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Combate Americas’ Tito vs. Alberto PPV debut was exactly what we expected

It’s been a while since Tito Ortiz was an elite fighter, yet he still has all the pieces we expect to see from someone in a starring role. He’s willing to say outrageous, sometimes absurd things. He can still box and grapple. He appears to be physically fit. He isn’t just straight out of central casting; he pretty much created the MMA fighter stereotype that he continues to inhabit.

All of those traits are still there, yet many of the sharpened edges have been dulled by time.

Still, he finds a way to remain in the headlines and to test the continued longevity of his drawing power.