Interviews UFC QUOTABLES: Tito Ortiz doesn't see anything different in Forrest Griffin, feels he raised the bar for other fighters with the UFC
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Nov 16, 2009 - 9:13:19 PM
"I don't see anything different in Forrest Griffin. I see the same weaknesses that he has, you know? He doesn't punch hard. When we fought the first time, he didn't punch hard. I've come to realize that he doesn't have much weight on his punches. He's a lot slower on his feet now. I mean, he's a LOT slower. I just realized how much slower he's gotten... Talking to all the other promotions was a negotiation tactic on my part. I never wanted to fight anywhere else. You want to fight against the best guys in the world? You're fighting in the UFC. If you fight anywhere else, you're fighting against second-rate guys. And I never wanted that, I wanted to give my fans the best fights possible, and the UFC is where those fights were at... I had to stand my ground, and I won. I raised the bar for all the other fighters. They don't know it yet, but I did. I'm very thankful for how forgiving Lorenzo and Frank Fertitta are, and I'm thankful to Dana for being a man of his word. It's nice to be back in the UFC machine."
-Tito Ortiz talks to Heavy.com about a number of topics, including his negotiating tactics with other organizations and his fight on Saturday with Forrest Griffin. Check out the full interview below (App users video available at MMATorch.com):
