Tito Ortiz boldy proclaimed he’ll make no money for his rubber match with fellow UFC Hall of Famer Chuck Liddell. But that’s not quite the case.

“It’s nothing compared to what I used to get paid, let me tell you that,” Ortiz (19-12) told MMAjunkie. He did not say how much compensation he’ll receive, though he previously said he would profit directly from pay-per-view and ticket sales.

Ortiz, who signed a one-fight deal for the Nov. 23 event promoted by Oscar De La Hoya’s boxing company, is convinced he’ll still profit handsomely when his fight with Liddell is a box office smash.

“It’s going to be a huge pay-per-view,” he said. “It’s going be enormous. People want to see either see me get my ass kicked, or Chuck get his ass kicked.”

In recent weeks, Ortiz has tried to goad Liddell (21-8) on Twitter by claiming he’s stalled on submitting medical paperwork to the California State Athletic Commission, which will regulate the bout at The Forum in Inglewood, Calif. But a rep for the commission today told MMAjunkie that the matchup is expected to be finalized today.

Pay sheets from the event will also confirm the show and win purses for Ortiz and Liddell when they are officially released.

Asked how his third fight with Liddell would be different, Ortiz pointed to another familiar rival in his former promoter, UFC.

“My mind is right,” said Ortiz, who twice lost to Liddell via TKO in blockbuster fights promoted by the industry leader. “I don’t have the UFC flying me out two weeks before the fight doing the Latino ESPYs to present an award I never presented, getting sick on the way back. I’m not doing a bunch of PR for them right before the fight. Many things.

“This fight resembles the fight against Chael Sonnen, someone who I don’t like because he showed his true loyalties. He showed how a friendship shouldn’t be.”

Ortiz, 43, said his training camp has been going so well that he’s not ruling out a comeback. But first, he aims to put his first win on the board against Liddell, his training partner almost two decades removed.

“I have an opportunity to smash him,” Ortiz said. “He’s not my friend. I’m not doing this for money. I’m doing this for my legacy, to show not just my fans, but myself, that I’m better than him. On even terms, I’m better than him, and I know it.”

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