At 41 years old, shamrock could be the first mma fighter to win titles in three separate decades. Ultimate fighting championship 22, september 24, 1999. Tito ortiz resulted in a buyrate that was roughly double the buyrates of the previous zuffa ufc shows. In july, the legendary tito ortiz was inducted into the ufc hall of fame.
The event took place at the seminole hard rock hotel and casino in hollywood, florida and was broadcast live on spike tv in the united states and canada. Ufc legend tank abbott talks modern mma, rips tito ortiz. Thats the one person as of now who could lure former ultimate fighting championship ufc light heavyweight champion tito ortiz out of retirement and back into a mixed martial. In case youre a new guy to the ufc saga that is shamrockortiz, on one previous occassion shamrock did get a chance to fully express himself to ortiz for that humiliation. Frank shamrock vs tito ortiz fight result ufc 22 there. The threehour plus show averaged 1,374,000 viewers, putting it behind. Shamrock was the first to hold the ufc middleweight championship later renamed the ufc light heavyweight championship and retired a fourtime defending undefeated champion. Ufc 22 there can be only one champion pits frank shamrock vs tito the huntington beach bad boy ortiz fight in lake charles civic center, lake charles, louisiana, united states on sep 24, 1999. All three fights took place under ultimate fighting championship in the united states. October 22, 2004 former light heavyweight champion tito ortiz is on a mission to reclaim the title. The fight, which took place in 1999, was considered the greatest fight in mma history at the time.
Frank shamrock remembering the tito ortiz fight at ufc 22. Frank shamrock accepted tito ortiz rematch because of two. Ufc 22 chuck liddell vs paul jones 29yearold chuck liddell is still an unknown prospect when he battles veteran paul jones in a must win bout at ufc 22. Tito ortiz, who was actually banned from a ufc fan event a few months back, makes four appearances on the list, but all of them are losses. Ufc ultimate fighting championship 1,660,794 views. Perhaps because of the continuing bad bloodafter all, who wants to spend a lot of time in promotions, etc. The worlds most dangerous man ken shamrock is a mixed martial arts trilogy and rivalry. The 100 greatest fights in mma history bleacher report. Dvd fans who are interested in the use of the multiple angle option might want to give this disc a look, but only ufc fans need to be interested otherwise. Ufc legend tank abbott talks mma, tito ortiz, frank shamrock, oleg, don frye and more duration. Ortiz is best known for his stints with the ultimate fighting championship ufc, where he is a former light heavyweight champion, having held the title from april 14, 2000, to september 26, 2003, and bellator mma. These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. So lets look back at the amazing ufc run of frank shamrock and how. Shamrock i fight video, highlights, news, twitter updates, and fight results.
Frank shamrock is a retired american professional mixed martial artist. Maynard with a short right hand and finishing him off with a torrent of lefts. Royce gracie versus art jimmerson, ken shamrock and gerard gordeau. The original ufc bad boy david tank abbott shares his opinion on modern day mma, his old buddy tito ortiz, frank shamrock, and reveals if he will ever return. In an epic bout, shamrock submitted suzuki with a kneebar at the 22.
It is regarded as one of the biggest feuds in mma history. In addition to clips from numerous bouts, the disc offers interviews with frank shamrock and tito ortiz, and multiple camera angles for some of the fights. Go back in time to relive tito ortiz s memorable performance against ken shamrock at ufc 40 almost 18 years ago. All three fights have ended in technical knockout with one of them having been for the ufc light. Posted in rmma by uchromebrutus 18 points and 8 comments. Later, when sinosic faced tito ortiz for the ufc light heavyweight title formerly the. Fourteen months later, sylvia got his crack at sweet revenge and capitalized. Leopoldo i fight video, highlights, news, twitter updates, and fight results. Tito ortiz vs elvis sinosic fight result ufc 32 showdown. Tito ortiz vs ken shamrock fight result ufc fight night 6.
Tito ortiz and ken shamrock clashed at ufc 40 in 2002 for the light heavyweight title and ortiz fifth title defense. December 8, 1972 is a retired american professional mixed martial artist. Middleweight championship belt after defeating tito ortiz at ufc 22. The first shamrockortiz bout, on 11 22 2002, is now a famous match among ufc fans. When i think of ufc with a strong card from top to bottom, these are the two events i think of most. He was a ufc heavyweight champion, a threetime king of pancrase world champion, and finished his career on a 22 fight unbeaten streak 21 wins, 1 draw.
Ken shamrock by tko referee stoppage due to strikes at 2. Mma pioneer frank shamrock admits he accepted a tito ortiz rematch to take place under the bellator banner because of two dreams that changed his perspective. Tito ortiz vs ken shamrock fight result ufc 40 vendetta. The final chapter full results including prelims tito ortiz def. In the most impressive performance of his career, shamrock defended his title for a fourth time with a comefrombehind victory over future champion tito ortiz in the main event of ufc 22. The legend frank shamrock,former ufc middleweight champion of the world,defended his title 5 times,best fighter of the ufc dark ages 19962000. Titles on the line, ufc light heavyweight championship. Shamrock could prove to the world that it is never too late to compete and believe in yourself. Tito ortiz vs ken shamrock 1 ufc 40, 2002 duration. Tito ortizs retirement fight with chael sonnen on saturday led bellator to its third mostwatched broadcast in its history. During the six years between ufc 1 and ufc 22, many fighters had. Standing in his way is undefeated canadian champion patrick the predator cote. This distinguished honor came shortly before his final fight before hanging up the gloves for good. Especially on a big grudge match like that, where the ref should know that shamrock can take many hits to the head and still regain composure and defend himself.
Use one of your social networks or start fresh with an email address. On the 15th anniversary of ufc 22, frank shamrock remembers the greatest fight of his career, his victory over tito ortiz. I had a dream with igor zinoviev, who he beat in 22 seconds, and i had a dream with tito. Ken shamrock first fight and tito totally dominated the old man is ken shamrock a has been and is washed up. What is everyones take on this fight saturday night. Liddell, ortiz call jones best poundforpound fighter. Chief among that group were tito ortiz and ken shamrock, a pair of brash. Frank shamrock vs tito ortiz might make sense for bellator. These are the some of the most memorable light heavyweight title fights in ufc history. Coming off two straight losses, ortiz must win against the tough young brawler who is taking the fight on only a weeks notice. After initially losing a lot of money, ufc 40 showed zuffa that. Before the modern era of the ufc, one could argue that the classic fight of the companys early history was the 1999 middleweight title fight with frank shamrock defending against tito ortiz.
Video blog tito ortiz ufc 106 video blog report dead link watch this video blog for tito ortiz as he goes on a media tour to promote the ufc 106 ortiz vs. Ufc legend tank abbott talks mma, tito ortiz, frank shamrock, oleg, don frye and more. Florida with live playbyplay of tonights ufc fight night 7, headlined by tito ortiz pictures vs. Return of the beast introduced a superfight by setting up a rematch between ken shamrock and royce gracie after their historic meeting at ufc 1 in 1993. Like y sub tito ortiz vs frank shamrockfull fight hd ufc 22 tito ortiz vs frank shamrockfull fight hd ufc 22 tito ortiz vs frank. His great fight with frank shamrock at ufc 22 is gone, as frank shamrock, a man undefeated in the ufc makes no appearances here. He has a long history with tito ortiz, defeating him in the ufc. The ufc made the fight between frank and ortiz both to match up two of their best fighters and to cash in on the name value of ortiz vs shamrock. Tito ortiz, ufc 22 21 of 50 the first ever 205pound ufc champion, frank shamrock was dominating the lightheavyweight division when he. The two would end up fighting three times in their. Tito ortiz vs frank shamrockfull fight hd ufc 22 youtube. Tito ortiz turned down frank shamrock rematch opportunity. Ufc 40 continued to allow the fighters to enter the octagon with their own music playing. Watch this prefight interview video for the ufc 106 tito ortiz vs.
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