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FOXSports.com caught up with 'The Huntington Beach Bad Boy', Tito Ortiz to talk about recovering from back surgery, his comeback fight with Forrest Griffin and more.
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Dillon began he had not surgery on your back thank you may have -- in October of 2008 how are you feeling health wise right now right now you know my backs a 100% it's nice to have no back problems at all times have no more soreness able to wrestle and do things that. I was doing prior. My back injury. Says it's -- now able to squat. Heavyweight and not have no problems mean there is five years Rawls it was -- it would do squats at all and those challenging just because. And wrestling we would be a much squat lunged. I was able to do that stuff before but now they got it done a doctor William Smith at a Las Vegas who did the surgery did a tremendous job. And it's under the influence I know no more soreness -- Aiken is. It's nice it get out of bed and has soreness in my muscles and my back towards war last time he felt -- Kind of forgot -- I mean and dad and 2002. Maybe in the 2002 B in 2003 it was last time. I if I forgot about the pain because sometimes I'll I'll be sitting there doing. It anymore. Excellent it's still an -- an announcer -- the things that I do you have fun since may 24 2008. This is your comment of this is your life physically -- for what was the toughest thing about being away from the sport. You know I think it up. In this competition. You know fight for my fans it kinda. Really annoying having fans good when you fight began when you fight began -- find him -- like to set backs that are gonna fight anymore. This -- 2009 is this is a new pair of technology him. That's why it took a big step up in the surgery and when I got it done -- realize that you know I'm going to be Gibson and when I got it done there was a couple of times do the right thing knows. Hard to get knows how -- wrestle -- brilliant but you know xmas and that it that it set reminds us that -- again in eight months certainly hit the bag him. -- 89 Russell like -- this is pretty -- unity new fans can expect from him. He noted that viciousness of before. Hurt injured you know I was quite exciting. I know what the team values is for the fans want to defy analysts and some points -- in -- Just it's one and struggling stricter ones but this season it's one bites few decisions. I make it exciting try to finish fights and I bring the fight here. That's always -- aggressive. Person cajun that's going to be him. -- backward it was -- and a strong legs strong arm. You know hopefully force -- shape you know in you know -- wanna fight but the despite together. And Glen arbor mean as well conflict expect from -- Being forced to come -- his -- those theories -- throw punches. Maybe he's afraid to get punched in the days and -- knocked out against -- and totally kicks and run away. With the -- so hopefully. He throws Lee cakes because you take ignited them supposedly Kason. If he stands in the pockets if he -- the muscular but for the fans think -- after the last slightly by. We showed them in which he has -- Being action packed fight in the enforcement brilliant. -- And but socially that you try to hit enough. Well and keep -- numbers so -- in the -- In OT dot com comments because he can't. Of the tourists and knock him that's. Expands its fans policy when it was catered and they they buy it -- sports who and nobody gives them. Feel like Lendale yet some issues with him in the past -- a relationship will like him right now it's awesome and having that positive reinforcement so -- I always loved me and I'll always needed as a fighter you know we want positive reinforcement on this would want -- negativity in between Indian line -- we're friends again column I mean anything you know. And vice Versa. It is it's nice to have a friend back again games -- good guys and we have battles but some of the best and have -- battles before becoming a difference I think at that point. It is nice relief. Have positively -- are among very emotional fighter and I think emotions always taken with any fight in. If it's verbally lower physically. I've always been very emotional so. Nice how positive reinforcement and final question for any predictions predictions prediction -- when the most impressive years probably by the year you know force comes in she apron. And he comes highly value five Nikita to punches from me it's -- this one that you won this. Of excellence that's -- law school to Ortiz foxsports.com.