Tito Ortiz is a well-known American MMA fighter who was born on January 23, 1975. He recently joined with the Combate Americas promotion and is most known for his time with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). From 2000 through 2003, he held the title of Light Heavyweight Champion.
He is also known as the CEO of the Punishment Athletes MMA equipment and clothing business. In his hometown of Huntington Beach, California, he also operates the Punishment Training Center, an MMA training facility. On November 5, 2020, he was recognized as one of the Huntington Beach City Council election winners.
Let’s take a look at his top 100 quotations that will always inspire you to win.
“I’ve had an ACL replacement in my left knee, an ACL replacement in my right knee, half of my meniscus removed from my right knee, lower back fusion, C-6, C-7 fused in my neck, C-5, C-4 disk replacement, and C-4, C-3 fused.”
I’ve had 26 concussions and hundreds of stitches.
“I’ve gone through the mill.”“My true inspiration is to give my children everything I never had.”
I had a very difficult upbringing, and I want to break the cycle.
I’ve broken the chain, and I want to bring joy to my children every day.
What means the most to me is when they wake up and jump on me and say, ‘Dad, I love you.’“Once someone watches me compete, I’m permanently a part of them.”
“In my profession, I made the incorrect decision.”
I attempted to fight the system.
I should never have done that, but I didn’t have anyone else to show me how to do it.
“I did everything instinctively.”“When I do my thing – when I talk on the mike, when I do interviews – I’m really articulate.”
“I have a vibrant personality.”“I had little troubles in high school.”
During the summer, it seemed like I was constantly in and out of juvenile hall.”“Boxing is like checkers to me, while MMA is like chess – there are so many different ways to win the match.”
It’s not savage; it’s boxing, kickboxing, Jiu-Jitsu, wrestling, and cardio, all at an incredible level.
Fans fall in love with the sport as they learn more about it.”“I’m one of the players who really capitalized on the ground game and am really ruthless on the ground.”
I broke a lot of elbows and did a lot of harm.”“I cheated on Kristin, my first wife.
I believed I was impenetrable.
“How could I be so callous to someone?”“I’ve had a taste of the dirt side.
I’ve experienced being broke.
I’ve been down on my luck and lived in motels as a child.
I’d like to provide a different opportunity for my children.
I never want those things to be seen by them.”“Negativity drains the life out of people.”
“I am aware of my limitations.”
I’m not going to struggle for money and put on a show for people at the expense of my own health.
I’m not going to do that.”“I look at someone like Floyd Mayweather, who makes $42 million dollars for a pay-per-view – what am I doing differently than this guy?”
Tito Ortiz Quote No. 14 of 100
“I did my part to make my name well-known.”
“The whole bad-boy persona was for the cage, and that’s all there was to it.”
It wasn’t an act since it was motivated by a desire to fight.”“I was a great WWF wrestling fan growing up, and Hulk Hogan was one of my idols.”
“I enjoy doing films, action flicks, anything that allows me to use my skills at a high level.”
“Fighting is my livelihood, and putting my body in danger without a thorough grasp of the situation makes no sense.”
No professional boxer will enter a high-risk fight without a contract.”“I’ve worked hard to gain respect and dignity for my profession, and I do so by living my life as a fighter and as a human being.”
“I’m someone who has been fueled by emotions.
And every fan who’s ever seen one of my fights knows that I’m the only fighter that goes out on the concourse the day of the fight to sign autographs.
Because I adore my audience.”“Tito Ortiz vs. Chuck Liddell III, the bout that everyone wanted to watch for a long time but never got to see.”
I never got a fair shake against Chuck when I was with the UFC, or any other time I faced him.”“I have a fantastic surgeon who put me together.”
“The UFC keeps around 99 percent of the money, with the remainder going to the combatants.”
That one percent is nothing in comparison to what they make on merchandise, pay-per-view, and everything else they make all over the world.”“I’m not a young kid trying to make it to the top.”
I’ve reached the summit.
In this fight game, I have to look out for my best interests as a businessman.
It is, at the end of the day, a company.
I have children to look after, and bills to pay.”“Dear Scott Coker,
He’s been a straight shooter for as long as I’ve known him.
He’s always been quite courteous of me.
He understands the industry.
He understands marketing and how to push fighters to become household name celebrities.”“Please remove my name from your list, UFC.”
Remove me from your Hall of Fame.”“Chuck Liddell is a dummy.”
“A disc and two bone spurs were pressing on my spinal cord.”
Anyone who has experienced spinal cord difficulties or disc damage in their neck would understand what I was going through.”“I have unlimited funds.”
I don’t require any further funds.”“I suppose aspirations like retiring as champion and being the only athlete to ever do so are set in the mind.”
That’s something I’d like to see happen.”“I didn’t come out of hell unhurt, but I didn’t come out too badly.”
“I don’t consider myself to be any better than everyone else.”
“I enjoy competing.”
“I had five championship defenses in the UFC.”
Jonny ‘Bones’ Jones broke my record, so I’m attempting to break his.
That is my ambition.
That’s exactly what I intend to accomplish.”“I want people to believe in themselves, and I want people to believe in me that everything is possible.”
“I’ve had two neck surgeries, a back surgery, three knee surgeries, and eye surgery, but I’m still here.”
I’m like a virus in that I won’t go away.
I’m not going anywhere.
I keep returning stronger and stronger.
“I’m infectious.”“This sport has taken my heart, soul, and body.”
“My number one ambition in the Octagon was to be the best fighter ever.”
I believe I can shake hands with many others who can assert that claim.”
Tito Ortiz Quote #39 of 100
“At first, we were like a family in the UFC, but later it became corporate.”
We’re family in Bellator.”“People don’t realize what great boxers have to go through.”
Even half of the combatants don’t grasp what the top men are going through.
You’re being tugged in a million different directions.
Contract negotiations, business prospects, and people appearing out of nowhere all happen when you’re so young.”“It comes to the point where the ideal time is when you’re under the arena lights and staring at your opponent.”
That’s the nicest sensation in the world, because everything else fades away.”“Shlemenko wants to establish a name for himself by exploiting Tito Ortiz.”
He is not the first one to do so.
People have been attempting to use my name since I won the championship.”“I’ve been through every surgery that any athlete has ever had, and I’ve come out on top.”
“I fought with integrity, passion, and determination like no other fighter ever has.”
“I was wise enough to save money.”
I make investments.
The most important thing you can invest in is something they don’t have a lot of: land.
“I have a lot of it.”“I’m not going to battle a street fighter.”
“It’s been a pleasure working with Scott Coker.”
“I’m grateful to Bellator.”
“Life is far too brief.
“Life is too short to hate.”“I never believed I’d be able to compete again after my first operation in 2003, an ACL replacement.”
“I’d do WWE if I wanted to do a fixed fight.”
“I clench like an anaconda.”
“At the end of the day, I’m there to fight for my name when I step into that cage.”
It’s not about the money, and it’s not about who will win or lose.
It is all about me winning.
That is all that is important.”“I’m a kid who is well-liked.
Respect is something I believe in.”“I am aware of who I am.
“I used to be a world champion.”“I know I’m one of the best in my head.
I know other people don’t think so, but I believe I’m one of the best.”“In the UFC, wrestling has always been a dominant force.”
Tito Ortiz Quote #58 out of 100
“A lot of the guys I fought beat No. 1 contenders, and that’s why I fought them.”
“My surgeries have been my worst adversary.”
“I want to be known as an honorable combatant.”
A boxer who accomplished it this manner deserves honor because he wanted to push the envelope for fighters.”“My body has been my most formidable adversary.”
“I remember from the beginning, when I stepped out at UFC 40, with the enormous lights, the flames, and everything.”
Fans expect to be entertained.”“At the end of the day, all we have as fighters is respect.”
“We fighters put our lives on the line to thrill the viewers.”
“Perhaps the UFC and Bellator should look after their fighters once their careers are over, much like the NFL looks after its players.”
Because they make so much money from us.”“We’re warriors.
We’ll go out there and open a window of opportunity, but they only last so long, and we have to take advantage of it right now.
I was 30-31 years old when I did it.
Maybe it was a little late for me to do it, but I did it correctly.
I was content with the money I received and earned.”“Trust has always been a difficult issue in my life, and it was difficult for me to trust people when I was with the UFC because it felt like I was seeing lies, up to lies, up to lies.”
“In this MMA environment, I don’t have to prove anything else.”
“The fight game and the commentary game are worlds apart.”
“I fight with my emotions.
I don’t fight well when I’m not fighting on emotions.
I fight with my emotions because I’m fighting for my life.”“I’m a Trump supporter.”
Of course, I wasn’t at the start.
I’m Mexican, and when he declared we needed to remove all Mexicans from the United States…
Good luck with that one.
They’ll figure out a means to get back here.”Dogs are known as “man’s best friend.”
I own two dogs.
I adore them and respect them as though they were family.”“In every way, my children come first.”
“They eat clean, don’t drink soda, and don’t consume fast food.”
My children eat like professional athletes.”“It was vital to be outspoken…
With Chuck Liddell, Royce Gracie, and Randy Couture, I helped shape the UFC into what it is today.
Some felt I was too opinionated, but I was just trying to educate the fans on what it’s like to be a UFC fighter.”“From a kid who didn’t have much success as a kid but grew up watching Muhammad Ali and Hulk Hogan to where I am today…
“I tell kids, ‘You can do anything you want if you work hard enough.'”
Tito Ortiz Quote #77 out of 100
“At the end of the day, I’m a father, and I try to give my children what I didn’t have as a child.”
“I’ve been able to completely mature and improve my MMA game; I just never stop studying, and anytime I believe I know enough, I just keep practicing and do more.”
“Jon Jones is a fantastic champion, but I was devastating in my peak.”
I was ruthless.
Nobody was going to stop me.
Of course, in my prime, I could beat him.”“The ‘Apprentice’ was arduous job.
I was grateful for the money Donald Trump gave me when I was dismissed because it was all for charity.”“Throughout my profession, I’ve seen it all.”
“I’m a performer.
“I enjoy fighting.”“Every battle is won at the gym.”
The most difficult aspect of our job is getting to the gym every day, six days a week.”“I’m an extremely emotional person.”
That describes every one of my conflicts; it’s all about emotions.”“That’s not me when I’m in that cage fighting.
Someone else is in charge.
It’s like flipping a light switch.”“I punish the man until the referee takes me off or he says ‘no more,’ at which point he taps.”
I don’t want him to have any doubts that he had a chance.”“I finished Bader in a minute and fifty-six seconds, something Jon ‘Bones’ Jones couldn’t achieve.”
“I’m committed in the UFC, but I’m also invested in myself, proving to everyone that I’m one of the best.”
“When you win, your confidence skyrockets, but when you lose, that self-doubt is like, ‘Am I doing the right thing?'”
“I want to fight the best fighters in the world.”
Guys with surnames.
Guys who I don’t mind attempting to make a mark on me by trying to win, but they’re going to lose.”“I always knew I wanted to have a family because I grew up without one.”
“I know what it’s like to be broke and alone, and I never want my loved ones to see or experience that.”
“I volunteer for St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital and the USO.”
I made all the money I’ll ever need – all the money my family will ever need – so I strive to give back to the community.”“I wanted to see what MMA was all about when the UFC first started; at the time, I was training with Tank Abbott, so I went to see him fight.”
I saw this guy fighting at the fight who I had just beaten in high school wrestling and thought, ‘Hey, I’m a street fighter with a wrestling background,’ so I gave it a chance.”“My first fight was at UFC 13, and it was one of those things that became second nature to me.”
“There is nothing like wrestling in any sport in terms of hard effort, devotion, sacrifice, and drive.”
Tito Ortiz Quote #97 out of 100
“I’m a major juicer and believe in juicing most veggies and fruit twice a day.”
“When I fight, I’m just so intense, and I believe a lot of fans adore it.”
“Anything with Tito Ortiz’s name on it will always be controversial.”
“Michael Bisping is a fierce competitor and a tireless worker.”
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