Ortiz vs Sonnen

[TrevorRoss]

When do they fight?
I've got sonnen by decision if they throw down.

End of this month I think.

 

[LiveFreeorDie]

Would love to see Tito fight Wand one last time.... Sonnen also.

 

[LHWBelt]

Tito is an old 40 and Sonnen is not far behind him. Who wins and why?

Tito due to size and Sonnen having a layoff.

 

[BeerCityBandit]

I'm actually leaning the other way towards Tito as an underdog at +130 or better. Chael is fighting above his preferred weight class so Tito has the size advantage and more recent fights. Of course his injury prone body is always a wild card. He looks in great shape on his Instagram however- see below. Chael's three year long layoff is a major concern. His wrestling is probably better than Tito's but Tito has more power in his strikes and better submissions in my opinion. Tito also announced this as his retirement fight and will be very motivated to go out on top. With a fight like this I can see it going either way, so I'd sooner take the bigger guy with more ways to win and who has been more active.

Oh dang. Not looking so fragile. Do they allow TRT in Bellator still? Probably yes if Chael came out of retirement to fight there.

 

[lukeuidswords]

Tito still has a super fucked neck and not much endurance. He beat Shlemenko, who basically can't grapple worth a damn, but Chael can grapple, wrestle, and fight for 15 minutes at a decent pace, which gives him more than a shot here.

 

[BeerCityBandit]

Would love to see Tito fight Wand one last time.... Sonnen also.

Oh shit, I almost forgot Sonnen vs Wandy never happened. Where's he fighting now?

 

[BeerCityBandit]

Tito still has a super fucked neck and not much endurance. He beat Shlemenko, who basically can't grapple worth a damn, but Chael can grapple, wrestle, and fight for 15 minutes at a decent pace, which gives him more than a shot here.

Yeah, but this is Chael + 3 year layoff - TRT, so those factors make it more even. On paper anyway.

 

[Fluffernutter]

Sonnen by UD

 

[LORDTENSAIMMA]

Tito LHK

 

[bjpenngoat]

I think Tito will sub him.

 

[Cantalope]

I bet this fight get ruled a NC.

 

[skylolow]

I don't know..........I find it kind of sad for the second largest MMA promotion in the world we are having a discussion about the main event of one of there bigger cards of the year about who is in better shape or who isn't going to die in there basically.

 

[skylolow]

I bet this fight get ruled a NC.

Chances are high it could be ruled a NC a month after the fight.

 

[null]

Chances are high it could be ruled a NC a month after the fight.

Wouldn't shock me either but that doesn't affect the grading of bets on the night though!

 

[Fadetoblack918]

Chael. Faster and has better wrestling

 

[Persuadertron]

we all lose due to some premature, anti-climatic end like groin kick someone can't recover from, eye poke and someone forfeits. sonnen elbow cuts, tito bleeds every damn where and doc ends it, shit like that.

 

[Thesnake101]

Which sub will Chael get him in, @Tules ?

Peruvian necktie, baby.

 

[Warfist]

100% chance this fight goes to the ground. Chael with better wrestling will find a way to get dominate position and hurt Tito. It'll be tough to finish him though.

Sonnen 30-27

 

[mmacasualviewer]

Is Joel going to be cageside?

 

[NHB7]

I actually expect a surprisingly competitive fight likely to pull out the best in both fighters at this stage in their careers.