The old saying of ‘where there’s smoke, there’s fire’ doesn’t seem to do the Tito Ortiz rumor mill justice. How about ‘where there’s hot ash reigning from the sky, a volcano has erupted’? That seems to fit nicely.

The latest report regarding Tito Ortiz’s health, or lack there of, states that Ortiz has “multiple herniations in the neck” forcing the light heavyweight fighter to withdraw from his fight with Chuck Liddell at UFC 115 in addition to causing an early TUF 11 exit.

This latest account from Five Ounces of Pain is consistent with certain elements of previous reports surround Ortiz’s health such as leaving the reality show early. Last weekend the MMA-verse was inundated with reports that Liddell would fight Rich Franklin who replaced Tito during TUF 11 and would fight Chuck at UFC 115. The latter was shot down by Dana White himself as he tweeted two messages; “Not true! we are doing couture vs. franklin” and “Nothing happened to tito. Tito and I are cool”. Astute readers will noticed that the second tweet doesn’t mention Chuck Liddell nor does it confirm the fight between the two TUF coaches.

Tito was recently in the hospital with the flu, which caused its own mini-uproar.

by Zak Woods of WatchKalibRun.com

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