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By Dave Deibert, Postmedia News July 14, 2011
Forrest Griffin won a split decision over Tito Ortiz in the main event of UFC 106 at Mandalay Bay in Las VegasPhotograph by: Jon Kopaloff, Getty ImagesIn a span of two weeks, Ultimate Fighting Championship legend Tito Ortiz has gone from near-retirement to a familiar spot in the main event of a pay-per-view.
After Phil Davis withdrew this week from his headlining bout on Aug. 6 versus Rashad Evans at UFC 133, Ortiz — who initially declined the spot on Tuesday — did a 180-degree turn on Wednesday. As a result, former light-heavyweight champions Evans and Ortiz will square off with three weeks notice.
“I’m an average man with a monster heart,” Ortiz wrote on his Twitter account.
“UFC asked me for my help and I’m here for them. Just want to show my true character by stepping up.”
UFC president Dana White said he called Ortiz first after receiving word last week that Davis’s status was in question. According to White, Ortiz said personal matters were preventing him from accepting the match, at which point White called another former light-heavyweight champion, Lyoto Machida.
Machida, according to White, first said he would meet Evans. But in a later conversation, White was told Machida wanted a paycheque similar to reigning middleweight champion Anderson Silva — arguably the greatest fighter in UFC history.
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