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Hi I'm Bryan Webber and I'm pleased to be joined by a mixed martial arts legend Tito Ortiz who's getting ready for UFC 133. Tito the fans could feel the emotion after you win over Ryan Bader what do you feel like to you'd get a win in the octagon after so many years.

You know I really came down to god so these -- my whole career. I think is a better feeling than it felt like we'll title. Everything was pushed my shoulders you know my back presents the wall and I had everything to lose my career you know my contract with the USC and a lot of fans of course on you know and the support my family has just one of those things that. You know what it comes -- to survival skills I'm survival of the fittest and I'm gonna survive and I survived and then got a submission in a minute -- six seconds in the first round. Stop Ryan -- numbers seven contender. Actually number seven window world rink -- writer and I think I prevailed because government gets god wants him.

You initially turned down the fight against Rashad Evans and took it after little -- ask for Anderson Silva money what changed in those few days after talking to Dana White.

Well actually when He asked me I was -- couch but really enjoy my summer finally. Kind indulging into the glory that I hadn't on the basking in the glory after one of -- bitter and and I. Just thought about it a day doesn't really need you can do is favored. Talked to my training partners coaches and you know healthy I -- problems. For once my career. The last seven years have been injury free you know on Thomas's health it. It is -- so much was fifteen is always someone -- the -- has given so much to me to be writing today as a fighter it was my turn to get back and show that I am accompanied them.

Taking about on short notice is risky but the reward could be a title shot did you ever lose hope that you can get back on top. In the UFC light heavyweight division.

Never I always knew it was going to be on top it was a factor you know I had to get to my surgeries -- get through them road rehabilitation. And analysis from mom living the dream and -- But it's reality because I'm putting in the hard work and -- bodies react and great and I just turned 36 He remembered when Randy Couture and -- reign as champions there were 36 years old. But I think me being healthy and not have any balls back from my neck anymore. My body is reacting fast. I am just you know a specimen of course yeah. Of this game of mixed martial arts and if for -- fourteen years and compete in college wrestler in high school wrestling. I've never been out of shape I've always been in shape and coming off the surgeries getting rehab I have a solid team right now. It's very positive and I. My -- has been in the grindstone and worked for the world title again because I always believed in myself. And after coming off -- major serves as I did I think everybody across the world to believe themselves to know I think it makes them so I haven't had surgeries.

TW already in great shape going into your camp to get ready for a shot but he's a different fighter than Ryan -- What did you work on the most to get ready for this fight.

You know I think my foot movement my footwork get my team and fast as possible -- takedown offense and -- and for that throughout the bitter fight also. But punching guys -- Clinton try to knock him out. And hit him and missed a stiff punches and I think that's a really comes down to work with combinations. A lot of head movement slipping punches. And you know it's -- it's gonna put temple and Rashad you know a little smaller guy than me but I gonna push him because he's really fast way to catch to speed stopper and -- don't.

You gotta draw against Rashad Evans at UNC 73 you said you would've won the fight if He had been penalized a point for holding on to the cage. What's going to be different in the rematch.

The other I think Davis does big difference will be in my hand being raised. I'm not kind of Peter out in the third round I'm gonna go through rounds hard as possible and I'm ready for six rounds. So are -- in shape -- no I'm confident enough to get my hand race and that's going to be the huge different this fight is my hands going to be raised.

All right Tito thanks so much for the insights and good luck in the fight don't forget foxwoods dot com has you covered for all your and then rainy. I'm Brian -- Woolsey Nextel.