Tito Ortiz Mini-Interview - "Payback Time" August 5, 2001 By Brett Herman
Brett Herman: Your boxing looks awesome lately man, are you going to be content to stand on your feet and slug it out toe to toe with Vitor?
Tito Ortiz: Well, yeah, that's my game plan. He's a southpaw, and I have Don House, who is a southpaw coach, and I've been working a lot of southpaw stuff myself. So, it's going to be a southpaw vs. a southpaw for this one, and I'm going to come swinging.
I want to see how tough (he is). I don't think Vitor is what he used to be. I have gotten a lot better, and I've matured as a fighter. I think I'm on top of my game right now, but at the same time, Vitor Belfort is super, super tough, but I'm here to take him out.
At Mandalay Bay, come September 28th, I think it's going to be an all-out war on our feet. I don't know, I saw him and he didn't want to stand with Heath Herring, so I don't think he's going to want to stand with me. So, let's see how tough Vitor really is, it's going to be good!
Now that I've got Carlson Gracie on my team, he's come to help me out, it's going to be payback time! Come September 28th, it's going to be a live show!