Chuck Liddell Not Happy With Third Fight Against Tito Ortiz

by Kelvin Hunt on Dec 15, 2009 6:00 PM EST in News Comment 15 comments

Former UFC LHW Champ Chuck Liddell

UFC president Dana White announced that Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz would be the coaches for the 11th season of TUF at the TUF 10 Finale. It was also communicated that the opposing coaches would fight at the end of the show as has happened several times in the past. However, Chuck Liddell spoke with MMAMadness and didn't seem too happy about having to fight Tito Ortiz again. Liddell spoke about fighting Ortiz, taking time off to recover, and getting the chance to fight again in the UFC. Check it all out after the jump:

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I think I knew I wanted to (come back) for a long time," Liddell said. "I just wanted to make sure I gave myself enough time to recover … I think it had a lot to do with I got caught in a fight and got hurt, and didn’t give my head enough time to rest."
It was Liddell’s persistence and enthusiasm that eventually persuaded UFC President Dana White to bring him back.

"I think it was more me nagging at (White)," Liddell said. "(I) kept talking, saying, ‘I want to fight, I want to fight,’ and he finally gave in."

That's Liddell talking about how he convinced Dana White to let him fight again in the UFC. Below are Liddell's thoughts on when he found out that Ortiz would be the opposing coach on TUF 11:

"I wasn’t really happy about the choice of the other coach, but it will probably make some good TV. "I don’t see a point in fighting him again," Liddell said. "I’ve knocked him out twice … but with a year layoff, it’s a good fight to come back with."

Then finally, Liddell gave his thoughts on the third matchup between the long time rivals:

"He’s going to have a hard time taking me down, as usual, and if he does take me down, I’ll get back up, and he can’t strike with me," Liddell said. "He’s afraid to get hit and he knows I hit hard, and it’s going to be easy to hit him."

"It’s going to be ugly,"

I agree. I've already stated that I'm not really interested in a third fight between the two, because the first two fights were not really competitive at all. I would have given Ortiz a decent chance of beating Liddell the third go round, prior to his performance at UFC 106 against Forrest Griffin. However, I see that fight going much like the first two.

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Chuck insn't the only one that's that doesn't care about this fight.

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by _Felix_ on Dec 15, 2009 6:10 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

+1

Doesn’t interest me in the slightest

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by David_Wyatt on Dec 15, 2009 6:12 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Both should retire.

Bloody hell.

by 3PA on Dec 15, 2009 6:17 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Over/Under On Ratings For Season 11

2 million viewers

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by Kelvin Hunt on Dec 15, 2009 7:34 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

chuck does not want to fight tito b/c he knows he will lose

if he does not want to fight. just don’t coach, simple as that. he can always fight kimbo for big ratings.

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by wolfmanshowlforever on Dec 15, 2009 7:51 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I think chuck dosen’t want to fight Tito because he has kicked tito’s ass twice already. A fight vs kimbo would do monster ratings, why they didn’t do that fight I will never know.

by EVeezy on Dec 15, 2009 8:04 PM EST via mobile up reply actions 0 recs

Because

If Chuck would get KTFO by Kimbo..it would really hurt his legacy IMO…

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by Kelvin Hunt on Dec 15, 2009 8:17 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

No Doubt

But it would make zuffa mad $$$ maybe dana does care about chuck?

by EVeezy on Dec 15, 2009 8:23 PM EST via mobile up reply actions 0 recs

tito has the confidance now that he did not before. he did much better in second fight

tito will finally get chuck to the ground and do some serious gnpthis time around. who else is chuck going to fight anyway besides kimbo? there is a very limited amount of people he can fight.

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by wolfmanshowlforever on Dec 15, 2009 8:24 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

he did much better in second fight

Really he didn’t…he just got that ass beat on a little longer than the first time.

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by Kelvin Hunt on Dec 15, 2009 8:38 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

I’m thinking maybe Chuck takes a decision this time against ol’ Big Head Pillowhands.

Bloody hell.

by 3PA on Dec 15, 2009 9:57 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs

Dunno

I don’t think it’s possible for Ortiz to last that land without being stopped….it’s like Chuck has sons number…lol

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by Kelvin Hunt on Dec 15, 2009 11:52 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

because it never gets old

ol’ Big Head Pillowhands

LMAO… thanking you

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by RearNakedPoke on Dec 16, 2009 3:30 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Kimbo?

Chuck doesn’t need to fight Kimbo….He may have lost a step or two over the years, but he’s still Chuck Liddell and it’d be a huge step down for him to fight someone who hasn’t really done much in the sport. His last two losses where against two of the top guys in the division…to give him Kimbo? I doubt he’d take that fight just on principle.

by cosa7189 on Dec 16, 2009 7:50 PM EST reply actions 0 recs