We recently brought you Tito Ortiz and his desire for an immediate rematch. Now undisputed UFC light-heavyweight champion Randy Couture strikes back with his on thoughts on a rematch, who he thinks Ortiz and he should really fight, as well as insight into his recent showdown with "the Huntington Beach Bad Boy." It's all part of another exclusive interview to appear in this month's Full Contact Fighter. Let's take a look at an excerpt:

FCF: Once again, congratulations on another stellar outing at UFC 44. I'd like to start by asking you about an interesting comment you made at the press conference following that fight. You said that in fighting Ortiz, he made you do a lot of things you didn't want to do.
RC: Besides the time I spent working on my bottom game, I was referring to the other area of pre-fight hype. Tito kind of brings a certain intensity and persona to the pre-fight hype and it's not my style. It's not what I like to do. It's not how I like to represent myself or the sport. And he kind of forced me to stand up and do a few things that I'm uncharacteristically not used to doing -- talking back a little bit and fortunately for me I didn't have to make up a lot of what I felt. I pretty much said what I felt about the situation and was able to do that with conviction so that made it easier for me. Generally, I would have kept those thoughts and feelings to myself and just gone out and done my job.

FCF: Jumping to the hot topic at hand, you stated at the press conference that you would gladly give Ortiz a rematch, but under a certain condition...
RC: That's correct. I'll give him a rematch, but not until he fights Chuck Liddell.

FCF: What if Liddell does less than favorably in PRIDE?
RC: None of that matters. If Chuck wins PRIDE, then he's going to get a rematch with me. That makes sense. He'll hold the PRIDE belt and I'm holding the UFC belt in the light-heavyweight division; we should fight again and try to kinda unify those belts. If Chuck doesn't do well in PRIDE, if he doesn't get past Quinton [Jackson] or loses to Wanderlei [Silva], then it doesn't really matter. He's still a top contender in this weight class in the UFC and he and Tito should fight. Everybody wants to see that fight and Tito needs to answer that question.

FCF Exclusive!
Tito Ortiz Battles Defeat in a Candid Interview, Speaks of Next Opponent
By Loretta Hunt

On the heels of last week's UFC 44, FCF has been able to secure the first exclusive interview with former light-heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz on his devastating loss to undisputed champion Randy Couture. In the comprehensive interview set to run in the next issue of Full Contact Fighter, Ortiz speaks out on the fight, his injuries going in, who and when he wants to fight next, his rematch clause, and a slew of other hot topics. His answers may surprise you. An opening excerpt follows:

FCF: Tito, thank you for taking the time to speak with FCF. With a week to reflect on the fight, you must have some thoughts regarding it.
TO: It was everything I didn't expect. Randy Couture caught me totally off guard. He out-wrestled me in every aspect as a wrestler and as a fighter. It was his night. I couldn't take nothing away from him. Randy Couture showed me a weakness that I should have never looked past, and that was wrestling. I looked past it for the last month. I don't know why I could let myself do that. Of course, having a herniated disk in my back had a lot to do with it, but at the same time, I'm not taking nothing away from Randy Couture 'cause he did fight a tremendous fight. I'll tell you one thing, though, I'm going to be a lot meaner the second time because that just shows what type of takedowns I can take, what kind of punishment I can take, along with the same factor of defending myself. I mean, he never really hurt me one time. He had me mounted, he had me -- I was in every position you can get a guy when you take him down, but he never hurt me once.

FCF: As round after round went by, while you remained unable to take some control of this fight, we can only imagine the thoughts that were running through your head.
TO: It felt like a dream. It felt like a dream that I wanted to wake up. Every time he took me down it was so light and so, I don't know, it didn't feel real I guess 'cause none of it hurt. None of it felt real. I was having a bad dream. I was watching myself in a mirror. It was funny. It was really, really funny. It hurt me, but at the same time, it's just a factor of how much tougher it's going to make me. I have so much anger built up. This next time, Randy will be in trouble, that's for sure.

FCF: It sounds like your gunning to fight Couture again right away.
TO: Yeah. There's no one else to fight right now. I want to fight Randy again. In my mind, I have to get that loss back. I haven't been beaten in three and a half years. This is a fight I really want 'cause I can prove what kind of champion I really am. That wasn't Tito Ortiz that fought that night, I guarantee it. I couldn't believe Randy took me down that easy. Nobody takes me down that easy. I should have let my hands go in the first round. Randy had me intimidated for a second. I gave him too much respect.

FCF: No one else to fight? I think there are a lot fans that say you could fight Chuck Liddell, maybe even Vitor Belfort first?
TO: I have no problem fighting those guys right after. I'll fight Liddell right after. I think I at least should get a rematch for that, because of how we sold out the crowd and how many pay-per-views there were. Of how much work I did as a champion and how long I've been the champion, I think I deserve a rematch on that.

Interesting comments by Tito. Didn't he say a while back that he would fight Chuck Liddell after the Couture fight "no matter what happens"? But in this interview, he says he wants Couture immediately. Sounds like he's contradicting himself here, but that isn't much of a surprise. Tito's famous for talking out of his ass.

Also, Tito says "There's no one else to fight right now." Well, I like Randy's idea. Have Tito fight Chuck first, and then the winner takes on Couture.

I think Tito should learn to shut up every now and then.

"Chuck is my next fight no matter what. He's talked so much smack. His mouth has written a check his ass can't cash and it's time for me to collect." – Tito Ortiz

"In my mind, he's the next one. I mean, win, lose or draw, whatever, Chuck Liddell will be the next one." – Tito Ortiz

"And if anyone thinks I'm afraid of Chuck Liddell, Chuck Liddell is in for a whuppin'! Win, lose or draw against Randy Couture, he's the next opponent for me in my mind no matter what." – Tito Ortiz

FCF: It sounds like your gunning to fight Couture again right away.
Tito: Yeah. There's no one else to fight right now.

Exactly. Tito's been caught in his double-talk once again.

LMAO@Tito!!! I hope couture makes Tito fight everyone that chuck fought for him too. Randy should make Tito fight Vitor AND Chuck before he gives him a rematch. I think Randy exposed some fundamental weaknesses in Tito's game and Tito will NEVER be as dominant as he once was.

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