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08.09.08, 04:06
Have no doubt that unless he voluntarily decides to quit, Chuck Liddell will land another big Ultimate Fighting Championship match. He’ll come prancing to the ring to the roars of a crowd that loves him no matter what.
But unless the UFC’s biggest attraction begins to diversify his game, he’s not going to have any more of the triumphant victories that have made him the face of mixed martial arts.
“The Iceman” was knocked out with a single overhand right in the second round of an otherwise uneventful fight Saturday by Rashad Evans at UFC 88 at Philips Arena. Like he’d done when he lost his light heavyweight title to Quinton “Rampage” Jackson last year, Liddell missed an uppercut and paid for it by getting knocked out.
The cold, hard facts are these: Liddell has lost three of his past four and has not beaten a fighter coming off of a victory since he blew out Tito Ortiz in December 2006. Since, Liddell has been TKO’d by Jackson, lost a desultory decision to Keith Jardine and won a stirring victory over Wanderlei Silva.
Liddell in need of a fresh approach (http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/news;_ylt=AsUYK8LuwMfbBNqbu1h7U689Eo14?slug=ki-chuck090608&prov=yhoo&type=lgns)
But unless the UFC’s biggest attraction begins to diversify his game, he’s not going to have any more of the triumphant victories that have made him the face of mixed martial arts.
“The Iceman” was knocked out with a single overhand right in the second round of an otherwise uneventful fight Saturday by Rashad Evans at UFC 88 at Philips Arena. Like he’d done when he lost his light heavyweight title to Quinton “Rampage” Jackson last year, Liddell missed an uppercut and paid for it by getting knocked out.
The cold, hard facts are these: Liddell has lost three of his past four and has not beaten a fighter coming off of a victory since he blew out Tito Ortiz in December 2006. Since, Liddell has been TKO’d by Jackson, lost a desultory decision to Keith Jardine and won a stirring victory over Wanderlei Silva.
Liddell in need of a fresh approach (http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/news;_ylt=AsUYK8LuwMfbBNqbu1h7U689Eo14?slug=ki-chuck090608&prov=yhoo&type=lgns)