The godfather of ground and pound Mark “The Hammer” Coleman has been reported have pulled out of his upcoming clash with Tito “The Huntington Beach Bad Boy” Ortiz. Ortiz made the unconfirmed announcement via his Twitter page today, this is what he said: Coleman,coleman,coleman to bad he sissies out!!! Who’s next??? I’m kicking someone’s ass on Nov 21st!

Tito is known for, well, being Tito Ortiz who likes to talk himself up and stretch the truth a lot. The fact is that if Coleman is out the chances that he sissied out are slim if you consider that he has faced such notable fighters like Fedor Emelianenko, Cro Cop and Shogun Rua, Ortiz simply pales in comparison. Also consider that Coleman would be missing out on a big payday if he misses this fight, so the ageing fighter could be legitimately injured.

Suggestions have already started coming in for Tito’s replacement oppent for UFC 106 in November. A re-match with Rashad Evans seems to be a forum favourite at the moment.

(UPDATE)
Coleman’s withdrawal from UFC 106 is believed to be caused by a tear to his medial collateral ligaments. There has been no official announcement from the UFC if this fight will be postponed until a later date or if a replacement for Coleman will be found in time for Ortiz in time for UFC 106.


Stay tuned as this story develops.