Wheelie
11-11-2005, 11:39
Matt Lindland (Pictures) is set to sign a three-fight contract this afternoon that would seal the deal on a February light heavyweight contest in Las Vegas between himself and former UFC light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz for the main event of the resurrected WFA, Sherdog.com learned Thursday.
Ortiz, the longest-reigning UFC 205-pound champion in the promotion's history, has already signed on the dotted line, sources close to him told Sherdog.com, making this his first fight outside the UFC since December 1998.
Lindland was touted as the UFC No. 1 middleweight contender before the promotion dumped him in August after it said the 35-year-old fighter from Oregon violated the terms of his contract by wearing clothing at a UFC event which promoted online gaming. Before he faces Ortiz, Lindland fights Antonio Schembri (Pictures) a middleweight on December 3 in Cage Rage.
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Ortiz, the longest-reigning UFC 205-pound champion in the promotion's history, has already signed on the dotted line, sources close to him told Sherdog.com, making this his first fight outside the UFC since December 1998.
Lindland was touted as the UFC No. 1 middleweight contender before the promotion dumped him in August after it said the 35-year-old fighter from Oregon violated the terms of his contract by wearing clothing at a UFC event which promoted online gaming. Before he faces Ortiz, Lindland fights Antonio Schembri (Pictures) a middleweight on December 3 in Cage Rage.
http://www.sherdog.com/news/news.asp?n_id=3625