Tito Ortiz was admittedly surprised when he got a call from Combate Americas with an offer to fight former WWE superstar Alberto “El Patron” Rodriguez.
Best known by his professional wrestling moniker Alberto Del Rio, the 42-year-old Mexican-born performer had competed in mixed martial arts previously but his last bout came all the way back in 2010 in a losing effort at a show in Spain.
Since that time, “El Patron” had stayed focused on his professional wrestling career as well as taking a job behind the scenes with Combate Americas as the fledgling Latin based promotion started to get off the ground.