Following his decision loss to Keith Jardine (who has reclaimed full “Dean of Mean” status with the victory), former UFC light heavyweight champion Chuck Liddell is said to be considering retirement. According to trend-follower Kevin Iole of Yahoo Sports!, UFC president Dana White spoke about the possibility of Liddell hanging up his gloves.
“There’s a […]

At the top of last night’s UFC pay-per-view broadcast, announcer Mike Goldberg mentioned that Chuck Liddell would fight former Pride champ Wanderlei Silva if he beat Keith Jardine in the evening’s main event.
He didn’t. Now we don’t know what’s going to happen to Liddell or Silva (much less Jardine). If Goldberg’s statement is […]

As difficult as it is for me to turn right around after the IFL Finals and get up for UFC 76, I’m going to dig deep and come up with as much enthusiasm as possible.
As usual, my preview and picks are coupled with the current odds from betus.com. Maybe this time I’ll lay some […]

One of the things I’ve always loved about fighting is that it is a prism through which a man’s true character can be viewed.  Never was that more evident to me than at last night’s IFL Finals, particularly in the bout between Ben Rothwell and Ricco Rodriguez.
If you’ve been following my coverage of the Finals, […]

When Ricco Rodriguez finally got on the scales at last night’s weigh-in, he answered a lot of questions without ever saying a word. For most fighters, the weigh-in is pretty routine. But with Ricco, who has struggled with fluctuating weight gain, you could almost hear the collective sigh of relief from the crowd […]