Chuck Liddell has his first fight of 2008 Saturday night when he takes on Rashad Evans at UFC 88. But it might not be his only fight of 2008.UFC President Dana White said on today's installment of MMA Live that Liddell could be back in the Octagon in less than four months, and he could be fighting Forrest Griffin for the light heavyweight championship.
"Depending on what happens to Chuck Liddell this weekend, Chuck could be fighting Forrest for the title in December," White said.
The UFC's big December show is UFC 92 on Saturday, December 27, and the interim heavyweight title fight between Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and Frank Mir is supposed to be the main event in that show. If Nogueira-Mir becomes a co-main event with Griffin-Liddell, UFC 92 might become an even more lucrative show than UFC 91.
But first, Liddell has to take care of Evans on Saturday night.
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My question is will the same hold true for Evans should he dismantle Liddel?
Doesn't Machida deserve a shot first?
Thats the problem with the UFC....
Pretty soon they'll run out of pretty boys...Then what
Dana you can give your boys tittle shots all you want...
That doen't mean they're gonna win...
Like it or not....Fedor is the best.....period.
I would have to agree with the comment about Machida. Obviously Dana is only concerned about what can bring in the most profit above who deserves to recieve a title shot. If nothing else then the winner of the liddel vs. evans fight should fight Machida to see who should fight forrest for the title assuming Machida wins his next fight which is highly likely. The other thing I would say is that logically it would make more sense for Randy to be fighting Noguirra for his first fight. I realize its a business however it seems unfair and disrespectful to the fighters to not give title shot opportunities to those like a Machida who has certainly earned it.
why wouldnt chuck deserve a shot he was a great champion for a long time why wood gsp get a shot after serra beat him? who has machida beat of consequence?
I personally would like to see this kind of fighting be against the law. Its really no different than pit bull fighting . It teaches our young kids to do the same thing fake wrestling does, so they practice it. We should find a way to spread kindness among our younger people , we have enough violence being taught, just look at the USA, compared to its past. Its sad , we put this on TV.,so we encourage it.
Yeah no, little kids and adults who don't do research are the ones that think cage fighting is just human dog fighting. How is that true at all when there are MANY fights that end without a single punch or kick hitting someone? Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, look it up. And even when people are throwing strikes, either man can tap out or verbally quit and the fight stops, dog fighting goes until a dog dies or is as good as dead and gets killed by the owner.
Shows you have no idea whats going on. Fighting is a core necessity of life. It's in the animal kingdom, and its in the human kingdom. War, gang fights, one on one confrontations, sibling rivalry. On all sorts of scales, people must be able to fight, or get away from those that fight better, if they are to survive. Natural order of things. Cage fighting is the only true way to test your combat skills because, Cage fighting, is MIXED MARTIAL ARTS. People who have learned many different styles, come together and see who has the best mix.
I agree with you that we do need to spread more kindness, and that the US has become a violent nation, but let's have some perspective here: These are adult men agreeing to fight each other by their own free will, and the vast majority of the time they shake hands afterwards in a sign of sportsmanship, and the worst thing you see is a bloody nose.
Compare that to the thousands of people who are killed by violence in our streets with guns, or our invading a country and killing tens of thousands of innocent people overseas and losing thousands of our soldiers in the process.
I agree with the first post WILL RASHAAD get a title shot when he beats Chuck????
Chuck the Iceman Liddel is my Mentor and the Toughest man alive in the world even though he is getting up there in age. He will kick the s---t out of anybody out there but he is still the nicest guy you would ever want to meet. To hell with Rampage the Clown Jackson and Rashad the Moron Evens. We Love Liddel. ----------------- The Wolfman----------------------
THE UFC DUDES WOULD NOT EVEN STAND 1 ROUND IN A K1 COMPETITION.
K1 IS THE REAL DEAL.
UFC IS FOR CHUMPS THAT COULD NOT MAKE A NAME FOR THEMSELVES IN PROFESSIONAL SPORTS.
K1 is not even AAA minors to the UFC,the UFC would show K1 fighters and rankings to be a JOKE just like they did to Pride Fighters GET REAL.Do you own stock in K1?
The question is will Chuck Liddel continue to walk around with the poo stain in his shorts while the wind whispers Mary. Will Chuck Liddel and Rashaad Evans become friends and team up with a bottle of spray and wash to make a collective effort to remove above mentioned poo stain
The wind whispers Mary from yer scary smellin arse