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Former UFC champ Tito Ortiz wins city council seat in Huntington Beach

Tito Ortiz, former UFC champ, has won one of three available seats on the city council of Huntington Beach, California.

Ortiz, 45, is a Huntington Beach native who owns an MMA training gym in the city called Punishment Training Center. According to the Los Angeles Times, he received 34,901 votes, or 14.3 percent of the total with 100 percent of precincts reporting. His vote total is the highest out of the 15 candidates running for city council. He will serve a four-year term once he’s sworn in and has aspirations of becoming the mayor of Huntington Beach, who is chosen by the city council.