UFC president Dana White and Hall of Famer Tito Ortiz were scheduled for a boxing match in 2007. Contracts were drawn up and everything, only for it to fall through in the end.
White did a Q&A in 2014, claiming that the reason why the fight didn’t happen was that he “used to beat the living shit” out of Ortiz in sparring.
Eight years later, “The Huntington Beach Bad Boy” and former Mayor Pro Tempore of his hometown shared his side of the story with Paddy Pimblett on the Chattin’ Pony Podcast.
“It was supposed to be 50/50 (split) on any money that was revenue from the fight.