Ortiz back in UFC spotlight

This artical is By John McMullen, Sports Network The Sports Network

Once upon a time Tito Ortiz was one of the biggest stars in mixed martial arts.

The former UFC light heavyweight kingpin was every bit the trailblazer as a Randy Couture or Chuck Liddell and by 2006, the charismatic Huntington Beach Bad Boy had exploded into one of the biggest pay-per-view draws in the world for his bouts with Liddell, Forrest Griffin, and Ken Shamrock.

Back problems took their toll, however, and when Ortiz stepped into the Octagon against rising star Ryan Bader on July 2 in Las Vegas, he hadn't tasted victory since topping a then-lightly-regarded Shamrock in October of '06.

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