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Tito in no-win situation against Hamill

July 28, 2010 � UFC Betting Staff � Jump to comments

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Tito Ortiz just signed his contract to meet former protege Matt Hamill in October. While doing so, he didn’t exactly seem chipper in this video. Ortiz worked a lot with Hamill during Season 3 of “The Ultimate Fighter” to the point where the rest of castmates got angry with the MMA prospect. Hamill also worked Ortiz after the show. Four years later, the UFC is throwing teacher and student together into the Octagon.

“It sucks, but this is business. I had another friend who was close to me and ended up losing a friendship,” said Ortiz referencing Chuck Liddell. “So I come to realize that anyone at 205 can’t be my friend.”

That’s probably not disappointing news to most of the light heavyweight class, who would all love the attention coming from a fight and victory over Ortiz. Hamill, who is the only deaf fighter in the UFC, is a difficult guy to smash and get riled up via trash talk. The only person to attempt it was Michael Bisping. He’s now got a hate-hate relationship with the majority of MMA fans.

Cage Potato says Ortiz is a good-sized underdog at offshore sports books. A check with Las Vegas sportsbooks indicate that Hamill will likely be around minus-150. That’s a real indication of how far Ortiz has fallen. Hamill is 8-2 in the UFC but his top victories came against Mark Munoz (now at middleweight) and Keith Jardine. He also has a DQ victory over Jon Jones but was getting destroyed in that fight.

Ortiz (15-7) hasn’t won a fight since 2006 and is still recovering from serious back and neck surgery the last two years. Hamill is essentially a younger version of Ortiz. Both have gas-tank issues, but it doesn’t appear Ortiz has the athleticism anymore to stay off the mat against Hamill, who is an excellent takedown artist. They meet Oct. 23 at UFC 121 in Anaheim.

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