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It’s 2015 And Tito Ortiz Could Be A Champion Again

How is it possible that a 40-year-old who was practically left for dead after dropping six of seven fights just before an unceremonious exit from the UFC, now on the doorstep of capturing a light heavyweight title in major mixed martial arts promotion?

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz (pictured) challenges Bellator champ Liam McGeary for his crown Saturday at “Bellator 142: Dynamite.”

Sure, it’s not a UFC belt and Ortiz had to go to a smaller organization with less talented fighters in order to compete for the hardware, but Ortiz still went from washed-up laughingstock to title contender in Bellator.