Tito Ortiz makes his MMA return later this year when he takes on former WWE champion Alberto Del Rio under the Combate Americas promotion and it didn’t take long for the outspoken former UFC light heavyweight champion to make the news.
The 44-year-old Ortiz claimed in a recent interview on the Domenick Nati Show that his bout with Del Rio is just start of his re-emergence in MMA as he has his sights set on an even bigger target in current UFC 205-pound champion Jon Jones.
“The Huntington Beach Bad Boy” who is never short on confidence, boldly claimed that he would fare better in an MMA fight against Jon Jones compared to Daniel Cormier given “DC’s” body shape and size (transcribed via Bloody Elbow):
“I think I would do a lot better against Jon Jones than Daniel Cormier, because Cormier is just a shorter guy (with) bigger legs, bigger torso.