UFC Hall of Famer Tito Ortiz says he has been contacted to fight legendary boxer Mike Tyson
- Former UFC champion Ortiz says he ‘got a phone call’ after watching Tyson’s viral sparring video
- The 53-year-old Tyson says Ortiz is ‘welcome to come and challenge’ him as long as it is for charity
Former UFC champion Tito Ortiz says he received a phone call about fighting boxing legend Mike Tyson upon the latter’s much-speculated comeback.
The 45-year-old Ortiz (professional MMA record 21-12-1), who is signed to MMA promotion Combate Americas, is on a three-fight win streak having beaten Alberto Rodriguez, Chuck Liddell and Chael Sonnen last year.
“I was watching Mike Tyson hit pads with one of my old trainers, Rafael Cordeiro, and Tyson looked like the old Tyson. Fast, speedy and powerful. I was like ‘wow, Tyson’s gonna make a comeback?’,” Ortiz told TMZ.
“All of a sudden, two days later I get a phone call and somebody’s asking me ‘what do you think about fighting Mike Tyson?’ I was like ‘uh, really?’ This is an opportunity of [a] lifetime, I’m in.”
