Just hours after announcing on Twitter that he would not take the place of the injured Phil Davis at UFC 133 against Rashad Evans, Tito Ortiz apparently had a change of heart.
UFC president Dana White today confirmed via Twitter that Ortiz and Evans will meet in the headliner of UFC 133, which takes place Aug. 6 at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia.
It seemed the obvious replacement would be Lyoto Machida against Evans in a rematch of their UFC 98 bout, but the deal never came to fruition, and for a while, speculation was rampant on who would step into the spot.
Ortiz and Evans met four years prior at UFC 73 and fought to a draw, though the decision was a result of a point deduction given to Ortiz when he grabbed the fence in the second round of the fight; the bout otherwise would have been scored in his favor.
Just 35 days will be elapsed between Tito's latest victory over Ryan Bader at UFC 132.
[Reporting credit goes to MMA Junkie.com]
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