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Article #289: Who Is Next For Chuck Liddell

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With only 2 losses in his last twenty most aggressive fighter in MMA. For a
Mixed Martial Arts fights; there is long time, this fight was an MMA fans
little doubt that Chuck Liddell is the biggest dream fight, but with Silva
best light heavyweight fighter in the suffering back to back losses; one to
world. Still, fans of the UFC always Mirko Cro Cop (a heavyweight) and most
want to see good battles, so it's worth recently loosing his Pride title to Dan
looking forward to those fighters, UFC, Henderson, it looks like this fight will
Pride or elsewhere who might give Chuck not happen. If it did, I would think
Liddell a run for his money. that Chuck would eventually knock Silva
Chuck Liddell is on a seven fight winning out.
streak, his last defeat coming at the What about Mauricio "Shogun" Rua? For
hands of Quinton "Rampage" Jackson in those of you who haven't seen Shogun
November of 2003. Those seven victories fight, think of a guy with Brandon Vera's
were against some of the top light skills, Wanderlei Silva's aggression
heavyweights of all time, including two who's a natural 205 pounder. Shogun won
victories over Randy "The Natural" the Pride middleweight tournament in 2005
Couture and two victories over Tito defeating Ricardo Arona in the finals.
Ortiz. Other notables were submission By the way, Arona would be another good
masters Renalto "Babalu" Sobral and fight for Chuck as he also holds a
Jeremy Horn. victory over Wanderlei Silva. Shogun
The fight against Quinton Jackson, which only has one victory in his last 13
was held in Japan under Pride rules was fights and that is to a much larger Mark
probably the last time that Chuck Liddell Coleman who slammed Shogun and broke his
looked remotely vulnerable. His two arm. You have to go back to 2003 to find
victories over Randy Couture and Tito another loss for Shogun and for a 25 year
Ortiz were easy and his dismantlingof old fighter, that's a long time ago.
Jeremy Horn shows how far Chuck has come I'll round out my list with Mirko Cro
as a fighter since the two first met in Cop. I don't care if Chuck goes up to
1999. A fight which Horn won by heavyweight, or Mirko cuts weight to 205.
submission in the first round. This is a fight that I've wanted to see
So who might be the next fighter to give for a long time. These guys are both
chuck a real fight. Will it be Quinton excellent strikers, I'd give the edge in
"Rampage" Jackson in their long awaited technique to Cro Cop and the edge in
rematch. Now that Jackson is fighting in power to Liddell. Leg kicks might be the
the UFC, it's just a matter of time until deciding factor and Mirko Cro Cop has
we see this one. I predict the summer or Chuck Liddell beaten in this area. No
fall of 2007. I think that Chuck Liddell matter how this fight ends, you can bet
is a much better fighter now than he was that it'll be exciting. Neither of these
when he faced Rampage the first time. two guys wants to take the fight to the
Also Quinton Jackson is not the same ground and both of them love to knock
fighter that faced Chuck the first time, their opponents out.
unfortunately for Rampage, his skills So, the fights I'd like to see Chuck
have not gotten better. Ever since Liddell in are:
Quinton Jackson's first knockout loss at Chuck Liddell vs Mauricio "Shogun" Rua
the hands of Wanderlei Silva he has not Chuck Liddell vs Quinton "Rampage"
been the same fighter and certainly the Jackson
second knockout loss to the same opponent Chuck Liddell vs Wanderlei Silva
did not help matter any. Let's hope that Chuck Liddell vs Mirko Cro Cop
Quinton has regained that edge that made Chuck Liddell vs Ricardo Arona
him so dangerous in the first fight I'm 99% sure we're at least going to see
against Chuck. the Rampage fight and about 50% sure that
Wanderlei Silva, the former middleweight we will eventually see the Cro Cop fight.
champion in Pride would also give Chuck a Let's hope that the others are in the
very good fight. Silva is likely the cards before Chuck retires.






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