Mark Coleman pulls out of fight with Tito Ortiz at UFC 106

It appears that UFC Hall-of-Famer, Mark Coleman, may have pulled out of his upcoming fight against Tito Ortiz at UFC 106. In a tweet posted just minutes ago, Ortiz revealed the situation:

"Coleman,coleman,coleman to bad he sissies out!!! Who's next??? I'm kicking someone's ass on Nov21st!"

Ortiz was scheduled to make his Octagon return against the former champion, but in light of these recent updates the UFC may be scrambling to find him a new opponent. Rumors indicate that Ortiz may fight Forrest Griffin, who has said that he is looking to return to the Octagon. However, there has been no formal talk yet.

The cause for Coleman's apparent removal from the card remains unknown at this time.

Ortiz (15-6-1) left the UFC in March of 2008 amidst a flurry of controversy and bad blood. The former UFC light-heavyweight champion became embroiled in a feud with UFC President Dana White who choose not to resign the popular fighter after his contract expired following a loss to current champion Lyoto Machida.

Ortiz briefly flirted with a number of organizations, from EliteXC to Strikeforce and Affliction, but eventually patched things up with White and chose instead to come back to the only organization he's ever fought for.

We'll have more on this developing story as soon as details become available.