By Simon Samano

For FOX Deportes

It’s hard to believe, but this is it for Tito Ortiz.

The “Huntington Beach Bad Boy” will step into the octagon for the final time on Saturday night at UFC 148 to take on Forrest Griffin.

They’ve done this twice before, with each one earning a hard-fought victory by split decision. And if the first two fights between two of the most popular fighters in UFC history are any indication, you can pretty much guarantee this final battle to the settle the score will be close.

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By Simon Samano/@sjsamano
For FOX Deportes
 
Tito Ortiz wore socks and wrestling shoes when he made his UFC debut. That’s how far back his mixed martial arts career goes.
 
The legend began on May 30, 1997 at UFC 13. The pay-per-view event, held at the Augusta Civic Center, featured two four-man tournaments (lightweight and heavyweight), two alternate fights, and a huge main event between Vitor Belfort and Tank Abbott.
 
Ortiz was just an amateur, but he easily defeated Wes Albritton by TKO in the lightweight alternate bout. In that fight Ortiz gave us a taste of what was to come, finishing Albritton in just 31 seconds with a ground-and-pound onslaught that we soon would grow accustomed to seeing.
 

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By Simon Samano/@sjsamano
For FOX Deportes
 
For Tito Ortiz, his upcoming encounter next week at UFC 148 against Forrest Griffin has been business as usual.

Even though the “Huntington Beach Bad Boy” will retire after this fight, he isn’t just going through the motions. He wants to win.
 
“I just want to dominate this fight,” Ortiz recently told FOX Deportes at his home and training camp in Big Bear, Calif. “I want to show how good I truly am with my hand raised and walking away on my own terms.”
 

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By Simon Samano/@sjsamano
For FOX Deportes
 
It’s no secret that Tito Ortiz and Dana White used to hate each other with a passion.
 
White still might feel the same way, but Ortiz said in an interview with FIGHT! Magazine posted this week that his very public and very heated feud with the UFC president is his one regret from his illustrious career.
 
“I probably shouldn’t have said some of the things I said. Some of the things I should have did, I should have carried myself a little different,” Ortiz said. “I’m a very emotional guy. I wear my heart on my sleeve, a little too much I think. It gets me in trouble a lot. But I know I have integrity, and I believe in the things I do.
 

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