UFC 71: Liddell v. Jackson

[EastCoastOnly]

Chuck "The Iceman" Liddell v. Quinton "Rampage" Jackson
Could be a little early to talk about this one but im sooo torn over the main event and i dont know who to go for....

Liddell has been a good and dominating champ, so exciting to watch cuz he will keep the fight standing and go for the KO

But Rampage is a beast also,with his wrestling background and who doesnt like him, he brings character to the UFC
should be a good fight

who you guys got.....
and tell me u watch the UFC

[MaKiMaKi13]

hmm didnt Liddell get a beating in the first meeting??

[Lax101]

hmm didnt Liddell get a beating in the first meeting??
That was under PRIDE rules, and Liddell hadn't emerged as the prominent star he is now (he was probably one of the top 10 LHW's in the world back then, and now he's the unanimous #1). And Liddell has avenged his other two losses to opponents in devastating fashion (humiliated Jeremy Horn, KO'd Couture twice).

Still, with that said, I'm undecided at this point. This has been the year of the upset for MMA, and I don't think Liddell's any better to stop that trend. I DON'T like the way Jackson fought against Eastman in his UFC debut-Eastman, a far inferior fighter, held his own until he gassed. Yet on the other hand, Liddell is coming off a torn MCL, a very lengthy layoff (compared to his normal intervals), and he's simply getting old.

[MaKiMaKi13]

That was under PRIDE rules, and Liddell hadn't emerged as the prominent star he is now (he was probably one of the top 10 LHW's in the world back then, and now he's the unanimous #1). And Liddell has avenged his other two losses to opponents in devastating fashion (humiliated Jeremy Horn, KO'd Couture twice).

Still, with that said, I'm undecided at this point. This has been the year of the upset for MMA, and I don't think Liddell's any better to stop that trend. I DON'T like the way Jackson fought against Eastman in his UFC debut-Eastman, a far inferior fighter, held his own until he gassed. Yet on the other hand, Liddell is coming off a torn MCL, a very lengthy layoff (compared to his normal intervals), and he's simply getting old.

gotcha thats what i thought too but thanks for the clarification lax101 ,im a bit undecided at this one aswell but i'd like to see Lidell win in KO fashion

[big52daddy10]

Jackson is more dangerous toe to toe than randy or tito......hes also freakishly strong and a hell of a wrestler.....rampage also beat chucks *** in their first meeting....but chuck has improved since then and is on a roll.....whoever wins, its gonna be an upset. if chuck wins, he will have beaten a great fighter who kicked his *** in their first meeting.....if rampage wins, he will have beaten "the great Chuck Liddell" for the LHW title.....im pullin for rampage.....hes tight.......chucks fights may be exciting, but hes not an exciting person.....rampage is both

[CTLaxer]

Purely based on entertainment value, I gotta go with Jackson. If for no other reason than for his personality and pre/post fight interviews/antics. Liddell is a great fighter, but I'm tired of seeing every one of his fights stay on the feet and have him just stand there and walk away from a fighter on the ground. It's MMA, lets act like it. I'll comment a bit more on the card when it gets closer to fight night.

[shoebag2000]

Can't wait to see this fight, my friend is ordering it during his graduation party!

[sta lacrosse]

THIS IS GONNA BE A AWESOME FIGHT. revenge for liddel, thats bad for jackson. Does anyone know any chain restaurants that will be airing the fight...buffalo wild wings, etc.

[sidewinder19]

liddel<jackson

every fighter that has been profiled on spike has lost.period.

[MainLax28]

I'm pulling for chuck. I really have been watching UFC just because of him, and this summer I am planning on getting into it myself. Jackson seems too cocky for me. I watched parts of that show last night, and I wasn't really liking his attitude. Liddell just comes in, beats you and leaves, no talking or anything.

[MaKiMaKi13]

THIS IS GONNA BE A AWESOME FIGHT. revenge for liddel, thats bad for jackson. Does anyone know any chain restaurants that will be airing the fight...buffalo wild wings, etc.

hooters usually airs the fights

[big52daddy10]

u kiddin me.....rampage is frikkin hilarious!!!....chucks boring outside the ring, but rampage is tight!!!......u get what u pay for w/ chuck, but rampage?......u dont know if hes gonna knock the dude out with a big bomb overhand right, if hes pound the crap outta the guy on the ground, or if hes gonna pick him up, and knock the dude out with a vicious slam......

[Lax101]

liddel<jackson

every fighter that has been profiled on spike has lost.period.
Really?

Chuck Liddell at UFC 66
Tito Ortiz at UFC 61
Rich Franklin at UFC 58

And that's out of the 7 UFC: All Access programs.

[mclax]

who won????????????????

[GLAX16]

the actual fight hasnt occured yet. There are fights before it.

[mclax]

thanks man i thoughted it started earlier. can you post when the fight is over.

[D Bay]

thanks man i thoughted it started earlier. can you post when the fight is over.
It will be 45 minutes to an hour probably before it's over. There's 9 fights plus a preliminary so it's a huge card and we got rid of our digital cable boxes last month so lucky me, I get to just sit here and refresh pages every couple of minutes to see what happened.

[D Bay]

HOLY CRAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ! QUINTON JACKSON TAKES OUT THE ICEMAN IN LIKE 3 SHOTS!!!!!!!! Not even joking, incredible. Now hopefully we will be seeing a lot more of rampage and i think he will also be squared away with plenty of "cheddar" for a while now as well.

[big52daddy10]

what did i say........rampage beat that ***....lol.....liddell got dominated.....again....rampage is the man!!!......

[Farny]

That was such a ridiculous fight. I think Chuck just came in scared, and that's why he lost.

Secondly, I'm going to Home Depot to get myself a Rampage chain.

[ramslac05]

idk how much it costed, but id be pretty pissed if I spent the money and the fight lasted about 5 min or w/e it was

[steve-okneav-o]

idk how much it costed, but id be pretty pissed if I spent the money and the fight lasted about 5 min or w/e it was


there ussally like 40 bucks

[schratxs20]

worst match ever
im so disappointed in liddell

[big52daddy10]

worst match ever?.....is liddell the only fighter u all know?......

[DPole72"]

Liddell would have a tough time because Jackson is a wrestler, Liddell was a wrestler and was the captain of his team in High School + he is a world class kick boxer.

[D Bay]

Liddell would have a tough time because Jackson is a wrestler, Liddell was a wrestler and was the captain of his team in High School + he is a world class kick boxer.
Jackson was a state placer, and a much better wrestler than Liddell ever was. I don't know about a world class kickboxer either. He's well rounded and dangerous as long as he's on his feet, but I really don't think he's all people say. Either way, Dan Henderson will dominate either of them. I don't want to see Jackson lose the title so soon, but Henderson is an olympic wrestler and an amazing boxer