WHAT'S NEXT FOR TITO ORTIZ?

Last night was personally heart wrenching for me, I wouldn't call myself THE BIGGEST Tito Ortiz fan on the planet, but I will admit that I personally believe that he is one of the forefathers of the sport.

It's time to face facts in his last 7 endeavors in the Octagon he has gone (1-1-5)... Last Night's Performance against Rashad Evans wasn't embarrassing, in fact it won "Fight Of The Night". But I honestly believe that it is time for Ortiz to take a fight against a Tier 2- Tier 3 opponent. I think that Tito Ortiz needs to get back to his winning ways.



WHAT DOES LOSING TO RASHAD DO TO ORTIZ?

To all the fans of Tito (and even his haters) who believe that he is going to get kicked out of the Octagon due to losing to Rashad, I wouldn't bet on it. Dana White at one point of Tito Ortiz's career was his manager and despite Tito's "antics" outside of the Octagon and series of losses, Dana still has a soft spot for "The Huntington Beach Bad Boy". The fact remains, Tito took the fight on two weeks notice, and gave a respectable performance... he still has a job.

However, I think that this puts him way down on the bracket... He's not in the Top 10 Light Heavyweights anymore... In fact I think that this puts him in a place where he is barely in the Top 20.


WHAT'S NEXT?

As I stated earlier... If Tito wants to stay around in the UFC... he is going to have to lower his standards when it comes to opponents. He needs to take on a Tier 2 to Tier 3 fight to bounce back and regain his confidence.