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08-21-2008, 05:14 AM
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|  Tito Ortiz becoming the Barry Bonds of MMA
Tito Ortiz becoming the Barry Bonds of MMA - MMA Experts Blog - Mixed Martial Arts - Yahoo! Sports Tito Ortiz becoming the Barry Bonds of MMA Quote:
By Steve Cofield
 Barry Bonds is desperate to get back on the baseball field. So much so that his $15-18 million asking price is now down to the major league minimum. His agent Jeff Borris told Ryen Russillo of ESPNRadio that Bonds would play this year for the minimum salary. Borris said, "What other option does he have?" Is fighter Tito Ortiz going to face a similar fate in the MMA world? This is not to say Ortiz has been involved in a drug scandal like Bonds but the slugger is out of baseball as much for his attitude as the steroid mess. Ortiz may be developing the reputation that he's a guy who is impossible to work with.
For some reason, he went public with the claim that he had a done deal with Affliction. MMARated spoke with Affliction COO Michael D. Cohen and it sounds like the upstart MMA company is feeling some UFC-like frustration.
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"I can't disclose that," said Cohen, when asked about how much money Ortiz was looking for. "Let's just say it was more than ANY league could afford. What Tito was asking for was unreasonable and unrealistic."
| Even if the two sides could come to a deal, it appears that the Oct. 11 Affliction 2 card is out for a Ortiz debut
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"Again, the issue is even if we do sign Tito in the very near future, do we want him to fight on the October 11th card? Tito needs to train, he needs to be in the best possible condition he can be and the longer it takes to solidify the agreement, the shorter the time period is for him to do what's necessary to be in the best shape he can be in.
| Cohen didn't seem upset when hearing the news that Ortiz may be speaking with the UFC about a return but did say it was surprising considering the bad blood between the fighter and UFC president Dana White. He added that there's no way UFC would pay Ortiz the amount he had asked for from Affliction.
MMARated's Ariel Helwani also discovered that Ozzy Osborne will fill the gaps during breaks at the Affliction 2 card in Las Vegas.
Ortiz could be making a wise business move by biding his time. EliteXC and Affliction may need an Ortiz infusion if things are headed in the wrong direction to start 2009. Of course, the wrong direction could mean they're out of business. How long is too long for Ortiz to wait to get a huge deal?
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08-21-2008, 05:54 AM
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For the kind of money he wants, he'd almost have to be a baseball player.
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08-21-2008, 06:17 AM
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Wow I'm getting sick with all these Tito articles. He is for sure getting the attention he wanted and all this is making him look like a money grubbing ass.
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08-21-2008, 06:27 AM
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Well both Tito and Barry have massive heads.
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08-21-2008, 06:32 AM
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Tito, the brilliant businessman. By brilliant I mean delusional.
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08-21-2008, 06:49 AM
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Originally Posted by Gr8_White_Rabbit  Well both Tito and Barry have massive heads. | Yeah but the difference is that Tito's head is all natural.
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08-21-2008, 07:12 AM
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Affliction wont give tito the money he wants. Neither will UFC, however UFC can give him closer to what he wants and what is REALISTIC.
All roads go back to the UFC.
Tito ortiz will be on the UFC NYE show or the UFC Superbowl weekend show.
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08-21-2008, 07:15 AM
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Originally Posted by Badluck_33 Affliction wont give tito the money he wants. Neither will UFC, however UFC can give him closer to what he wants and what is REALISTIC.
All roads go back to the UFC.
Tito ortiz will be on the UFC NYE show or the UFC Superbowl weekend show.
IMO | If he is going to fight at all, all signs are pointing to the UFC. As crazy as that might sound.
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08-21-2008, 08:49 AM
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Oh come on, Bonds said he would donate his salary to buy tickets for kids.
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08-21-2008, 09:29 AM
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Bonds has just been awful with the media his entire career and who besides Jeff Kent (who's a pain to work with as well) Bonds did not have to many problems with other teammates at least a far as i know.
Tito has been awful with his boss and vice versa to some degree as well. I don't hear Shamrock or Liddel complaining about the guy anymore after they made their money. (i know there is still some sour grapes between liddel and tito that seems more personal than a work relationship
I don't dislike Tito, or Bonds but to compare them just seems a little to far fecthed to me. Even with the steriod stuff in there.
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