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TORONTO – Tito Ortiz’s record 26th UFC fight unfortunately ended on the wrong end of a TKO.

Light-heavyweight opponent Antonio Rogerio Nogueira wobbled him with a left hook and then crippled him with body shots en route to a first-round TKO victory.

The fight took place at UFC 140 at Toronto’s Air Canada Centre. It was part of the night’s pay-per-view main card and followed prelims on Facebook and ION Television.

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TORONTO – Former UFC light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz may finally be ready to call it quits.

On the eve of his UFC 140 matchup with fellow longtime vet Antonio
Rogerio Nogueira, Ortiz believes he’s finally -
thankfully – healthy, but that’s precisely the point.

With kids at home that need a father, Ortiz remembers what it was like
to have absentee parents. And with all that fighting has given to him
over the years, Ortiz refuses to let the sport take away future quality
time with his family.

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After an emotional 2011, former champ Tito Ortiz is looking to go out on his own terms.

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By <a href="mailto:howie@mmanews.com">Chris Howie</a> <Br>
MMANEWS.COM Staff Writer<Br><Br>

Tito Ortiz will look to recreate his image heading into UFC 140 and a date with Antonio Rogerio Nogueira as the former UFC Light Heavyweight Champ and King of smack-talk wants to be known as "The People's Champ" from now on and not "The Huntington Beach Bad Boy":<br><Br>

"No longer the bad boy, positive from here on out. I'm now the ‘People's Champ.' I just want to change my whole outlook on life. Being the bad boy, talking smack to sell fights, I no longer need to do that. I've got three boys who are growing up and I want to make sure I'm known as someone who has given back to MMA and been a positive role model to a lot of people's lives. Being the ‘People's Champ,' the only other person I can think of who's done the great things in their sport was Muhammad Ali. If I could walk in one of those footsteps, then I've done my job as a fighter and a mixed martial artist."<Br><Br>

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Josh Rave has a new opponent for Tachi Palace Fights 11, as Dustin Ortiz will step in for injured promotional flyweight champion Ian McCall on Friday’s card.

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Dustin Ortiz has taken the spot recently vacated by injured flyweight champion Ian McCall and now meets Josh Rave at this weekend’s Tachi Palace Fights 11 event.

MMAjunkie.com confirmed the switch with Tachi promoter Jeremy Luchau.

The non-title fight will be contested at a catchweight of 126 pounds.

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YUMA, Ariz. — Bellator Season 4 light heavyweight finalist Richard Hale bounced back from his knockout loss to Christian M’Pumbu against heavyweight Carlos Flores at the Cocopah Resort and Casino.

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Mixed martial arts fans are invited to train with Forrest Griffin, Tito Ortiz and Frank Mir.

UFC officials recently announced that the three fighters will each host
two-hour training and development sessions at October’s UFC Fan Expo
Houston.

Scheduled in conjunction with conjunction with “UFC 136: Edgar vs.
Maynard III,” the two-day UFC Fan Expo Houston Oct. 7-8 at Houston’s
George R. Brown Convention Center.

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A light-heavyweight bout between former champ Tito Ortiz and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira is slated for UFC 140.

UFC officials announced that verbal agreements are in place for the fight, which initially was slated to take place back in March.

UFC 140 takes place Dec. 10 at Air Canada Centre in Toronto.

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It’ll be nine months later when fight time rolls around, but Tito Ortiz and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira are finally slated to meet in the Octagon. The two have verbally agreed to fight at UFC 140. Read More >>

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