Once upon a time, Tito Ortiz and Dana White used to be close buddies. However, they couldn’t save themselves from falling apart. The UFC president was in fact Ortiz’s manager before he became the head of the fight promotion. That was when the fallout really began. Although the disagreements were planned to be settled in 2007, a single post on Twitter reopened the wounds, 4 years later. However, it was not ‘The Huntington Beach Bad Boy’ who attacked White, but his former girlfriend.

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Jenna Jameson was dating the former UFC champion when he beefed with White. Undeniably, she was the one to stand up for her love interest, when the world made him a laughing stock. However, the act did not go well for the former adult star.

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Dana White responded to Jenna Jameson’s tweets

There are many people who have messed with the UFC president and regretted it. One such situation involved Jenna Jameson. Although she wanted to stand up for Ortiz, it didn’t lead where she intended.

After the drama in 2007, Chuck Lidell and White posted a video on Twitter that supposedly trolled Ortiz, in 2011. Unquestionably, Ortiz came in and made fun Lidell’s acting. Furthermore, he seemed relieved to still be relevant in the UFC. However, White seemingly defended Lidell’s acting skills.

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The former Mayor Pro Tempore of Huntington Beach was in a romantic relationship with the former adult star, Jenna Jameson. Without a doubt, Jameson stood up to defend Ortiz.

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She tweeted, “@danawhite your the last guy in the world that should be ragging on Tito not being liked. Um, you pay him a fortune.”

White was not someone who quiets down easily. He replied, “@jennajameson hey jenna SHUT THE F**K UP and mind ur biz! @titoortiz put her on a f**kin leash!!!” While the act received high attention, it wasn’t something the two were proud of.

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Tito Ortiz revealed what really happened to the boxing match with his former manager

Back in 2007, the two agreed to settle their differences in a boxing bout. Surprisingly, Ortiz didn’t show up to the weigh-in. However, the story behind him staying back was revealed way later. In an interview with Paddy Pimblett, Ortiz voiced the reason why he didn’t fight Dana White.

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NEW YORK, NY – NOVEMBER 04: UFC President Dana White speaks to the media during the UFC 217 post fight press conference event inside Madison Square Garden on November 4, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)

“It was supposed to be 50/50 on any money that was revenued from the fight, and when it came about for the contract to sign — and I’ve always signed a bout agreement for a fight I was doing — that wasn’t in it. I wasn’t making nothing out of it”, the former UFC champion explained.

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Nonetheless, the world got a documentary on White preparing for a fight, thanks to Ortiz. What are your thoughts on the exchange of tweets? Let us know in the comments down below.

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Krushna Pattnaik is a Olympic Sports writer at EssentiallySports, where he has spent the past three years covering prediction pieces, live event assignments, and beat reports with ease. Now a Senior Writer, he honed his editorial skills through our in-house Journalistic Excellence Program. Krushna briefly contributed to the ES YouTube team before returning to MMA reporting full-time. With five years of training in Jiu-Jitsu, kickboxing, and taekwondo, he brings a practitioner’s perspective to his breakdowns of complex fight sequences. His medical background adds further authority to his stories on injury updates, medical suspensions, and anti-doping issues. His storytelling has earned external recognition, including a nod from Conor McGregor himself. One of his pieces was also featured on Brendan Schaub’s podcast.

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