Bellator MMA fighter and UFC Hall of Famer Tito Ortiz was this past Friday cleared to fight, clearing the way for what his camp hopes is a late spring/early summer return. Ortiz’s manager and personal attorney, George Prajin, today told MMAjunkie that the fighter was cleared by his doctor after a CT scan, adding his long-term outlook is better than indicated in previous reports. “In my opinion, the severity was taken a little out of proportion,” said Prajin, who also co-manages MMA fighter Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino with Ortiz. “He wasn’t cleared to fight because he had a fracture in his neck, but no one in that position would have been cleared to fight. “But outside the fracture, it wasn’t really a life-threatening or career-threatening injury.” Prajin said Ortiz injured his neck while training at his Huntington Beach, Calif., gym, Punishment Training Center.
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Bellator’s Tito Ortiz cleared by doctor to fight, granted continuance on DUI – MMA Junkie