Tito Ortiz has pulled out. Dana White is not happy.
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-Tito Ortiz pulled out of his scheduled rematch with Ken Shamrock immediately after the Forrest Griffin fight. Dana never gave a reason, but said "it's always something with him" referring to Ortiz's antics when it comes to matchmaking. It's more than likely related to Tito's injuries, but that was never even mentioned by the UFC president.
-Forrest Griffin got wind of the above news, and called Dana White and personally requested the fight against Ken Shamrock and got it. Dana White confirmed the fight is a go for the UFC 61 show on July 8 at the Mandalay Bay.
-The main-event of UFC 61 will be Tim Sylvia vs. Andrei Arlovski III, for Sylvia's UFC Heavyweight championship.
-Dana White personally scored the Ortiz-Griffin fight 29-28 for Griffin, and even went as far as to say the judge who gave it to Ortiz 30-27 should never judge another fight.
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I agree completely with the last statement. It was definitely not a 30-27 fight.
Good on Forrest for manning up, and taking on Shamrock. This is gonna make his career.