Dana White: Chuck Liddell is retired
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I think its apparent what has become of Liddell, that being his ability to take a punch, and not so much his ability to deliver one. That being said, there is not a division where he will be able to avoid this. Sure, he can take out some low level fighters at either of the said devisions, but we're talking about wages and not titles. I would love nothing more than him to go out with a win or two, be it against mediocre opponents, but at what cost? What if he lost to a scrub as opposed to a contender.. I hope he takes an exec. job.
PS: I agree with the 4th fight, it would acomplish nothing but $$$.
PS: I agree with the 4th fight, it would acomplish nothing but $$$.
Exactly^^^
It is painfully obvious his body doesnt comply anymore he said it himself on saturday and if i remember correctly after the Sugar fight he said he would fight as long as his body would let him. so theres your answer. Just a slight loss of reflexes can make all the diference in the world especially the way chuck likes to stand up and bang it out with these kids that are decades younger than him.
It is painfully obvious his body doesnt comply anymore he said it himself on saturday and if i remember correctly after the Sugar fight he said he would fight as long as his body would let him. so theres your answer. Just a slight loss of reflexes can make all the diference in the world especially the way chuck likes to stand up and bang it out with these kids that are decades younger than him.
Rashad Evans talks to Fighthype.com about Chuck Liddell first round knock out loss to Shogun Rua at UFC 97 this past weekend:
“I think (Chuck) should retire! I felt so bad for him to see him go out like that. He is a great person and a legend and when you see that as a fighter, you get a small glimpse of your own demise in the sport. There were no changes (in his style). I knew that before the fight because an inside source told me that it was just a front. It’s too late for him. His reactions and ability to take punishment are gone and you could never get that back…He deteriorated so fast, it’s not even funny … You have to wonder if he is on the border of a medical problem.”
“I think (Chuck) should retire! I felt so bad for him to see him go out like that. He is a great person and a legend and when you see that as a fighter, you get a small glimpse of your own demise in the sport. There were no changes (in his style). I knew that before the fight because an inside source told me that it was just a front. It’s too late for him. His reactions and ability to take punishment are gone and you could never get that back…He deteriorated so fast, it’s not even funny … You have to wonder if he is on the border of a medical problem.”
Dana White says it will be “war” if Chuck Liddell doesn’t retire
In a new interview with InsideFighting.com, UFC President Dana White has reaffirmed his desire for former UFC light heavyweight champion Chuck Liddell to retire after sustaining his fourth loss in his last five fights last week at UFC 97.
White was outspoken about his feelings regarding Liddell’s future immediately after his long-time friend suffered a first round TKO loss to Mauricio “Shogun” Rua and days later still remained adamant about his preference for Liddell’s next career move.
“Chuck Liddell is stupid rich,” White began to tell Inside Fighting. “Chuck Liddell is done. He’s got nothing left to prove. He’s the most famous guy on earth. I love him like a [expletive] brother and I don’t want to see him get hurt. There is no reason for it.”
White continued by expressing his belief that at Liddell’s age, a comeback is simply not likely.
“He’s [expletive] forty years old man,” proclaimed White. “These guys that are fighting now are young, explosive, fast [expletive] kids who are well rounded mixed martial artists. There’s no [expletive] reason for Chuck Liddell to be out there at forty years old still fighting. I don’t want to make a [expletive] nickel off that ever.”
Liddell reportedly has one more fight left on his UFC contract, but it appears that White doesn’t want to leave the choice of whether he should continue to fight in Liddell’s hands.
“Believe me, it will be a [expletive] war if he tries not to retire, believe me,” he said. “I love him. He helped me build this business. We started when he was making five hundred and five hundred. And we had the dream of him becoming a big star and winning the title and making all kinds of money… We did it all man. We [expletive] did it all. We did it. We did it. It’s [expletive] over. He’s forty years old, it is over.”
In a new interview with InsideFighting.com, UFC President Dana White has reaffirmed his desire for former UFC light heavyweight champion Chuck Liddell to retire after sustaining his fourth loss in his last five fights last week at UFC 97.
White was outspoken about his feelings regarding Liddell’s future immediately after his long-time friend suffered a first round TKO loss to Mauricio “Shogun” Rua and days later still remained adamant about his preference for Liddell’s next career move.
“Chuck Liddell is stupid rich,” White began to tell Inside Fighting. “Chuck Liddell is done. He’s got nothing left to prove. He’s the most famous guy on earth. I love him like a [expletive] brother and I don’t want to see him get hurt. There is no reason for it.”
White continued by expressing his belief that at Liddell’s age, a comeback is simply not likely.
“He’s [expletive] forty years old man,” proclaimed White. “These guys that are fighting now are young, explosive, fast [expletive] kids who are well rounded mixed martial artists. There’s no [expletive] reason for Chuck Liddell to be out there at forty years old still fighting. I don’t want to make a [expletive] nickel off that ever.”
Liddell reportedly has one more fight left on his UFC contract, but it appears that White doesn’t want to leave the choice of whether he should continue to fight in Liddell’s hands.
“Believe me, it will be a [expletive] war if he tries not to retire, believe me,” he said. “I love him. He helped me build this business. We started when he was making five hundred and five hundred. And we had the dream of him becoming a big star and winning the title and making all kinds of money… We did it all man. We [expletive] did it all. We did it. We did it. It’s [expletive] over. He’s forty years old, it is over.”
I wonder if making him retire while he still has one more fight on his contract gives him some type of control over Chucks future so he dosent go anywhere else. I am not sure but it seems like a punkass Dana move. The bottom line is you cant retire another man especially a legend like Chuck it just shows how big of a ego Dana has. I do think he should retire though
