Tito Ortiz No-Shows, Bout w/ Dana White Never Happened

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Tito Ortiz No-Shows, Bout w/ Dana White Never Happened
Date Added: March 24, 2007
Story By: Matthew Boone
The following is from Dave Meltzer's website, WrestlingObserver.com:

Is that Tito Ortiz no-showed the weigh-in and the fight never happened.

The Nevada State Athletic Commission was not happy with this turn of events as they had officials there. Dana White was there and got weighed-in. There was no communication from Ortiz as to why he wasn't there. Ortiz did call White and leave him a messages saying that he was letting him off the hook, but White didn't think that message meant he was cancelling the match.

Spike TV was scheduled to air a 90 minute television special building up the PPV of the fight.
 
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heres TITO'S response:
So, everyone is giving me shit for the Dana fight... No one knows what really went on.
Let me tell my side of what real went on. Me and Dana had this argeement to box eachother. I told Dana we should put it on video and sell it. He said "yes that a good idea". So Spike came to Big Bear before the Chuck fight for two days. Used my time from training to shoot for the Spike special. I said that was fine. I took two week off after the chuck fight. Then started my boxing training. You all have to understand that Dana was almost a pro boxer. I was going to take this fight serious. Jenna was helping me with the deal because I seen this as a big money maker. She ask if there was a contract for the fight? She made call's to dana to get the deal done. Craig from Spike called Jenna back to discuss is deal. She asked for executive producer rights for me. Since it was my idea. Help to promote Punishment Athletics for the fight and other deal points. Craig said he would talk to Dana and get back to us. After that I cancel a few appearance's that I had to do. Alot of money that was givin up. So I could train for the fight. I had to get all of my medicals done as a normal fight. I got my eye done then we got a call from Craig. He said that Dana say that they are not going to shoot the fight or cover it in anyway. So this was a real lose,lose situation for me. I lost out on money for appearances. Now I was losing out on promotion and big dollars for the PPV. He didn't want to cut me in on the deal. So as a business man I couldn't do the fight. I have a very big fight with Evans. Why would I risk my health and that fight for free? I wasn't going to make anything for it? I was not going to get taken advantage of as a fighter or a business man. You tell me if I made the right decision? Hopefully this will get ironed out and will be done right the next time. Just trying to do business.....
Tito Ortiz
www.PUNISHMENT.COM
 
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that is very understandable. he should just stick to his evans fight cause that is waaaaay more important than a non televised figth and he wont even be gettin payed to do so. seems that ppl forget that this is a buisness and not just street fightin. it aint about respect its about the $ when it comes to contract fights. besides all that i want rashad to win against tito, thats all lol
 
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With all due respect with Tito, It was him that innitiated to put on his contract that after 3 fights he was willing to square up with Dana White. For some reason Im sure Tito was well aware of Dana Training hard and he somewhere deep in his heart knew he had a strong chance of getting worked. Sure let Jenna handle all of his business. He couldve called Dana anytime and let him know the deal. For tito to say well lets make money and Dana saying okay sure whatever thats going against the initial agreement between both. Tito in interviews when asked about them fighting eachother he was like yea we giving something to the fans and everything made was for charity, now he backed out cause he wants money. Like i said i could see where hes coming from and i could see that he didnt wanna see Dana with the gloves....
 
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