If you call them out, they will come.
Just like Brendan Schaub asked for Mirko Filipovic at UFC 128, another Ultimate Fighter (TUF) product has successfully locked up a bout with a star from yesteryear now that Ryan Bader's dream fight against Tito Ortiz has apparently come to fruition.
"Darth" made his case for a war against "The Huntington Beach Bad Boy" just last month.
The two light heavyweight wrestlers are in talks to square off at UFC 132 on July 2 in Las Vegas, Nevada, according to a report from MMAWeekly.com.
Bader (12-1) saw his undefeated record (and quest to become division number one contender) go up in smoke against fellow light heavyweight sensation Jon Jones at UFC 126 back on Feb. 5.
The TUF 8 champion is probably eager to get back on his horse and gallop into his 205-pound rodeo with Ortiz, which on the surface may appear to be the path of least resistance in the promotion's compettive light heavyweight division.
Ortiz (15-8-1), who hasn't won a fight in nearly five years, recently ditched Antonio Rogerio Nogueira at UFC Fight Night 26 in Seattle thanks to a "minor concussion" that compelled him to withdraw from the March 26 event.
His last appearance was a lopsided unanimous decision loss to former TUF student Matt Hamill at UFC 121: "Lesnar vs. Velasquez" back in October 2010.
Will this appearance be his last inside the Octagon?
UFC 132 is likely to feature the welterweight rematch between B.J. Penn and Jon Fitch while 155-pound division standouts Melvin Guillard and Shane Roller are also expected to throw down.
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