I'll never bet against Liddell.
He's only gotten better and if the fight against Rampage had been in an octagon instead of a roped ring Chuck would have been able to get off his back. The end result may have been the same but it wouldn't have been because Chuck couldn't get out of trouble as easily as he can coming off the cage.
If memory serves I also think the gassing of Liddell may have been because it was an old style tournament with multiple fights in the same day. I could be wrong, but if that was the case then it is so often a result of your preliminary bouts as much as it's your current opponent.
In any event - I'm very excited to see Rampage in the UFC and I hope that Jackson gets 2 or 3 fights to grow his legend even further before the big rematch.
Cro Crop arriving stateside is a coup as well.
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