Ortiz also said that despite near-continuous rumors over the past year-plus that tied him with Affliction, EliteXC, Strikeforce, and just about any other promotion that was looking to make a splash, he was never planning on fighting anywhere but the UFC. "To let all you guys know, I wasn't going anywhere ... I wasn't going to Strikeforce; I wasn't going anywhere. This is all negotiating tactics. I'm smart. I don't have managers telling me what to do. I do my own decisions, but it's all tactics." With the "free agent" chapter of Ortiz's career behind him, the 34-year-old and his surgically repaired back can now focus on fighting inside of the cage rather than in an administrative office.
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