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Tito Ortiz suing manager of Jon Jones, Wayne Harriman, for unpaid 'loan'

Tito Ortiz's lawsuit for breach of contract against former organized crime member and manager of Jon Jones, Wayne Harriman, will skip arbitration and go right into discovery.

A lawsuit filed by former UFC light heavyweight champion and current Bellator star Jacob "Tito" Ortiz against veteran MMA promoter and manager Wayne Harriman in Clark County, Nevada District Court last October for "breach of contract" is now progressing to the discovery phase.

In a complaint filed on October 22, 2015 by Tito Ortiz's attorneys, Martin Little and Taylor Waite, it is claimed that on July 19, 2011 Ortiz loaned Wayne Harriman "a sum of money in excess of Ten Thousand and no/100 dollars" (according to the March 30th, 2016 Commissioner's decision on request for exemption the amount was $125,000.