Former UFC Light heavyweight champion Tito “The Huntington Beach Bad Boy” Ortiz 15 – 7 – 1 (Win – Loss – Draw) talks on pulling out of the fight against long time rival and former UFC Light heavyweight champion Chuck “The Iceman” Liddell 21 – 7 – 0 (Win – Loss – Draw) and being removed from the new season of “The Ultimate Fighter”.

After how many months of silence, the bad boy from Huntington Beach finally broke his silence about the injury and the surgery to get him back on the right track.

Here are the excerpts from the Interview with Tito Ortiz from MMAWEEKLY.COM:

“Three months ago, I said my neck was jacked and I was still fighting, I was still putting my ass on the line,” said Ortiz. “I can’t’ fight injured and look for excuses and I never want to look for any excuses. I always want to win every fight.” He added.

The Surgery also made some problems and the obvious reason why he was pulled out on a Liddell fight. He talks about the decision to have the surgery and then confirms he was removed from “The Ultimate Fighter.”