Issue 098
February 2013
Fighting your teammates is a taboo subject in MMA, so FO stages its own 3x5 question face-off
Team Punishment captain Tito Ortiz tackles teammate and UFC veteran Rob Emerson in our Q&A Octagon
What age did you start training?
TITO ORTIZ
“Age 22.”
ROB EMERSON
“I started MMA when I was 19.”
How quick was your fastest knockout?
TITO ORTIZ
“About 30 seconds.” (Actually defeated Jeremy Screeton in 16 seconds, Dec 1998)
ROB EMERSON
“I think it was 12 seconds.” (vs Manny Gamburyan, UFC 87)
Favourite move to end a fight?
TITO ORTIZ
“Cobra choke.”
ROB EMERSON
“Probably a flying knee.”
Toughest opponent faced?
TITO ORTIZ
“Randy Couture.”
ROB EMERSON
“Gray Maynard.”
How many Fight, Sub’ or KO ‘...of the Night’ bonuses have you had?
TITO ORTIZ
“Four ‘Fights,’ a ‘Submission’ and a ‘KO of the Night’.”
ROB EMERSON
“I think I’ve had two so far.”
9/10 – Emerson is giving experienced Ortiz a run for his money
Round 2: PERSONAL LIFE
What car do you drive?
TITO ORTIZ
“I have two: my Rolls Royce Phantom and my Porsche Carr
ROB ERMERSON
“I actually drive a Ninja, which is a motorcycle.”
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“My fishing boat, for sure.”
ROB EMERSON
“(Laughs) Can I say women? I’ll go with that.”
Any pets?
TITO ORTIZ
“Not yet, but I think we may be about to get some hairless cats!”
ROB EMERSON
“No pets.”
How many Twitter/Facebook followers have you got?
TITO ORTIZ
“I have like over 200,000 on Twitter (@titoortiz).”
ROB EMERSON
“I’ve got 2,700 Facebook friends, but I’m new on Twitter (@EmersonUFC).”
Who is your hero?
TITO ORTIZ
“Real people; like Muhammad Ali, Hulk Hogan and Bruce Lee.”
ROB EMERSON
“I always try to be my own hero to be honest.”
10/8 – Ortiz lays the smackdown in round two, despite his hairless cats
Round 3: HAVE YOU EVER...
… dropped food on the floor but eaten it anyway?
TITO ORTIZ
“Yes. The five-second rule.”
ROB EMERSON
“Depends what food, and what the floor was like – but yes.”
… had a crush on a friend’s mother?
TITO ORTIZ
“Let me think about that one… No, I don’t think so.”
ROB EMERSON
“Absolutely. You can make that a plural too.”
… killed your dinner?
TITO ORTIZ
“Yes, fish, all the time.”
ROB EMERSON
“I killed a rabbit once, but I couldn’t eat it. It looked too nasty.”
… ridden an animal?
TITO ORTIZ
“Yes, horses.”
ROB EMERSON
“I’ve ridden a horse, and a turtle in Hawaii.”
… made your own booze?
TITO ORTIZ
“I tried once but it didn’t turn out well. There’s actually a Tito vodka in the US.”
ROB EMERSON
“No, but I tried someone else’s once. It was nasty (laughs).”
10/9 – Tito edges his turtle-riding foe in the final stanza
He might have hung up his gloves, but Tito still has plenty of fight. FO score: 29-27.
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