Comments on: Chuck Liddell Breaks Silence on Possible Retirement

By: Carol Vezina

Carol Vezina — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 01:40:10 +0000

hey Chuck your the reason why i started loving MMa srew Dana and his Ideas all he cares about is making money i know that he is the Man when it come to UFC but no one should tell you when your ready to quit but i think that maybe all those losses were fights that were to close together maybe you needed to regroup and then take that bigg fight anyway i felt so bad for you in that last fight but your just going throught a bad patch ,so wen your ready physycaly and mentaly COME back maybe Dana white should remember that without Guys with enormous heart like you there would not be any UFC if you deside to come back ill be cheering you on and i wont be the only one wether you make one final come back or more you true fans will be here Love you chuck and dont be down your the champ and no matter what many of the new fighters today have learnt from fighters like you i hope you come back and show tghe nonbeleivrs yours truly Carol Vezina nwe fan of the ufc thanks chuck i love watching you lots of heart takecare

By: Saylor

Saylor — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 01:08:05 +0000

Yeah but he needs to realize that, that decision to fight the best isn’t the smartest if he wants to continue to fight. He should take the smart road and beat a Henderson or a Franklin, which I think he could and then that would repel him into being able to fight top flight fighters again. But to come back after a TKO loss and fight a guy like Rampage or Rua again isn’t too smart. If he wants to stick around he needs to start to pick and choose who he fights. There’s no shame in going out and fighting and getting your ass kicked, but you cant take it too many times.

By: chrisl

chrisl — Tue, 19 May 2009 12:38:32 +0000

It’s actually Chuck’s request to fight the top guys, he knows at 39 he doesn’t have that long to climb the mountain so he tries to go against the best knowing that’s the quickest(albeit not the best) way to get back in the picture.

By: chrisl

chrisl — Tue, 19 May 2009 12:36:12 +0000

you laugh but that was rumored for the Germany show, not saying I’d want to see it or that it’d be relevant but that may be one of the only fights J. Silva would be allowed to book for Chuck.

By: Sam

Sam — Mon, 18 May 2009 08:16:47 +0000

Yes but Liddell didn’t win via TKO for a reason. He’s lost a step and that’s why he needs to retire.

By: MIKE

MIKE — Mon, 18 May 2009 01:26:15 +0000

okay well ill just be the one to say it lol
uhh just have chuck fight randy one more time and then have both of them retire. just saying it still would be interesting ahahahah

By: Saylor

Saylor — Sun, 17 May 2009 21:43:37 +0000

I think that if Chuck wants to fight again, then Dana should just let him honor his contract (seeing as there is only one fight left on it). After that if Dana doesn’t want to risk Chuck “getting hurt” then don’t sign him to another contract. Chuck Liddell is a 39 year old man, who is more than capable of making his own decision in this. I agree with what Rampage Jackson had to say about the Chuck Liddell retirement talk, in that if he comes back don’t put him in with a killer. Make him work his way up again. I mean after Chuck lost to Rampage in 2003 he came back beat Tito and then Vernon White whose record at the time was 20-26-2!? They could have put him in with a killer and risked it, but they didn’t. I don’t see a problem with Chuck fighting up and comers like; Matt Hamill or Brandon Vera or a rematch against Keith Jardine (who I think he could beat).. Or a couple Legend vs. Legend fights like another match with Wanderlei Silva or even fights with Rich Franklin or Dan Henderson. Point is, if Chuck still wants to fight let him. Just let him fight the up and comers or the older Legends like him. Get a streak of wins together that look impressive and let him close out his career win lose or draw in one more title fight. Given that he beats those fighters decisively. He’s one of the greatest UFC Light Heavyweights of all time and he deserves to try and climb the mountain again. Just let him start from the bottom, stop putting him in at the top every time.

By: dave flores

dave flores — Sun, 17 May 2009 15:55:37 +0000

I would not mind seeing chuck fight again, but I don’t think it can do him any good. I don’t see him matching up with any light heavyweights and I don’t think he is going to be allowed to thrust himself into the heavyweight title picture much less compete with some of these guys like Heath Herring and Antoni Hardnoick (forgive my spelling)and they are not even the title holders.

Brock and Chuck would be a circus side show. Chuck is better than that. He has fought everyone he needs to fight.

But lastly if Chuck wants to fight then the UFC should respect him enough to give him a quality match and just let it happen.

Like him or not he was great.

By: thezanman

thezanman — Sun, 17 May 2009 00:46:19 +0000

I hear what your saying

Chuck is like a one trick pony ( im not putting him down)
and yes his technique has let him down
you cant have your hands down low ect.

but time will tell what he is going to do

By: OnlyTrue1

OnlyTrue1 — Sat, 16 May 2009 18:54:38 +0000

I’m calling for him to retire because he keeps getting KO brutally and he has lost 4 outta 5 and he’s not ducking or slipping punches or keeping his hands up {which he never has} and his chin aint there anymore and his speech has slurred and stutters and he is rich so he’s okay on money and he cant keep up with the comp. anymore and I dont want him to be the poster boy for MMA being looked at as another or give anymore reason why this sport is considered barbaric because he died in the ring when he shoulda stop fighting when it was obvious he needed to.

And yes Rampage IMO has more “KTFO” power than Chuck does. Especially now! And that “short punch” Page threw woulda put down any fighter in the MMA world.. That was a perfect uncoiled punch that landed flush in the midst of exchange of punches. OR as Joe Rogan called it TORQUE.!!