Live coverage of Dana White’s UFC 133 pre-event conference call at 12:15 p.m. ET regarding the new headliner between Tito Ortiz and Rashad Evans.
Dana White Talks Tito Ortiz, Lyoto Machida, Brock Lesnar, Chael Sonnen,
Dana White opened with a summary of events leading to the change:
White then opened the call up for questions, full audio below:
Read Article >UFC 133 Conference Call With Dana White On Rashad Evans Vs. Tito Ortiz
The bout will be a rematch of the 2008 draw between Evans and Ortiz at UFC 73. That bout was somewhat controversial as Ortiz was docked a point for fence grabbing, forcing the tie.
At one point Dana White texted Kevin Iole that Machida was in, then he quickly retracted. Tito Ortiz was publicly refusing the fight up until late yesterday. White has since publicly ripped Machida and his camp for making “outrageous” salary demands before accepting the fight.
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