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On\u00a0Saturday evening, Bellator MMA returned to our screens with Bellator 170. Featuring plenty of jaw-dropping moments<\/a>, this thrilling card was topped by a light heavyweight showdown between UFC Hall-of-Famer and MMA legend Tito Ortiz, and three-time UFC title challenger, “The Bad Guy”\u00a0Chael Sonnen<\/a>.<\/p>\n In the buildup to this fight, we learned that, win, lose or draw, Ortiz would be retiring from mixed martial arts afterwards. In the end, he was able to earn himself a win, and the perfect way to ride off into the MMA sunset for good.<\/p>\n Ortiz earned his win with a first-round, neck-crank \/ rear-naked choke hybrid. This win came after Ortiz took Sonnen down in the bout’s opening seconds, snuck his way out of a guillotine attempt, secured full mount, and ultimately, took the back. Sonnen’s tap occured at the 2:03 mark of round one.<\/p>\n See the finish in the video at the top of this article!<\/p>\n Having bested Sonnen, Ortiz\u00a0rebounds from a recent loss to former Bellator light heavyweight champion Liam McGeary, which saw him blow an early lead and fail to claim the divisional title. The UFC Hall-of-Famer, who made his pro debut almost two decades ago in May of 1997, will retire with a 19-12-1 overall record. While he experienced some tough losses on the tail end of his career, his contributions to the sport are undeniable.<\/p>\n Sonnen, on the other hand, now finds himself on a two-fight losing streak, having also lost his second most recent bout, succumbing to a swarm of Rashad Evans punches back in 2013. He’s now 28-15-1 overall. Where he goes from here is difficult to say, though he has no shortage of interesting options in the Bellator cage<\/a>.<\/p>\n What do you think of Tito Ortiz’s defeat of Sonnen, and of his legendary career? Sound off in the comments section, PENN Nation!<\/p>\n This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i>BJPenn.com<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0on 1\/22\/2017.<\/i><\/p>\n