INGLEWOOD, Calif. -- This time, Tito Ortiz went out the way he wanted.
Fighting on his 42nd birthday, the legendary former UFC light heavyweight champion from Huntington Beach, Calif. submitted Chael Sonnen to a raucous reception from a partisan Southern California crowd at the Forum.
Ortiz, who first retired in 2012 after a loss to Forrest Griffin, won via submission at 2:03 of the opening round Saturday in the main event of Bellator 170.
“I’m happy I was able to do this, and I’m so happy I was able to do this in my hometown,” Ortiz said.