Jacob Christopher Ortiz

Tito Ortiz is a professional fighter, UFC light heavyweight champion. Over the years of his sports career, he managed to set many records, hold spectacular fights in mixed martial arts. Outrageousness and violent temper led to the fact that the athlete has earned a reputation as a "bad guy". The man discovered his talent not only in sports, but also in cinema and literature.

The athlete was born on January 23, 1975 in Huntington Beach, California. The boy was named Jacob Christopher Ortiz, and when the child was one year old, father Samuel gave his son the nickname Tito. At an early age, the baby was surrounded by parental care, harmony reigned in the family. The father worked, and the mother took care of the children (in addition to Jacob, the woman had three sons from her first marriage), often taking them to the beach.

However, gradually things in the family got worse. Spouses Ortiz professed the ideals of hippie culture, smoked marijuana. Over time, Tito's parents needed stronger drugs, they switched to heroin. To get a dose, the boy's father began selling things from home: by that time the man had lost his job.

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As the fighter later admitted in an interview, in his youth he himself began to try cocaine, psychotropic substances. The teenager spent his free time on the street. Since 1982, the family of the future champion has led a nomadic lifestyle. When Jacob was 13, his parents divorced. Mother decided to start a new, "clean" life. Taking the child with her, the woman moved to Huntington Beach.

While in high school, Ortiz took up wrestling. Paul Herrera became the coach of the young man. Going in for sports, the guy tried to get rid of harmful addictions. True, Tito soon stole a car and was forced to spend a couple of months in a juvenile prison. Herrera went to great lengths to get the teenager back on track.

The athlete's personal life turned out to be stormy and eventful. Ortiz's first marriage was in 2000 with a girl named Christine. During their honeymoon, going to Bermuda, the newlyweds got into a car accident: the guy lost control, and the car drove into the bus. Tito's wife suffered many injuries, but soon recovered and was able to give her husband a son named after his father Jacob.

A few years later, the family idyll began to collapse, and in 2005 the couple divorced. In 2006, the fighter began a relationship with Jenna Jameson. Previously, the blonde with a gorgeous figure starred in adult films, but at the time of meeting with Tito she left this occupation. The couple met on the social network Myspace, began a correspondence, which was followed by a first date.

In November 2006, being a guest of Howard Stern's television program, Jacob confessed his love to the beauty from the screen. In March 2009, the athlete and former actress became the parents of two twin boys, Jesse and Jornie. A year later, the news tabloids were full of headlines that Ortiz had been arrested on suspicion of domestic violence.

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The boxer himself explained the situation by the fact that he found a drug, as it seemed to the man, in his beloved. Growing up in a family that used psychotropic substances, Tito wanted to throw out the pills. Jenna opposed this as it was a cure for depression. The couple quarreled a lot, Jameson and the children left the house.

Soon, the couple reconciled, admitting the incident was a misunderstanding. But, perhaps, this incident broke the harmony between the lovers: in 2013 they broke up. In the same year, the athlete met Amber Nicole Miller. At that time, the girl performed as an octagon girl in a major promotion.

Feelings flashed literally at first sight. The couple began dating and then living together. During the relationship, Tito and his beloved did not have children, but together they took up the upbringing of twins born to Jenna.

At local competitions, the young athlete showed good results, which allowed him to claim the UFC champion title. In September 1999, the fighter met in a duel with Frank Shamrock. The audience relied on Ortiz, but the opponent managed to defeat him. For this meeting, Jacob put on a T-shirt with a defiant inscription, later the young man began to use provocative T-shirts in tournaments.

This was followed by fights in Japan, where the American managed to defend the champion's title, clashing with Evan Tanner, Vladimir Matyushenko and other wrestlers. In 2000, light heavyweight Chuck Liddell joined the UFC. He was supposed to fight in the title fight with Tito, but Ortiz said that they are old friends with Chuck, who previously trained together, so he refused to enter the ring.

To beat this situation, to find a compromise in it, the organizers announced Randy Couture as Liddell's new rival. The latter won, and later met with Jacob himself. In 2002, having lost the victory to Lee Murray, the boxer fought with him at a party.

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In 2011, Ryan Bader, who at that time had only one defeat in the statistics of his fights, played in a duel with Ortiz at UFC 132. The audience relied on Bader, but Tito showed the skill of quick receptions, first knocking down the wrestler, and then using a choke hold.

The audience remained “deceived” even during the fight with Alexander Shlemenko. Considering Ortiz an outsider, viewers were shocked when the American used the triangle. After that, Shlemenko lost consciousness from suffocation.

During his sports career, the fighter left the UFC and then returned. In 2016, Jacob made a statement that he would like to fight with Fedor Emelianenko, however, the leadership of the promotion nominated Chail Sonnen as a rival. The fight took place in January 2017 and ended with Tito's victory.

In early December 2019, Ortiz met with Alberto Del Rio and emerged from the octagon as the winner. Even US President Donald Trump amazed at the fighter's skill, who sent Jacob a congratulatory message on Twitter.

In 2020, the athlete continues to train and prepare for new competitions. Now the man reports on the news of his biography and career on Instagram. Here, an American uploads photos and videos.

Winner of the Best Knockout of the Night award at Ortiz vs. Shamrock 3: The Final Chapter Winner of Best Pain Night at UFC 132: Cruz vs. Faber 2 Winner of Best Fight of the Night at UFC 133: Evans vs. Ortiz 2 Winner of Best Fight of the Night at UFC 148: Silva vs. Sonnen 2 Hall of Fame Member

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