Tito “The Huntington Beach Bad Boy†Ortiz gave us a hint on Friday that something was wrong when he posted a Twitter message saying, “I have some [expletive] luck.â€This afternoon UFC President Dana White posted the news that Ortiz (15-8-1) has had to pull out of his March 26 scheduled headliner with Antonio Rogerio Nogueira at UFC Fight Night 24 in Seattle:
“Tito has pulled out of fight night due to getting stitches. 8-0 Phil davis will be fighting lil nog now and is pumped for this fight!â€
Ortiz returned to Twitter again this afternoon confirming the news:
“22 stitches and a bad concussion sucks but I will heal and be better soon.â€
There was no word on how Ortiz was injured, but most likely it happened in training.
Phil “Mr. Wonderful†Davis, who will replace Ortiz, is undefeated at 4-0 in his UFC career. He is coming off a second round submission over Tim Boetsch at UFC 123 this past November.
Nogueira (19-4) is a top 10 light heavyweight and a step up in competition for Davis (8-0). A win over the Pride veteran could put Davis in the top 10 rankings.
Nogueira fought twice in 2010, winning a split decision over Jason Brilz at UFC 114, and most recently, losing a unanimous decision to Ryan Bader at UFC 119 in September.
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