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Tito Ortiz won’t fight Fedor on NYE: ‘I gotta get a bone shaved down’

Former UFC light-heavyweight champ Tito Ortiz denied rumors that he was scheduled to face Fedor on New Year’s Eve.

While Fedor Emelianenko is scheduled to return to professional mixed martial arts at the end of the year, his opponent remains a mystery to fans and pundits alike. That will remain the case for the foreeable future, as one of the rumored opponents, Tito Ortiz, revealed that he wouldn't be Fedor's opponent on New Year's Eve.

Ortiz, who lost to light-heavyweight champ Liam McGeary at Bellator: Dynamite, plans to undergo yet another surgical operation before enjoying the holidays with his family.