Tito Ortiz wants to talk to me

Frankly, I never thought mixed martial arts star Tito Ortiz would ever want to speak to me.

And I never envisioned a situation in which I would try to interview him.

But out of the blue Tuesday afternoon came a letter from Ortiz's public relations firm, asking me if I wanted to talk to Tito on June 24.

Do I?

What would I ask him if I did? What should I ask him if I do? What would you ask him if you could?

Here's the email I got:

Hi Mike,

Hope all is well.

I am working with Mixed Martial Arts Legend Tito Ortiz (http://titoortiz.com/) and wanted to see if you would be interested in speaking with him in the run up to his next UFC fight.

Tito has a big match coming up July 2nd at UFC 132 (MGM Grand Garden Arena/Pay-Per-View).

Tito (16-8-1) would love to discuss his highly anticipated return to the octagon and what's at stake for his career in his fight against Ryan Bader (12-1), a two-time Division I All-American.

Tito is available for interview Friday June 24th between 2:00-5:00pmPST. If that day/time doesn't work for you, please let me know and I'd be happy to coordinate another time.

Many thanks in advance – look forward to hearing from you.

Best,

Shannon

Shannon Donnelly

Account Executive

LCO - Levine Communications Office Inc.

UFC® ANNOUNCES THE LONG-AWAITED REMATCH BETWEEN DOMINICK CRUZ AND URIJAH FABER

UFC® 132: CRUZ vs. FABER 2

UFC BANTAMWEIGHT TITLE FIGHT

PLUS,

WANDERLEI SILVA vs. CHRIS LEBEN

DENNIS SIVER vs. MATT WIMAN

TITO ORTIZ vs. RYAN BADER

CARLOS CONDIT vs. DONG HYUN KIM

Saturday, July 2

MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nev.

Live on Pay-Per-View at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT