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CLAIM - LIDDELL WAS IN REHAB JUST BEFORE JACKSON KO: In an interview with that esteemed bastion of sports journalism, BLOODY KNUX, UFC fighter Vernon White twice claims that Chuck Liddell was in rehab for a substance abuse issue just before his embarrassing defeat at the hands of Quentin Jackson on May 23.
White first said, "I can’t bad mouth Chuck. He just came off a hard loss. Chuck just got out of re-hab, but I do have to say it was stupid for him to come out of re-hab and fight Quentin the way he fought him. He should have fought a smarter fight. Quentin’s my boy, I love you, and hold that belt forever."
White later clarified his remarks about Liddell's stay in a treatment facility, but the gist remained the same: "I'd heard he'd been in drug rehab for an addiction, and got back in the cage too soon. He shouldn't of taken a fight with Jackson so lightly.
"I heard it from a close friend, so maybe I shouldn't have commented on it. After seeing him nod off on that talk show it seems very reliable. His publicist should be shot for letting him in public in that condition."
CLAIM - LIDDELL WAS IN REHAB JUST BEFORE JACKSON KO: In an interview with that esteemed bastion of sports journalism, BLOODY KNUX, UFC fighter Vernon White twice claims that Chuck Liddell was in rehab for a substance abuse issue just before his embarrassing defeat at the hands of Quentin Jackson on May 23.
White first said, "I can’t bad mouth Chuck. He just came off a hard loss. Chuck just got out of re-hab, but I do have to say it was stupid for him to come out of re-hab and fight Quentin the way he fought him. He should have fought a smarter fight. Quentin’s my boy, I love you, and hold that belt forever."
White later clarified his remarks about Liddell's stay in a treatment facility, but the gist remained the same: "I'd heard he'd been in drug rehab for an addiction, and got back in the cage too soon. He shouldn't of taken a fight with Jackson so lightly.
"I heard it from a close friend, so maybe I shouldn't have commented on it. After seeing him nod off on that talk show it seems very reliable. His publicist should be shot for letting him in public in that condition."