Backstory: Juanito Ibarra used to train Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and Chieck Kongo, among others. Recently Jackson and Kongo left Ibarra’s camp to train with UK based Team Wolfslair. Anyway, Tito Ortiz was recently interviewed by punchdrunkgamer.com and here’s his take on the defections from Ibarra’s camp:

PDG: Hopefully, what do you think of him changing trainers and camps from Juanito Ibarra to Team Wolfslair?

Ortiz: Let me explain this to you because it really pisses me off that Ibarra has done what he has done, he is a thief. I have been running training camps for seven years up in Big Bear California and the most that my camp has cost a fighter to attend is $35,000. Ibarra was charging Jackson $65,000 to go to Big Bear. I don’t understand that!! He was being very disrespectful and taking advantage of ‘Rampage’. Including travel, training partners, food and lodging, the most ever was $35,000, maybe if you flew in more trainers…$40K. Where did that extra money go that Ibarra was charging? ‘Rampage’ is really pissed and he feels betrayed that he was taken advantage of and I couldn’t agree more with him. I don’t care if Juanito reads this or hears about it anywhere, he already knows that he is blackballed. I don’t care who you are; fighters work very hard for the money they earn and I feel slighted for even knowing Juanito.

Tito Ortiz interview @ PunchDrunkGamer.com