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Wrestling Quotes by Tito Ortiz

49 Wrestling quotes by Tito Ortiz

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Tito Ortiz says he fights with his feelings, like a survival instinct. He compares MMA to a game of chess, with many ways to win, while boxing is just checkers. He also talks about speaking up and helping the UFC grow, even when fans wanted a big showdown.

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I'm very thankful to Bellator.

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Scott Coker's been amazing to work with.

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I don't wanna fight a street fighter.

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I know who I am. I'm a former world champion.

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Everybody wants to fight me so they can be a superstar.

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If I wanted to do a fixed fight, I'd be doing WWE.

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I just take fights that make me feel comfortable.

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I'm an entertainer. I love to fight.

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Us fighter put our lives on the line to entertain the fans that watch.

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I was always a huge WWF wrestling fan, and Hulk Hogan was one of my biggest heroes.

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I'm just so intense when I fight, and I think a lot of fans love that.

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When I get in that cage and fight, that's not me. It's somebody else. It's like a light switch that turns on.

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I fought with integrity and heart and determination like no fighter has ever done.

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The fight game and the commentary game are two different worlds.

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Michael Bisping is a really tough competitor and a hard worker.

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I had my first fight at UFC 13, and it was just one of those things that become second nature to me.

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I'm a person that's been fueled on emotions. And any fan who's ever been around any of my fights, I'm the only…

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Jon Jones is a great champion, but me in my prime, I was devastating. I was vicious. Nobody could stop me. Of…

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I want to be remembered as a fighter with integrity. A fighter who did it this way, who has respect because he…

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From a kid who didn't come from much success growing up but watched Muhammad Ali and Hulk Hogan, to where I am…

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I went through UFC with five title defenses. Jonny 'Bones' Jones beat my record, so I'm trying to beat his record. That's…

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I've been able to mature and improve my mixed martial arts game completely; I just never stop learning, and whenever I think…

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Retiring as the champion and being the only athlete to ever do that, I think goals like that are set in the…

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The UFC makes about 99 percent of the money, and the rest goes to the fighters. That one percent ain't nothing compared…

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Being outspoken was important... I helped make the UFC what it is today with Chuck Liddell, Royce Gracie, and Randy Couture. Some…

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Scott Coker, I've known him such a long time, he's always been a straight shooter. He's always been very, very respectful towards…

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For me, boxing's like checkers, and MMA's like chess - there are so many ways to win the match. It's not barbaric;…

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Back when the UFC first started, I wanted to see what MMA was all about; at the time, I was training with…

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People don't understand what fighters at the top have to go through. You know what, even half the fighters don't understand what…

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UFC, take me off your list. Take me off your Hall of Fame.

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At the end of the day, us fighters, all we have is respect.

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Wrestling has always been a dominating force in UFC.

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A lot of guys who I fought, they beat guys who were No. 1 contenders, and that's why I fought them.

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In the UFC, at first we were like a family, but then it turned corporate. In Bellator, we're family.

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I'm invested in the UFC, but I'm invested in myself at the same time, showing everyone that I am one of the…

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The whole bad-boy image was for the cage, and that's it. It wasn't an act because it came from a passion for…

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Anything with Tito Ortiz's name on it will always involve a bit of controversy.

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Wrestling encompasses hard work, dedication, sacrifice, and determination - there's just nothing like it in any sport.

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I fight on emotions. When I don't fight on emotions, I don't fight well. I fight on emotion, because I'm in for…

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I look at guys like - guys like Floyd Mayweather making $42 million dollars for a pay-per-view - what am I doing…

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I fight on emotions. When I don't fight on emotions, I don't fight well. I fight on emotion, because I'm in for survival.

Just believe, it will happen.

For me, boxing's like checkers, and MMA's like chess - there are so many ways to win the match. It's not barbaric; it's boxing,…

Us fighter put our lives on the line to entertain the fans that watch.

Tito Ortiz vs. Chuck Liddell III, the fight that all the fans wanted to see for the longest time and never got a chance…

I just take fights that make me feel comfortable.

I was always a huge WWF wrestling fan, and Hulk Hogan was one of my biggest heroes.

I don't wanna fight a street fighter.

I don't see myself any higher than anyone else.

Being outspoken was important... I helped make the UFC what it is today with Chuck Liddell, Royce Gracie, and Randy Couture. Some said I…

Wrestling has always been a dominating force in UFC.

The whole bad-boy image was for the cage, and that's it. It wasn't an act because it came from a passion for fighting.

The 'Apprentice' was tough, tough work. It was all for charity, so I was thankful for the money Donald Trump gave me when I…

Everybody wants to fight me so they can be a superstar.

I was smart enough to save my money. I invest. The biggest thing you can invest is something they don't have a lot of,…