Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz weigh-in for trilogy fight
Tomorrow night, Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz will fight for a third time. They will do so in the main event of the first MMA card promoted by long-time boxing promoter Oscar De La Hoya.
This morning, the two UFC Hall of Famers, and the many other fighters on the first Golden Boy MMA card, took to the scales to weigh in for their respective battles.
Both Tito Ortiz and Chuck Liddell made weight for the fight. Here are the weigh-in results for the card, via MMA Mania (refresh for updates).
Main card:
Chuck Liddell (203.4 lb) vs. Tito Ortiz (204.8 lb)
Deron Winn (205.6) vs. Tom Lawlor (199.6 lb)
Gleison Tibau (159.4) vs. Efrain Escudero (159.8)
Walel Watson (139.4) vs. Ricardo Palacios
Albert Morales (135) vs. James Barnes (135.2 lb)
Undercard:
Jay Silva (225.8) vs. Oscar Cota (260.8 lb)
Joe Roye vs. Fernie Garcia (145.6)
Jose Huerta (138.2 lb) vs. Francisco Estrada (134.4 lb)
Joseph Henle (189.8) vs. Keith Berry (189.2)
Craig Wilkerson (169.2) vs. Joshua Jones (170.8)
Dave Terrel (179.4 lb) vs. Johnny Cisneros (179.4 lb)
The 48-year-old Chuck Liddell has not fought since June of 2010, when he was knocked out by Rich Franklin in what was supposed to be his final fight. In his next most recent fights, Liddell was knocked out by Mauricio “Shogun” Rua and Rashad Evans, both of whom went on to become UFC light heavyweight champions. Chuck Liddell, who holds wins over Wanderlei Silva, Ortiz (twice), Randy Couture (twice), Renato “Babalu” Sobral (twice), Alistair Overeem, Murilo Bustamante, Kevin Randleman and many others, is 21-8 overall.
The 43-year-old Tito Ortiz, meanwhile, has been active much more recently. His last fight occurred in January of 2017, when scored a first-round submission of Chael Sonnen in a bout that he claimed would be his last. In his next most recent fight, he was submitted by then Bellator light heavyweight champion Liam McGeary. This loss was preceded by consecutive wins over Alexander Shlemenko and Stephan Bonnar. Tito Ortiz, who has bested fighters like Ryan Bader, Ken Shamrock (three times), Evan Tanner, Wanderlei Silva, and Guy Mezger, is 19-12-1 overall.
Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz have fought twice before. Liddell won both encounters by stoppage.
Watch the card right here on BJPENN.COM.
This article first appeared on BJPENN.COM on 11/23/2018.
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