On Friday fans were surprised by an announcement that Tito Ortiz had been injured and forced out of the November 2 Bellator Pay-Per-View main event with Quinton “Rampage” Jackson.
Following today’s news that Ortiz would miss his upcoming Bellator fight due to a neck injury he sustained while training, AXS TV’s Inside MMA spoke to “Rampage” about the news.
“If I’m going to keep it real, I would have said look, throw another opponent at me and still keep the pay-per-view because I’ve trained really hard for this. I had my knees fixed, I fixed my injury and I came back. Throw somebody in there like Kimbo Slice, Houston Alexander, anybody that’s in Bellator. Somebody different like Tyrone Spong. I don’t know, throw anybody in there, I’m ready for anybody. Throw in Chuck Liddell out of retirement. Put the pay-per-view on! I’m ready to go.”
Jackson said that he text messaged Ortiz after hearing about the injury and that he wished him a speedy recovery.
“I texted Tito to make sure he was okay and he said he’s okay and he’s out for three months. That’s a real serious injury, to your neck, and I hope Tito a speedy recovery.”
Check out the full interview with Jackson below.
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