{"id":372791,"date":"2021-01-08T06:32:35","date_gmt":"2021-01-08T14:32:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=372791"},"modified":"2021-01-08T06:32:35","modified_gmt":"2021-01-08T14:32:35","slug":"fight-fan-releases-heated-dm-exchange-with-tito-ortiz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/fight-fan-releases-heated-dm-exchange-with-tito-ortiz\/","title":{"rendered":"Fight fan releases heated DM exchange with Tito Ortiz"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tito Ortiz was recently involved in a heated direct message exchange with a fight fan and fellow resident of Huntington Beach, California.<\/p>\n

Ortiz, the former UFC light heavyweight champion, was recently elected onto Huntington Beach City Council, and is now serving as the city’s Mayor Pro Tem. Unfortunately, his transition into politics has been anything but seamless, as he’s found himself in hot water for peddling conspiracy theories<\/a>, refusing to wear a mask in public places, and for engaging in a heated confrontation<\/a> with a constituent at a holiday food drive.<\/p>\n

This week, the trend continued as Ortiz engaged in a fiery direct message exchange with a fan and fellow HB citizen.<\/p>\n

The issue began when the fan took a picture of Ortiz’s home and sent it to him in a direct message\u2014clearly an incendiary move designed to provoke a reaction from the volatile former UFC champ. Along with the photo of Ortiz’s home, the fan called the former fighter a clown for supporting outgoing United States President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n

Ortiz then issued a lengthy response, scolding the fan for taking a photograph of his home.<\/p>\n

See the pair’s exchange below, as shared by Twitter user Carlos Rios<\/a>, who is ostensibly the one who sent Ortiz the message.<\/p>\n

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What did he type after this lmaooo<\/p>\n

— Gibs (@Greenbox33) January 8, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n