in the 2000 Abu Dhabi Submission Wrestling tournament, in the under 99 kg division. He finished in third place after winning 4 fights before losing in the semi-final to Ayaz qadir. During the tournament he defeated Matt Hughes, Mike van Arsdale, Rumina Sato and Rostyslav Borysenko.^[10]

Mixed martial arts[link]

Ultimate Fighting Championship[link]

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Prior to his UFC career, Ortiz was Tank Abbott's training partner. Ortiz's mixed martial arts debut was at UFC 13 in 1997. Still in college, Ortiz competed as an amateur for no prize money or contracts. He beat Wes Albritton in an alternate bout by referee stoppage at 0:31 of the first round. He was selected to face Guy Mezger in the Lightweight final after Enson Inoue could not continue due to injury. Ortiz lost the fight at 2:00 in the first round by guillotine submission. After returning with a TKO victory over Jeremy Screeton at West Coast NHB Championships 1, Ortiz fought top ranked fighter and UFC 12 lightweight champion Jerry Bohlander at UFC 18. Ortiz dominated the fight and won via TKO due to cut stoppage. Ortiz then avenged his loss to Mezger at UFC 19 by TKO. Ortiz's post fight antics towards Mezger and the Lion's Den led to his long running rivalry with Lion's Den leader Ken Shamrock.

Ortiz has credited former UFC Heavyweight Champion Bas Rutten for inspiration during his early days. Ortiz said; "I looked up to Bas Rutten. Bas was my idol. People were just so scared of fighting him, he was like the man. I thought that was what I need to do now. If I train as hard as he does then one day I'll be as good as him and two years later look where I am, I'm on top of the world. I'm got to say thanks to him, (Bas) for helping me out by making me believe in dreams."^[11]

In 1999, Ortiz fought Frank Shamrock for the UFC middleweight (199 lb) title at UFC 22, losing via submission due to strikes. Following the victory, Shamrock retired and vacated the championship. The middleweight division was then renamed the light heavyweight (205 lb) division and Ortiz was chosen, along with Wanderlei Silva, as a top contender. Ortiz defeated Silva for the vacant light heavyweight title at UFC 25 via unanimous decision. He went on to defend the light heavyweight belt a record five times in the following three years, defeating Yuki Kondo, Evan Tanner, Elvis Sinosic, Vladimir Matyushenko and Lion's Den head Ken Shamrock.

At UFC 44, after a near year-long layoff from the sport, Ortiz fought the new interim light heavyweight champion Randy Couture, who had defeated Chuck Liddell for the interim title at UFC 43 in September 2003. Couture defeated Ortiz via unanimous decision. The loss ended Ortiz's near three and a half year title reign, which is still the longest light heavyweight championship reign since the title's inception in 1997. Following his loss to Couture, Ortiz faced Chuck Liddell at UFC 47, losing by second round knockout. After six months off, Ortiz returned and took a unanimous decision victory over newcomer Patrick Côté at UFC 50 and a split decision over Vitor Belfort at UFC 51.

In February 2005, Ortiz took time away from the UFC and was offered deals with several promotions, including PRIDE Fighting Championships and the Don King-backed World Fighting Alliance, but none came to fruition. Ortiz opted to try his hand at professional wrestling, signing with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling as a guest referee.^[12]

In November 2005, UFC president Dana White announced Ortiz and Ken Shamrock would coach The Ultimate Fighter 3 reality TV series on Spike TV, which premiered in April 2006. Ortiz's first fight in his return occurred at UFC 59 on April 15, 2006, against previous The Ultimate Fighter 1 winner Forrest Griffin. Ortiz won via split decision. His next fight was against UFC Hall of Famer Ken Shamrock at UFC 61 on July 8, 2006, a match which was to conclude a main rivalry on The Ultimate Fighter 3. Shamrock lost in the first round by TKO due to strikes (elbows) by Ortiz. On August 25, 2006, at the UFC 62 weigh-ins, Dana White announced a rematch between Ortiz and Shamrock for October 10, 2006, on Spike TV, as the main event of Ortiz vs. Shamrock 3: The Final Chapter. Ortiz beat Shamrock for the third time in this fight, which was stopped in the first round due to strikes. On December 30, 2006, at UFC 66, Ortiz's rematch with Chuck Liddell (for the UFC Light Heavyweight championship) ended in defeat via referee stoppage in the third round.^[13]

He then fought against undefeated The Ultimate Fighter 2 winner Rashad Evans on July 7, 2007, at UFC 73. The fight ended in a draw after Ortiz was penalized for grabbing the fence.^[14] Ortiz's last fight on his contract with the UFC was a unanimous decision loss to the then undefeated Lyoto Machida at UFC 84 on May 24, 2008.^[15] All three judges scored the fight 30–27 to Machida.^[16] Ortiz came close to submitting Machida in the third round with a triangle choke before transitioning to an armbar.^[17] However, Machida managed to escape and survived the round, winning a unanimous judges' decision. The fight concluded Ortiz' stay with the promotion as he chose not to re-sign, citing his frustration with UFC president Dana White as a major factor in the decision.^[18]

Outside the UFC[link]

After leaving the UFC, Ortiz was approached by multiple promotions, including the now defunct EliteXC, Affliction and the American Fight League. However, a clause in his old UFC contract forbade him from signing with or fighting for any other organization until approximately April–June 2009. Until his return to the UFC, Ortiz was considered the biggest free agent on the market.^[19]

On October 6, 2008, Ortiz underwent back surgery in Las Vegas, Nevada.^[20] According to his website, he had been experiencing back pain since his fight with Randy Couture.

On Wednesday, December 17, 2008, Affliction Entertainment announced that Ortiz would be part of the broadcast team for the Affliction: Day of Reckoning. Ortiz had said he would fight again in August 2009, but this did not occur.

Return to the UFC[link]

As part of his comeback to the UFC, Ortiz began training with his original Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Judo instructor Cleber Luciano a student of Royler Gracie. Ortiz originally briefly trained with Luciano back in 1997, when he was still a student at Golden West College.^[21]

On July 17, 2009, both Ortiz and Dana White stated that the pair had made amends.^[22] One week later, White announced that he re-signed Tito.^[23] Ortiz stated he is returning for a six fight deal he and White have worked out. White officially announced Ortiz's return in a conference call on July 31, 2009. White mentioned that "everyone wants to see Tito fight" and "Tito will retire in the UFC." Mark Coleman was named as Ortiz's opponent for his return to the octagon at UFC 106.^[24] However, Mark Coleman pulled out of this bout due to a second-degree tear of his MCL, and was replaced by Forrest Griffin.

Due to an illness to heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar, Ortiz's fight with Griffin was promoted to the headlining event for UFC 106. Griffin won the fight via split decision, showing superior striking ability.^[25] Whilst Ortiz was able to secure takedowns in the first and second rounds, Griffin showed considerable improvement since their first fight and kept the fight standing throughout the third, leading to the split decision victory.

On December 5, it was announced Ortiz would coach the 11th season of The Ultimate Fighter, with the opposing coach being Chuck Liddell. He was scheduled to fight Liddell again for the third time at the end of the season and later pulled out of the bout.^[26] On April 7, 2010, UFC president Dana White said Liddell vs. Ortiz 3 was scheduled to be the main event for UFC 115.^[27] However, on April 12, 2010, the UFC confirmed the main event for the card was Liddell vs. Rich Franklin.^[28]

Ortiz fought Matt Hamill at UFC 121.^[29] Hamill was Ortiz's first overall pick during Season 3 of the Ultimate Fighter. Ortiz lost the fight via Unanimous Decision (29–28 29–28 30–27).

UFC President Dana White hinted at Tito Ortiz's possible release from the UFC in a post fight interview after UFC 121^[30] stating that 'We all know what happens when guys lose four fights in the UFC'. There has been no official statement to confirm this however. On November 7, in a response to a fan via his twitter, Ortiz stated that he will again fight in the UFC.^[31]

Ortiz was expected to face Antônio Rogério Nogueira on March 26, 2011 at UFC Fight Night 24.^[32] UFC president Dana White said that he had expected to cut Ortiz loose from the UFC after his loss to Hamill, but decided to give him one last chance against Nogueira.^[33] Ortiz received a cut above his eye and a concussion while training for his fight with Nogueira and was forced to withdraw. He was replaced by Phil Davis.^[34]

Ortiz took on Ryan Bader on July 2, 2011 at UFC 132.^[35] Coming in as a heavy underdog with his UFC career on the line, Ortiz dropped Bader with strikes and submitted him using a guillotine choke at 1:56 of the first round, thus securing his first victory since 2006 and saving his UFC career. The victory earned him "Submission of the Night" honors.

In a rematch against Rashad Evans on August 6, 2011 at UFC 133, Ortiz lost by TKO via strikes to the body in the second round.

Ortiz faced Antonio Rogerio Nogueira on December 10, 2011 at UFC 140.^[36] He lost the fight via TKO in the first round.

Ortiz has stated that he will retire after his next fight, which is also the last fight on his contract. He has stated he would like to fight his last fight the July 4th weekend of 2012. ^[37]

Ortiz is expected to face Forrest Griffin for a third time on July 7, 2012 at UFC 148.^[38]

Professional wrestling[link]

In May 2005, Ortiz made an appearance for the professional wrestling promotion Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). On May 15, 2005 at Hard Justice Ortiz served as special guest referee in the NWA World Heavyweight Championship title match between champion Jeff Jarrett and challenger A.J. Styles at the behest of Director of Authority Dusty Rhodes. Ortiz (in kayfabe) knocked out Jeff Jarrett with a right hook after Jarrett shoved him. This allowed Styles to hit his "Spiral Tap" for the pinfall victory and claim the NWA World Heavyweight Championship from Jarrett.^[39] Ortiz returned to TNA on the October 1 edition of TNA Impact! and the following week he was revealed as the special guest referee for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship match between Jeff Jarrett and Kevin Nash at the Bound for Glory pay-per-view, in a segment, where he grabbed the number one contender Nash in a rear naked choke in order to prevent him from brawling with Jarrett.^[40][41] On October 23 at Bound for Glory Ortiz refereed the match for the title between Jarrett and Rhino, a last minute replacement for Nash. Ortiz (kayfabe) knocked out James Storm and Chris Harris, two of Jarrett's associates, who attempted to interfere in the match, and then counted the pinfall, which made Rhino the new NWA World Heavyweight Champion.^[42]

Film[link]

Tito made a cameo in the 2008 comedy Zombie Strippers as the bouncer of the Rhino. In addition, he has a cameo in Jet Li's Cradle 2 the Grave, as well as co-starring in The Crow: Wicked Prayer. Tito also played a minor role in Turkish film Valley of the Wolves: Iraq, and briefly appeared in Korn's music video "Got the Life"

Personal life[link]

Ortiz was married to his first wife, Kristin, for 5 years.^[43] The couple has a son named Jacob together.^[44] In 2006, he began dating former porn star Jenna Jameson,^[45] whom he met on Myspace.^[46] He cancelled a November 12, 2006 appearance as the guest of honor at the United States Marine Corps birthday ball at the Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, when the Corps refused to let him bring Jameson as his guest.^[47][48] On November 30, 2006, in an interview on The Howard Stern Show, Ortiz stated that he was in love with Jameson, that she was no longer acting in pornography, and that they were in a monogamous relationship.^[49]

Ortiz announced in August 2008 that he and Jameson were expecting twins together in April 2009.^[50] On March 16, 2009, Jameson gave birth to twin boys, Jesse Jameson and Journey Jette.^[51]

On April 26, 2010, Ortiz was arrested for felony domestic violence at the couple's Huntington Beach, California home.^[52] Jameson was photographed afterward that day with a bandaged arm,^[53] amid accusations by both parties against each other, with Ortiz accusing Jameson of being erratic and addicted to OxyContin, while she alleged that he was abusive. Since the incident occurred, both parties have recanted these allegations that were made toward one another, though as of April 29, 2010, the investigation by the police department remains open.^[54]

Championships and accomplishments[link]

[edit] Mixed martial arts

• Ultimate Fighting Championship
  • UFC Light Heavyweight Championship (One time)
  • Knockout of the Night (One time)
  • Submission of the Night (One time)
  • Fight of the Night (One time)
  • Most fights in UFC history (26)
  • Most successful Light Heavyweight title defenses in UFC history (Five)
  • Most consecutive Light Heavyweight title defenses in UFC history (Five)
  • Tied (Matt Hughes) for third most consecutive title defenses in UFC history (Five)
• Wrestling Observer Newsletter
  • 2002 Feud of the Year vs Ken Shamrock
  • 2006 Feud of the Year vs Ken Shamrock
• Black Belt Magazine
  • 2001 NHB Co-Competitor of the Year along with Chuck Liddell [3]
• FIGHTING SPIRIT magazine
  • 2006 Fight of The Year (vs Forrest Griffin, UFC 59)
  • 2006 Golden Gloves
• Sherdog
  • 2011 Upset of the Year (vs. Ryan Bader, UFC 132)

[edit] Submission grappling

• Abu Dhabi Combat Club
  • 2000 ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championships −99 kg Bronze Medalist
  • 2000 ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championships Absolute 4th Place

[edit] Amateur wrestling

• California Community College Athletic Association
  • CCCAA State Champion (1995, 1996)
  • CCCAA All-American (1995, 1996)
  • CCCAA All-State Selection (1995, 1996)
• California Interscholastic Federation
  • CIF All-State Selection (1993)

Mixed martial arts record[link]

Books[link]

• (2008) This is Gonna Hurt:The Life of a Mixed Martial Arts Champion.^[55]

See also[link]

• List of current UFC fighters

References[link]