Saturday night was an MMA extravaganza, with three solid cards, filled with memorable fights. Among those in the winner's circle, former UFC light heavyweight champion,Tito Ortiz scored his second victory in a row since signing with Bellator. Many old school fans were pleased as punch with the outcome of his fight with Stephan Bonnar.

One thing that consumes every fighter's mind during the days leading into fight night is weight cutting. Popular diet/conditioning coach, Mike Dolce has been working with the sport's top athletes for several years now, but MMA Junkie reports that Ortiz feels there is really no need for his services. He feels that fighters that don't make weight are out of shape to begin with.

Dolce has been under a magnifying glass over the last several weeks since retired UFC superstar, B.J. Penn ripped on him for his methods and more recently, Kelvin Gastelum spoke out about being snubbed by him. He has largely seen success with his clientele though, and still works with the likes of Johny Hendricks and Ronda Rousey.

Tito feels that the success Rousey and Hendricks have had were because they already knew how to cut weight, not from anything Dolce is doing. He goes on to state that Dolce is a "bodybuilding weight-cutter" and says that it's not suited for wrestling or BJJ.

"Guys like Dolce, they're bodybuilder weight-cutters," he said. "It's totally different. To compete at wrestling and jiu-jitsu, you can't cut weight like that. I talked to B.J. Penn about the way he had him cutting weight. You don't do it like that. If you're a bodybuilder, yes, cool. (Dolce) knows what he's doing with bodybuilders. But when was the last time Mike Dolce stepped into the cage and fought? He doesn't know.

The UFC just wanted to make him a superstar by selling merchandise and getting big gyms. It's all a marketing tool. The guy doesn't know what he's doing. -Tito Ortiz

"He's just doing what he thinks bodybuilders do, and it bothers me that people go to Mike Dolce to cut weight when he cuts weight for bodybuilders, for people who want to look shredded, and not like a top athlete. That's the wrong recipe. You've got to go by somebody who's fought in the cage or wrestled at the highest division."

"The UFC just wanted to make him a superstar by selling merchandise and getting big gyms. It's all a marketing tool. The guy doesn't know what he's doing."

When reached for comment in Mexico City (he was there to roll out his UFC Fit program in Mexico), Dolce had this to say in response:

"I don't personally know Tito, and Tito does not personally know me," he said. "Tito's statements prove he knows absolutely nothing about my business, my athletes, my career, or what I do. I have fought professionally over 20 times in MMA, competing on Season 7 of ‘The Ultimate Fighter,' I coached ‘The Ultimate Fighter' as an assistant coach on three separate seasons. I've competed as a high school and Division I college scholarship wrestler, as well as jiu-jitsu tournaments, amateur boxing, and organized powerlifting. The one thing I've never been associated with is bodybuilding. I've never worked with a bodybuilder, I've never been a bodybuilder, and I've never body-built myself.

Tito's statement are completely wrong, out of context and it seems that he has more of an issue attacking the UFC, where I seem to be collateral in his issue with the company. -Mike Dolce

"So Tito's statement are completely wrong, out of context and it seems that he has more of an issue attacking the UFC, where I seem to be collateral in his issue with the company."

"The Dolce Diet is a Las Vegas based corporation with office space in Summerlin, (Nevada). On my staff, I have Registered Dietitian Nutritionists, licensed by the state of Nevada, as well as employees who hold Master of Science degrees in Exercise Physiology. We blend cutting edge science with the experience of what is truly effective at the highest levels of sport. Tito's statements are deluded and defamatory."

As always, Bloody Elbow will keep our readers updated on this story as more information becomes available.