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Chael Sonnen Explains Letting Go Of D’arce: Tito Ortiz Tapped Plus Yelled Tap Twice!

Chael Sonnen Explains Letting Go Of D’arce: Tito Ortiz Tapped Plus Yelled Tap Twice!

 

 

Chael Sonnen still isn’t over the controversial bout with Tito Ortiz. Back when the match took place there was quite a bit of controversy attached to it. Just check out some headlines attached to the fight:

Was Tito Ortiz vs Chael Sonnen A Fixed Fight?

Tito Ortiz Responds To Fixed Fight Accusations

Chael Sonnen Bellator 170 Post Fight “It’s Embarrassing”

 

As if those weren’t bad enough Sonnen is still not over the loss. He recently discussed it at the You’re Welcome Podcast. When prompted about asking Tito Ortiz for a rematch Sonnen said:

“The score is 1-1 now between Tito and I. And you always go into a rubber match and everybody knows that. The only reason I kept my mouth shut in that fight – Tito tapped in that fight I knew he tapped when he tapped. I heard Tito verbally tap and I’ve never said a word about it privately to Tito or at the press conference or to you guys. I never said anything and the reason is – first off when you lose you just take your loss. “

 

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Sonnen then clarified about the fight with Tito Ortiz at Bellator 170:

“It’s not a tap if the referee doesn’t call it a tap. So therefore Tito didn’t tap. I thought he tapped and I let the move go.” adding “He verbally tapped and I never said anything about it. “

Sonnen added he didn’t make much of the tapping because it was Tito Ortiz’s retirement fight:

” He quit the sport 5 seconds later after I tapped and he quit the sport a minute and 5 seconds after he tapped and there was no rematch there was nothing to build and there was no reason to tell the real story.”

 

You can listen to that entire segment below:

 

You can watch some highlights from the match below: