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Ortiz, 41, and Sonnen, 39, will meet at Bellator 170.
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Happy new year! Chael Sonnen and Tito Ortiz set to headline Bellator show in January

Sonnen’s Bellator debut booked for 21 January in Los Angeles.

MMA LEGENDS CHAEL Sonnen and Tito Ortiz are set to headline Bellator’s first big fight night of 2017.

The two veterans will go head-to-head in the main event of Bellator 170 in Los Angeles on 21 January, president Scott Coker confirmed last night.

The light-heavyweight bout will be Sonnen’s first fight for the promotion since he quit the UFC and declared himself a free agent.

Now 39, the former UFC middleweight and light-heavyweight title challenger has not fought since November 2013 when he suffered a TKO defeat against Rashad Evans.

He was suspended for two years following two failed drug tests in 2014 but returned to training earlier this year and announced his comeback, signing a multi-fight deal with Bellator.

A showdown with Ortiz, 41, was first rumoured earlier this month. The UFC Hall of Famer is 2-1 in Bellator but hasn’t fought since losing to Liam McGeary by submission in September 2015.

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