Tito Ortiz Accepts a “Big, Big, Big Pay Cut”

Although well-prepared for his incoming match up with Ryan Bader on Saturday’s UFC 132 event, Tito Ortiz seems to be too disappointed after taking a big, big pay cut.

The MMA fighter got a loss to Matt Hamill last October, and in order to regain his title, he asked UFC to give him another fight against Ryan Bader. UFC agreed on this proposal, but told Tito Ortiz that he won’t be having the same contract like before.

For his previous fights against Matt Hamill, Forrest Griffin, Lyoto Machida, Rashad Evans, and Chuck Liddell — Tito Ortiz already earned a total of $460,000. This purse does not yet include the pay-per-view points, which are said to be included in his contract.

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