Tito Ortiz WAS KO'd by Lee Murray - Says Matt Hughes - MMAUniverse.com | MMA Shorts | MMA Gloves | MMA Clothing

Some readers may remember way back at UFC 38: Brawl at the Hall in London in 2002, that rumours were flying after the event that during the official after-show party at China Whites that a fight broke out between Tito Ortiz and Lee Murray, with Tito allegedly getting knocked out by Murray. This led to an ongoing feud between the two fighters, with Tito denying that he was KO'd and saying that he just got rocked but the fight was broken up before he could finish Murray off.

Well, Matt Hughes may hold the key to the truth of the legendary encounter in his new autobiography, several excepts from which were printed in The Sun newspaper. Take a look for yourself:

"The entire alley erupted into a huge brawl. I was just standing there, and there were bodies flying all over the place."

“I was confused how it all happened, because it happened so fast. I was standing there with my mouth open like ‘what the hell is going on?’"

“I looked over and Chuck Liddell was with his back against the wall, knocking people out that were trying to go after him."

“Then I looked over and there’s Tito directly past me, taking his coat off, going after Lee Murray, and Lee Murray's backing up the alley taking his jacket off."

“Both their jackets come off, and Tito throws a left hook at Lee Murray and misses, and right as he missed, Lee Murray counters with, like, a five-punch combo, landed right on the chin, and knocked Tito out. OUT."

“Tito fell face-first down to the ground, and then Lee Murray stomped him on the face a couple of times with his boots."

“Then Tony Fryklund and I grabbed Lee and pushed Lee and said ‘Get out of here!’ And Lee said ‘I’m sorry, I’ll see you later,’ and took off. And Tony Fryklund helped Tito to his feet."