{"id":319888,"date":"2019-07-19T17:54:27","date_gmt":"2019-07-20T00:54:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=319888"},"modified":"2019-07-19T17:54:27","modified_gmt":"2019-07-20T00:54:27","slug":"tito-ortiz-apologizes-to-jon-jones-and-daniel-cormier-for-disrespectful-comments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/tito-ortiz-apologizes-to-jon-jones-and-daniel-cormier-for-disrespectful-comments\/","title":{"rendered":"Tito Ortiz apologizes to Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier for &#8216;disrespectful&#8217; comments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tito Ortiz <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/jon-jones\/tito-ortiz-i-would-have-a-great-chance-against-jon-jones\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">made a bold claim towards<\/a> Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier in a recent interview and he is now walking back on his words.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week he made an appearance on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QbKRrHF5UYc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Domenick Nati Show<\/a> where <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/jon-jones\/daniel-cormier-responds-to-tito-ortizs-comments-about-jon-jones\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">he had this to say about the two rivals:<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"cHHJJp\">\u201cI think I would do a lot better against Jon Jones than Daniel Cormier, because Cormier is just a shorter guy (with) bigger legs, bigger torso,\u201d Ortiz said \u201cHe\u2019s just a big, big guy. Jon Jones is long and lengthy. I\u2019m going to get in the inside and try to overpower some of the positions. But if it would be Jon Jones, I would think I\u2019d have a great chance against (him).\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Now, in a video posted to Instagram, Tito Ortiz issued an apology to both Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier for his comments.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B0FYFxsn4vg\/<\/p>\n<p id=\"5XmhGl\">\u201cThis message goes out to Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier,\u201d Ortiz said in the video. \u201cI did an interview earlier this week and the reporter asked, \u2018How would I do against Jon Jones in my prime?\u2019 And my response was in a negative and disrespectful manner to both fighters.<\/p>\n<p id=\"wtaT2x\">\u201cJon Jones, you\u2019re one of the greatest light heavyweight champions to ever grace the Octagon. Daniel Cormier, you\u2019re one of the greatest light heavyweights and the greatest heavyweight champion to ever grace the Octagon. I respect both of you guys tremendously and for the first time in my career, I was in the wrong in this interview. So I hope you guys can take my apology because I respect both you guys like no other in and out of the cage.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Currently, neither Jones or Cormier have responded to the apology, but Ortiz has at least sent one out.<\/p>\n<p>Do you think Tito Ortiz should have apologized for his comments? Sound off in the comment section, PENN Nation!<\/p>\n<p><i>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPENN.COM<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on 7\/19\/2019.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tito Ortiz made a bold claim towards Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier in a recent interview and he is now walking back on his words. 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