Tito Ortiz Says 20-Year Dana White Feud Cost Him America 250 White House UFC Invite
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Updated · Fox News · May 20
Tito Ortiz Says 20-Year Dana White Feud Cost Him America 250 White House UFC Invite
2 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 20
Tito Ortiz said he was not invited to the America 250 UFC card at the White House and blamed his exclusion on his decades-long feud with UFC CEO Dana White.
Ortiz, 51, said the rift has left him paying his own way to UFC events despite 16 years with the promotion, including about $1,000 for a recent card in Miami.
The bad blood dates to White's time as Ortiz's manager and later UFC president, when contract disputes over money escalated into years of hostility and even a reported fight on a flight to Japan.
Ortiz said he still supports the sport and plans to watch White's White House event from his Tito's Cantina in Cape Coral, Florida, rather than attend in person.
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