"Now that I've seen [Liddell], he looks in great shape," Ortiz said. "His sense of awareness is there, more than ever. Maybe he'll re-define himself. Look at Randy (Couture). He's 46 and still competing. Look at (Mark) Coleman. He's still competing. I think Chuck shouldn't have a problem at all competing.

"I think [Liddell] looked at his last losses, the mistakes that he did, and maybe he didn't get ready for the fight as he should have."

And while Ortiz has no problem pulling out of the fight if his body isn't feeling up to it, "The Huntington Beach Bad Boy" is already starting to feel better and should be ready to fight to the best of his ability in six months time.

"I have six months," Ortiz said. "It's already been two. My neck is better. My eye is getting better slowly but surely. You can still see darkness, but everything will pan out. Everything always does."