‘I Got a Taste of How Dirty That Stuff Is’- Tito Ortiz States ‘Character Assassination’ Forced Him to End His Political Career

The former UFC champion, Tito Ortiz, has always been a polarizing figure. During his time with the UFC, Ortiz famously had a feud with Dana White that lasted during the entirety of his stay with the company. After his fighting career, ‘The Huntington Beach Bad Boy’ ventured into the world of politics. Unfortunately for him, the move did not play out as he would have expected. 

In December 2020, the former UFC champion was elected as the mayor of Huntington Beach after receiving over 42,000 votes. However, after six months in office, Ortiz put in his resignation, stating that he was a victim of “character assassination”.

Ortiz continued, “When they started attacking my character, assassinating my character, that’s when I knew I needed to walk away. It wasn’t worth my time and I apologize for all the people who did vote for me.” (h/t mmafighting.com)

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Tito Ortiz to take on Anderson Silva next month 

After a short stint as a politician, Ortiz is back to doing what he does best, i.e. fighting. He will make his boxing debut against Anderson Silva on the undercard of Triller’s Vitor Belfort vs Oscar De La Hoya on September 11. 

This will be Silva’s fourth professional boxing bout. Meanwhile, for ‘The Huntington Beach Bad Boy’, this will be his maiden outing in the squared circle. It will be interesting to see how the two men fare in a new sport of their liking. 

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