\u201cWhen he was tapping, I thought he was trying to grab my hands, but I kind of held on to it because I have ill will towards him,\u201d Ortiz stated at the post-fight press conference (transcribed by MMA Fighting<\/a>). \u201cBut that\u2019s just me, when someone talks about my family, when someone talks about my character, I have bad will towards the person. And I\u2019ve never done that before, but it was just something in my mind saying, if I let go and they stop it and restart it again, I couldn\u2019t let that happen.”<\/p>\n Ortiz has said that he is still waiting for a public apology from Sonnen<\/a> for all of his pre-fight trash talk<\/a>, which “The American Gangster” is best known for.<\/p>\n “The Huntington Beach Bad Boy”<\/a> even gave an apology to the athletic commission “for holding on to it a little longer” and the California State Atheltic Commission recently commented on the incident.<\/p>\n Andy Foster, Executive Director of the California State Athletic Commission, said on Monday that the incident involving Ortiz will not result in any sanctions.<\/p>\n “We are not looking to,\u201d Foster said to Ariel Helwani of MMA Fighting<\/a>. \u201cReferee John McCarthy fixed that situation quickly. John got him to to release the choke. If a referee wants a fighter punished for conduct, they will come and we will discuss it. That did not happen.”<\/p>\n What did you think about Tito Ortiz holding onto the choke on Chael Sonnen? Share your thoughts with us in the comment section!![\"Tito](\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Tito-Ortiz-grave-Chael-Sonnen-John-McCarhty-bellator-170.png\")
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