Fair enough I suppose. Really seems like a step backward for Forrest though. His career has seemingly stagnated. A win over Rich Franklin (who was severely undersized) and a loss to Shogun in 2011. And this is his first fight in 2012. Seems to me, he could have picked a much better fight.
Why? Because a win over Ortiz at this stage does nothing for his career. And a loss will be devastating. It's a lose/lose fight for him. There's plenty of other worth-while contenders he could have fought. And spare for the Ryan Bader fight, Ortiz has basically been done since the second loss to Liddell.
No, I agree, BUT, win or lose, the guy is not fighting in the UFC anymore. Even with a 1st round KO, he's done. From Forrest's perspective, it's just a rubbermatch that doesn't help or hurt, because he isn't going to ever fight for a title again. If anything, this is the most neutral,cancel-each-other-out fight that has ever happened. It just doesn't really matter. But I've followed these guys for years, and that's why I'm watching. To be honest, they're both lucky they weren't cut sooner...especially considering the fact that Dana White was actually going to fight Tito in a regulation match before Tito backed out. The flip side to that, is that they really helped the UFC gain ground and fans, literally, and that's why they are still around and about to fight each other. If anything, this a thank you fight from Zuffa and Company.
