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For those who watched UFC 76 on Saturday night, you realized that the Light Heavyweight Division is changed for good. What I witnessed was a Chuck Liddell that is showing his age. He was slow, looked timid, and had no power behind his punches. He did not even try and kick Jardine at all either. I will say that Jardine is no slouch, but this was the same man that lost in less than one minute to up and comer Houston Alexander via KO. Chuck is done and should definitely consider retiring or he will tarnish his legacy with a few more embarrassing losses. He was POUNDED over and over in the legs and ribs via Jardine’s right leg kicks. It was almost hard to watch by the end as Chucks rib area looked like a raw piece of flesh. Chuck is one of the greatest MMA fighters of all time and a future hall of famer. With that being said, the time to retire is NOW. The only person in the building that night more disappointed that Chuck was Wanderlei Silva, who was slated to finally face off against The Iceman in December in what would have been the biggest UFC event ever. That would have occurred IF Chuck won the fight against Jardine. Perhaps it is for the best, because I think after seeing Chuck the last two fights, Silva would destroy Chuck and make him look even more like a washed up tomato can.

On another note, the biggest disappointment of the night was the showing, or lack thereof, by Mauricio Shogun Rua. He looked way out of shape and undersized against Forest Griffin. I am not taking anything away from Forest, but this was SUPPOSED to be a warm-up fight for Shogun before he fought Rampage Jackson for the title, a man he KO’d in PRIDE. Well, I bet Shogun is glad he did not face Rampage at UFC 76 because it would have been UGLY and possibly ended with a serious injury. Shogun could barely stand after the second round. Griffin just dominated him after the first round, something I thought I would never see. Shogun needs to train harder and take the UFC more serious, as he is clearly not good enough to just win by showing up, even against a B-level fighter like Forest.

I want to see Houston Alexander fight Wanderlei Silva with the winner getting a title shot against Rampage. A match-up b/w Alexander and Silva would be an amazing fight with a KO finish most likely.

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