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Post by theryanegan on Dec 29, 2010 17:10:50 GMT -5
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Post by shenmue on Dec 29, 2010 19:20:06 GMT -5
Best news in a long time, i didn't want to watch Chuck get knocked out yet again.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 29, 2010 20:11:03 GMT -5
That's great news for Chuck, an executive position with the company, that can only be good for the expansion of the UFC and MMA in general...great stuff, thanks for posting.
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Post by Mr. Old School™ on Dec 29, 2010 21:18:21 GMT -5
I'm sure he wanted to have one more fight, but he and Dana sat down and Dana convinced him it wouldn't be a good idea. It's kinda sad to see him go out on a pretty severe losing streak...I mean, most of his last losses were vicious knock-outs...
Oh well, he is a legend in MMA and I am glad he's done. He's got nothing more to prove.
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Post by Mr. Orange on Dec 29, 2010 21:29:51 GMT -5
I'm happy and sad at this news. I'm sad to see my favorite fighter, the man responsible for getting my into the sport retire, hurts. It was sucky to watch him today choking back tears at the podium saying he was done. Can see that he doesn't want to give it up.
But I'm happy to see him retire because he's one of the all time greats, and built the sport along ith Dana White. If it wasn't for Chuck/Tito's first fight gaining a lot of hype, to his role in TUF, and then his legendary run beginning after TUF, who knows where the sport would be. He's got absolutely nothing left to prove. He went out in his last fight in the best shape I've ever seen him, and did the best he's done since the Wanderlei fight. He went down in the end, but he went out swinging, in the main event in a venue they had never been before.
I'm happy to see him step out of the Octagon so he doesn't put his body through any more fights, but it sucks to see him leave and realize I'll never see that "Liddell vs. ..." on the headline anymore.
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Post by ville on Dec 30, 2010 3:05:15 GMT -5
I'm glad, it's good for him. He was starting to get punch drunk, listen to him from 03 to now and you can tell all those KO's had their affect. However I wish he would of retired on a win, maybe they should of given him Ortiz as a last fight.
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Post by Fury on Dec 30, 2010 3:18:10 GMT -5
Chuck's one of my favorite fighters and it's be sad watching his last few fights. He was one of the first guys I got into when I first started watching the UFC and he is not the fighter he was then.
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Post by the hell demon on Dec 30, 2010 4:44:45 GMT -5
I expect a lot more of these in the future....   |
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Post by 1992 on Dec 30, 2010 4:55:36 GMT -5
I expect a lot more of these in the future.... Brock Lesnar also has a loss to Frank Mir. (Sig) Just putting that out there... |
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Post by SteveHulk on Dec 30, 2010 5:14:10 GMT -5
However I wish he would of retired on a win, maybe they should of given him Ortiz as a last fight. Yeah, I'm really pleased Chuck's called it a day BUT one more fight with Tito would have been the icing on the cake... if he'd won, it would have been a good way to go out - and if he lost, it would have convinced him that he doesn't have it any more. You just know that this decision must be killing him... |
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Post by the hell demon on Dec 30, 2010 9:08:54 GMT -5
I expect a lot more of these in the future.... Brock Lesnar also has a loss to Frank Mir. (Sig) Just putting that out there... |
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Post by The Mac on Dec 30, 2010 19:55:04 GMT -5
It's a shame that he has retired even though it's the fight move!
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Post by K5 on Dec 31, 2010 15:16:39 GMT -5
definitely one of the most renowned fighters and was there for the 'big boom' of the business. a legend in his own right, i agree with others who said they're happy that he hung it up before affecting his legacy.
and that coked out gif of him is really funny, but at the same time quite disturbing.
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