Tito and baby-momma Jenna.

from sherdog.com:
A chipper Tito Ortiz said he's still very much a free agent on Friday's episode of "Inside MMA" on HDNet.

Ortiz -- who also announced that he and longtime girlfriend Jenna Jameson are expecting their first child together -- recently satisfied a multi-fight contract with the UFC, where he has been one of the promotion's top-three draws for the last 11 years.

The popular former UFC light heavyweight champion ran down a list of promotional candidates who could snag his services in the coming months.

"EliteXC -- possibility. Affliction -- possibility. UFC -- a small chance of that happening," said Ortiz. "The things between me and Dana White, I'm shoving it off and moving on with my life.

A public feud between UFC president Dana White and the polarizing Ortiz has been well documented, to the point where Ortiz commented that he would not re-sign with the UFC on multiple occasions.

However, the Octagon still remains a viable option for the 33-year-old fighter, whose December 2007 rematch against former light heavyweight champion Chuck Liddell remains the highest grossing pay-per-view in the sport's history, netting a reported one million and eighty thousand buys.

"I've been doing this for 11 years now, and I still have five or six years ahead of me to compete," said Ortiz. "I want to make sure it's going to be a company that backs me, supports me, and uses me [in] the best [way] that I've been working this far to get."

Ortiz (15-6-1) dropped a unanimous decision to Lyoto Machida (13-0) at UFC 84 "Ill Will" on May 24 in Las Vegas for his second loss in three fights.

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Ortiz with gf Jenna Jameson.

From si.com:
Tito Ortiz is set to become the highest paid MMA fighter in history when a "ground-breaking" deal between the free-agent fighter and Affliction is announced as early as Wednesday during a press conference for Affliction's next card, which will be held Oct. 11 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.

"I guarantee you that my contract will be like no other," said Ortiz, stopping short of giving away the specifics of a deal that could include responsibilities outside of the ring. "It will be a ground-breaking record contract for sure, without a doubt. There's so much money to be made right now in mixed martial arts and it's all about the fighters trying to make that money. It's going to be a long-term deal where I put my heart and soul into the company and help build them. That's something I'm interested in doing. They're going to bring me on, not just as a fighter but also doing some of the back work also."

Ortiz, who became a free agent on Monday after an 11-year career with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, met with Donald Trump on Tuesday to finalize the deal and is expected to be at Wednesday's press conference where his first opponent will be Renato "Babalu" Sobral.

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