Maybe it's just his laid back, polite attitude he exudes and some of us are reading too much into it; like he's quitting the sport. I can't possibly think this kat, after all he's been through in his personal life and the challenges of becoming a player in this sport, is going to just say "the hell with this". Surely he knew he would face more adversity as he climbed the ranks and wasn't naive enough to think he would go unbeaten forever, or at the least seriously tested.

If he is having a change of heart after one beating{which I might add he was dishing it out as well, it wasn't one way}then I hope he takes off. Being in the position he was in last night, with a guy who was gonna kill him to win and the spotlight position of his 1st headliner{plus getting beaten up on} I could see him saying "whoahh, my face is f#cked up, I don't know if I can win this fight and this pressure is getting to me" and having enough for the night; lose a battle but not the war. IF he's ready to take the train out of the sport because he can't take what he dishes out after one fight, than f#ck him. That was a fight he could have made his bones on, win or lose, as it could have been a contender for fight of the year had it gone the distance.

I'm saying I could forgive him for quitting one fight if he felt he didn't have any more left that night; but not for tucking tail and running from the sport he seemingly was passionate about, because he didn't like getting hit more than his alloted quota allowed for.

Well who knows what Ortiz is gonna' do; in the end all the speculation means diddly and we'll find out soon enough where his mind is really at.