Episode #247
Tito Ortiz
Books mentioned
The Bible
Mentioned by Tito Ortiz · at 01:26:39
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Former UFC champion Tito Ortiz discusses his difficult childhood, addiction and recovery, the physical and psychological demands of championship fighting, and his experiences with injuries and retirement. He also reflects on faith, parenting, business ventures, fighter promotion, and coaching young athletes through his Huntington Beach training center.
What they talked about
- Starting his Punishment Athletics clothing company
- Fighting style and submissions vs. ground-and-pound
- Early career and the transition from wrestling
- Overcoming drug addiction and difficult upbringing
- Surgeries and injuries from fighting career
- Fighter promotion and branding in MMA
- Long-term brain damage from combat sports
- Life as a father and changing the family cycle
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