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4 unusual facts about Tito Ortiz vs. Ken Shamrock


Tito Ortiz vs. Ken Shamrock

The event sold out the MGM Grand Arena and sold 150,000 pay per view buys, a rate over three times larger than the previous Zuffa events.

He then defeated Ross Clifton on February 13, 2009 via submission and was scheduled to face former WWE superstar Bobby Lashley in an MMA bout, but tested positive for steroids after the Clifton fight in which he served a one year suspension.

After upsetting top UFC fighter and Lion's Den member Jerry Bohlander, Ortiz, with his fingers, acted like he was shooting at the Lion's Den corner and coach Ken Shamrock and additionally put on a disrespectful shirt in the octagon after the fight with Bohlander which read "I just f**ked your ass".

The hype and buzz surrounding the MGM Grand Garden Arena for the event was unlike anything mixed martial arts had ever seen before.



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