For the better part of a round, it looked like Tito Ortiz was going to turn back the clock at the SAP Center in San Jose.
The UFC Hall of Famer called on his vast wrestling experience to work over much younger Bellator light heavyweight champion Liam McGeary from top position in the main event of Bellator Dynamite on Saturday night.
But just as an Ortiz win in round one seemed all but in the books, McGeary, ever so slick off his back, caught Ortiz (18-12-1) in an inverted triangle and got Ortiz to tap.