Ultimate fighter Ortiz enters ring for "Beatdown"

By James Hibberd

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Consider Tito Ortiz rehired.

The former Ultimate Fighting Championship title-holder might have been terminated by Donald Trump on NBC's "Celebrity Apprentice" this month, but he's been enlisted by Comcast's videogame-based G4 network to create a reality show.

Ortiz is developing "Anytown Beatdown," a UFC-style series where friends and rivals resolve their differences by fighting in the octagon. Ortiz will train the participants in mixed-martial arts fighting, and then let them duke it out.

The G4 project was using the name "Anytown Throwdown." The moniker was then shifted to the more aggressive "Anytown Beatdown." G4 has recently been trying to populate its schedule and broaden beyond its videogame base with such acquisitions as ABC's "Lost" and NBC's "Heroes."

Reuters/Hollywood Reporter