Throughout Tito Ortiz's four-year, five fight winless streak, the former UFC light heavyweight champion was full of excuses. Every loss was placed on the shoulders of another injury. Some were understood and accepted, and others were a little harder to swallow.
Heading into UFC 132, his MMA obituary was already written. Dana White said another loss would be the end of his career inside the Octagon, the only place he's ever competed save for a single fight. Few people believed that the man who hadn't won since beating the broken shell of Ken Shamrock in October 2006 was going to beat Ryan Bader. There was no way it was just the injuries; Ortiz's time had come and gone.
In one of the biggest surprises in recent years, Ortiz didn't just beat Bader — he dominated the highly regarded young prospect.
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