Tito Ortiz blasts Dana White for 'childish' White House snub
Tito Ortiz has reignited his decades-long feud with Dana White after being snubbed of an invite to the UFC White House event next month. The former UFC light heavyweight champion has a questionable past with the company's CEO. Once close friends and business partners, White and Ortiz's relationship soured due to a series of failed negotiations and personality clashes, leading to one of the most talked-about rivalries in the sport's history.
However, Ortiz believes that his ongoing differences with White shouldn't prevent him from being invited to events and should end his continuous banishment from the promotion's endeavours. As summer approaches, the one thing on most MMA fans' minds remains the UFC White House. The event will attempt to showcase the best the company has to offer come June 14, and despite feeling hurt after missing out on an invitation, Tito Ortiz was complimentary of the card.
"I think it'll be a great event," Ortiz told Fox News. "I mean, it's going to be history in the making. There's been nothing like this ever before.
But, I mean, there's going to be some good fights, don't get me wrong. I see there is only one fight that is actually American versus somebody else, and that's the main event... I'm not going to really talk bad about the card because all these guys have worked their butt off to get where they are and they deserve something like this.
" Tito Ortiz's praise for the event hasn't mended his broken relationship with Dana White. Unfortunately for the UFC legend, invitations to once-in-a-lifetime events are only offered to those in White's good books. "I wish I was invited to the White House card, I am not," Ortiz continued.