I do not think jackson has earned his rematch yet. I dont like how the ufc lets fighters come in and get title shots so quickly without proving themselves to the organization. But also i think if they fight, especially considering his performance against eastmen, that chuck will dominate. If jackson stands up like he did at 67 he will lose. I think rampage vs tito would be a good fight before the rematch, because 1. it would be a good test considering they have similar fighting styles and 2. i like seeing tito lose. But that wont happen because it wouldn’t make much sense from the ufc’s perspective

the next ufc light heavyweight champ rampage jackson chuck is one of the best fighters ive seen but his time has come jackson wasnt on his a game aganist eastman because of nerves and he still beat dudes ass but u can best believe he will be on his a game aganist chuck and rampage on his a game is to much for liddell watch the fight from 2003 and i know chuck has avenged all previous losses but rampage is on a different level then randy and horn what ever happens it should be a hell of a fight

Chuck has steadily gotten better since 2003, Rampage has steadily gotten worse. Blame the religion or the Silva KO’s, either way Rampage is not the same fighter. He looked outclassed against Shogun and has his two best wins were split decisions against Lindland and Ninja Rua. Still, anything can happen.

This is saying alot about the 205 lbs division, IMHO you are not deserving of a titleshot after 1 bout, no matter who you are, or what kind of record you may have from other organizations. That beeing said; I would very much like to see this fight, like every other mma-fan.

STYLES MAKE FIGHTS………Rampage may have struggled recently but the guy has vicious take downs and slams, and hes proven b4 that hes quick and athletic enough to take down Chuck. Why waste our time with putting them both up against fighters we dont wanna see like the Eastman fight? Let em’ go at it. Itll probaly not be the last time they fight any ways, id rather get my moneys worth on a great memorial day pay-per-view than have to sit through boring one-sided matches. And of course Rampage is deserving, everyone acts like UFC is the only show in town Rampage has beaten the best in the world he doesnt have to lump up UFC bums to let me know how good he is. Linland is a olympic gold medal wrestler and Rampage beat him, plus he not only beat chuck but DESTROYED Chuck in PRIDE so YES he’s earned it. That being said, I think Chuck wins HAHAHA. But now is as good a time as any itll be the biggest fight in UFC history and im psyched.

Rampage only has a 2 fight deal with UFC. Am I to assume that Rampage has been inked to a longer contract in order to set up this fight? If not, this isn’t a very smart business move by Dana. HE would have the possibility of having his reigning 205 lb signed out from under him if Rampage wins. Gary Shaw has been throwing around obscene figures for Brandon Vera, I can only imagine the digits he would throw at a UFC Belt holder. UFC does have the right to match any offer that Rampage gets but Shaw could throw numbers at Rampage that might make it a poison pill in terms of re-signing him. Does Dana think that Chuck is that huge of a lock if he fights Rampage again?

its ridiculous to give rampage a title shot 2 fight contract or not. wheres your “pride” ufc? nonetheless, im excited to watch.

Way too soon for this fight to happen !!! Rampage said he needs to knock some of the rust off before fighting Chuck. I hope this is all a rumor. I do believe that UFC talent should get a title shot against chuck before Rampage does. Throw in Rashard Evans or Keith Jardine vs Chuck before someone from Pride just waltz’s in and gets a shot at Chuck. I know Rampage beat chuck in pride, but it wont happen again. Chuck is on a untouchable level. Rampage didnt show me much against eastman. How can you generate a title shot after a fight like that ????

Rampage doesn’t have enough experience to fight chuck. if he does him. 2rd knockout welcome to the ufc….

moose… youre crazy. plenty of experience, just not gonna be able to knock the cobwebs off this time. chuck gets revenge

Moose your an idiot Rampage has tons of experience it will be a great fight bu i would like to see him fight atleast two more fights before chuck but i doubt neverthe less it could go either way

Chuck’s gonna KO Rampage and Dana White knows it.

Rampage has a better shot at winning now then jardine or evans so he probably should fight. He, still won’t beat liddel but he has the best shot. Dana white will probably try to sign him to additional fights before 71 so he can have a big fight leading up to the rematch but if he can’t get the fights the rematch happens at 71.

So when Anderson Silva walked in and got a championship fight in his 2nd fight how’d that work out?? CHRIS, are you seriously telling me Evans or Jardine is more deserving?? WHO HAVE THEY FOUGHT? Sean Salmon? haha They both are TUF creations and although their talented they have not fought anyone good yet. Jardine beat Forrest who hasnt beat any1 (The best guy he fought was Tito and he lost) and Evans is even funnier (Lambert, Salmon?). Come on guys theres no1 else worth watching in a ring with Chuck. Rampage right now is the only competition for him. Everyone who’s whining thats its too soon is obviously a TUF fan and thinks UFC is the only show in town. Even if you dont want Rampage to fight him yet i can live with that, what boggles my mind is then who should fight him? Griffen (Lost to Tito/Jardine?), Jardine (Beat Griffen who lost to Tito), Evans (Beat Lambert/Salmon enough said). None of those guys have earned it, Rampage has maybe not in front of UFC fans, but in Japan and over his career he def has.

If anybody really has any questions of whether hes deserving I think you should watch the absolute BEAT DOWN he lays on chuck. I mean it’d be one thing if it was an “ok” win, but Rampage just destroyed him personally I wanna see that clash again ASAP before either of them get upset by some bum.

The folks saying Rampage doesn’t have enough exprience to fight chuck are unaware of the organizations working great fighters other than the UFC.

I noticed the Showtime MMA fights last night mentioned the UFC many times, but the UFC never mentions other oganizations, so many UFC fans don’t have a clue of Pride, IFL and others. Look it up on google folks, there’s a whole world of great fighters out there.

Wow…I’ll be honest, but I’ve never seen that fighter before today. I’ve NEVER seen Chuck manhandled like that, nor have I seen elbows to the body used so effectively. Thanks for the video, UFC Mania.
I don’t think Rampage will be ready for Chuck yet though. I really think he should have 1 more warm up fight first.

Chuck was injured before the fight. He had a torn hamstring.

Great comedy here at UFCmania. Rampage needs more tuneups since being so inactive for so long, but folks, the UFC is bringing in ppl who have world class records behind them. Do you think they need to work their way up the UFC because you TUF turds havent heard of them? After Crocop kills Sylvia, only Liddell and GSP will be homegrown talent.

I’d like to see Cro Cop kill Tim Sylvia for the Heavy-weight title then cut a few lbs. and destroy Liddel for the light heavy weight title thereby unifying the two divisions as one…..the way god intended.
Then the UFC can by that time have secured (by buying) all of its competitors assets and fighters contracts that it needs.Like Waderlei and Fedor, because by then everyone will have come to believe that CroCop is in fact the greatest fighter in the world.Since they saw it on UFC.

Jesse and Druby sunshine both make great points. Rampage looked bad against Ninja Ruas, was destroyed by Shogun and also Silva. He may have peaked a few years ago as a fighter. Not every UFC fan has seen Rampage loose though and his claim to fame in the UFC is that he destroyed Liddell, let’s have them fight now before someone else hit’s the scene and takes this grudge match away from us. If Chuck fights a counter puncher’s fight (wich he seems to like) Rampage can beat him. Deserving or not…this will be a “Rock’em F*ck’n Sock’em” FIGHT. 99% of the time I can tell you who’s gonna win…this one’s got me stumped. Rampage may just have Chucks number.

The way Dana keeps whining about the gameplan is just hilarios. Don’t you agree??

I can tell you who is going to win 100% of the time. It’s just that I might be wrong…..
Chuck is by far a better fighter now than in 03. Compare his head movement and foot work in the Rampage and Couture 1 fights to Couture 2-3 and Tito 2. His game is complete for HIS style.
Rampage has been HORRIBLE for the last 2 years. I think Wandy knocked something loose in his dome with one of those knees. But he has been refocused as of late. He needs more tuneups before he steps into the ring with a guy at the top of his game. If the UFC rushes this, it will be b/c of Ramp’s contract, not for the quality of the fight.

if you think this fight will be like the first you are dead wrong. First of all rampages take downs are good, but this is Liddells turf, he uses the cage to his advantage, textbook ufc. Rampage wont be able to hold him down. Maybe not even take him down, Liddell has gotten so much better since then, he lossed to randy around the same time he lossed to rampage, and then he came and beat randy twice…this is a different chuck liddell. I like rampage too, but i dont think he will last even as long as tito did.

rampage to fight tito lets see how good these two fighters realy are!! chucks proven himself time and time again. he will be champ 4 a long time!
sorry cant see things changing

all i have to say to people who don’t think rampage should get a title shot is, he used to fight in PRIDE! only a hand full of people from the ufc might be able to stand a chance there.
and still, not a good one at that

did u see rampages last fight against eastman?? that performance alone says chucks gonna be all over him!!!

rampage has an iron chin. he wasn’t in any trouble at any time against eastman. he’s taken pounches and knees to the face that would kill a bull and still continued fighting.
one more thing. if chuck was fighting the same people rampage has been fighting for the last 4 years, he record wouldn’t look so impressive eigther.

Rampage fighting in Pride doesn’t make him better. Plus, Pride really isn’t the elite organization. Only their HW’s are better, and a few of their LW’s. When Penn moves back down, the UFC’s lw division will be better. Remember, Wandy is in Pride cause he wasn’t able to make it in UFC. Semmy Shilt never made it in Pride. Heath Herring, who did fairly good in pride, just got embarrassed pretty bad by a very green ufc fighter. Gomi is in pride, after not making it in UFC.

In this fight. Rampage lasts about 3 minutes with chuck. Then Wandy will last 4 1/2 minutes when he comes over and fights chuck.

neil merrett is right in this argument 100% chuck is the man

@me
only time will tell?? but i think it will b you looking 4 excusses when chuck succesfuly defends his title.

i dont doubt rampage jacksons ability and i respect ever mixed martial artist out there, but i will say once again chuck will be 2 much for him at this presant time!!!!!!

which fighters from ufc make it in pride??

pride is a good orginization, but it’s sloppy.

ufc is definetly creating better technical fighters.

so any ufc fighter would make it in Pride….except ken shamrock

which he has already proven.

Chuck will kick Rampage’s ass. Why don’t rampage fight jardine or evans so we can see the real number 1 contender

UFC has to hire the PRIDE fighters…not the otherway around.

thats because no-name fighters go to pride cuz they will take anyone.

The UFC has quality fighters compared to the handful of quality fighters in PRIDE, most of which have already left for UFC of K-1 Hero’s promotion.

PRIDE is in a downward spiral.

or K-1 i mean, not of k-1

Chucks getting old, hes a counter puncher and hes faced no quality competition recently. If they gave rampage 2 warm up matches, vs forrest and jardine, and let him get the rust off. Rampage is a beast. Chuck liddell will not knock rampage out unless they rush this match. Only Aggressive fighters like chutebox have ever had success against rampage. and they cage will serve to rampages advantage actually once rampage slams him down.

If rampage can possibly get his shit together in that short of time. hell knock chuck out in 3rd or 4rth round. if not look for chuck to beat a rusty fighter in 3.

I agree with the fact that Jackson only signed for two fights and, (unfortunately) there seems to be no other way to go then for him to fight Liddell. There isn’t anyone in the race or as promoted than the arrival of Jackson. Yes, he hasn’t been here long enough to prove he’s the number one contender but that’s only in the eyes of the UFC and there fans. Whoever it was that said that UFC fans don’t realize there are other organizations can’t be anymore correct. He has been a highly recognized fighter in Pride and MMA in general. Where was the debate in that? As an MMA fighter, Jackson has been deserving to have a second fight with Liddell. No one had a problem when Wanderlai Silva stepped into the UFC octagon with a Pride FC t-shirt on to challenge Liddell. Where was the debate in that? It’s not about organizations after a certain point but about fighters and the respectable records and that’s what people seem to keep looking past because the UFC never mentions outside fighters or organizations unless they are making way to UFC.

Oh and for the band wagon fans of UFC and Jackson… You can’t keep relying on past fights such as the beating Liddell got by Jackson regardless of how bad it was. The fact is Lidell has stepped up his game and is at the top of it more so then ever before. Jackson has been stationed at the same performance since then and has shown no signs of gaining momentum without the help of advertisements posted by the UFC. And to the people comparing Pride FC and UFC makes a great point by saying Jackson had different fighters and Liddell had an easier streak of fighters because it’s UFC. Yes, a lot of UFC fighters got put down in Pride but if you’re going to bring that up don’t forget about Lidell’s time in and out of Pride. He did go in Pride for a handful of fights and dominate with the exception of Jackson’s landslide victory. So to those bringing that up, get your facts straight. I am a big Liddell fan, I won’t lie but I am also a big fan of Jackson. Not to take away from UFC fighters or Pride fighters because trust me, I have nothing but the highest respect for any of these men regardless of the Organization.

the UFC have always been like that though. They have helped promote mma to where it is today, but at the same time don’t promote other mma orginaziations.

I agree some UFC fans would’nt have a clue about pride, ROTR, Cage Rage etc, and I also agree Rampage is not some schmo from the street with a chain. He is estlabished as a contender, but I think he hasen’t done it in the UFC enough to get it so soon.

So many fighters with excellent records have a fought in the UFC, and have lost horribly (i.e. matushenko, silva,etc), so just because they excel in smaller promotions,does not mean they will succeed in the UFC.The UFC is the NHL of mma, no matter what the argument may be, and you need to estlabish that aspect there before u deserve anything.

You dont see Cro Cop fighting Sylvia this saturday, I wonder why?……

saying jackson dosn’t deserve a rematch would be like saying nick diaz dosn’t deserve a rematch title shot at gomi ( which i think he does) dont you think.
and UFCmania not to be disrespectful to your opinion, because i do love your site, but since when does losing 3 fights in the ufc not qualify as washing out? i’m the one who called nick diaz a ufc washout and i think he is. However i would like to see him return as a lightweight. what do you think ??

alos is it true that jackson only signed a 2 fight contract? if so was that his decision or dana’s? if he loses to chuck will he still be in the ufc? it seems like he got enough money that he wouldn’t be waiting for more money to sign a longer contract right ?

Actually, jesse1… rumor has it Mirko is going to fight Sylvia assuming he gets the win Saturday.

that is true, if cro cop beats gonzaga his next fight will be a title shot.

can u imagine, cro cop v.s. couture, what a fight.

I also read a sports column about chuck liddell talking about possibly someday, not soon, moving up in weight to fight cro cop….SICK.

everyone has to watch out that when the ufc bills anyone as the greatest.when thay prop them up thay usally get there asses kicked.another bad sign is liddell has been braging lately about beating people.Ithought chuck was better than that .lets see him beat henderson lets see him beat shogun rua

Liddell is being confident. You have to after a certain point. It draws excitement and fans. He is giving the people what the want even if he doensn’t really mean it because this is what he and everyone else gets paid for, you know? It’s like how you (alpha) are saying, “Oh, beat Henderson and Shogun” these fighters know that they will never completely satisfy everyone’s wants. Of course you want to see him beat the people he has yet to fight or has an outstanding record such as them. We are always going to witness a fight and compare it to another outstanding fighter he has yet to fight because thats what makes it competitive. Between the calling out of fighters to one another and the time between the fights is what develops the anticipation and tension up until the moment the round begins.

thats still not the whole point every time the ufc puts up someone as the best of all time that means thay usally get there asses kicked

I dont think Jackson “signed” a contract with the UFC. I think the contract was purchased when the UFC bought WFA. It was what it was at the time. I could be wrong, but I think I read that here or elsewhere.

Off the topic but since Ortiz continues to cause problems with the UFC, it is rumored that he might leave to join TNA wrestling.

nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!not tito!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Haha! I know. Wait. Is that sarcasm? Because I wouldn’t be surprised. By the way. How can I post a blog on this site?

The thing is that liddell really hasn’t been tested mentally in his fights or his revenge fights when he fought horn I admit it was a horrible fight he did not win the “Iceman way”. Does Rampage deserve a shot? No he has said he wants a couple more fight. The ufc really does not have anybody that can test chuck’s skill. Can Rampage beat chuck? I think so because Rampage is’nt scared to get knocked out every single fight chuck has they stay on the outside allowing him to throw power and counter punches Rampage has to get in his face again throw that one punch that will knock chuck back leg kicks get him fustrated and shoot for the take when he is stunned and vunerable for it.

if chuck happens to get through rampage.and if they set him up with a fight with cro cop theres no way in hell is he going to stop him , he will get he ass kicked.

what r the chances of Mauricio Shogun Rau fighting chuck liddell..according to most websites Rau is the #1 light heavyweight in the world chuck liddell is #2, Dana should jst have Jardine and Evans fight eachother to see who’s better, not like it would matter, if Chuck Liddell beats Rampage then he mise aswell retire because nobody else in tht division has a chance of beating him. He should concider fighting for the heavyweight championship while couture has it.

That was not the real chuck lidell in the 2003 fight against rampage Ive seen every lidell fight and i know he would beat rampage 9 out of ten fights.

Anyone who thinks that Rampage shouldn’t get a title shot after one fight in the UFC is a moron. Need I point out that Anderson Silva came in and demolished Rich Franklin before round 2 started? Enough said.

All of you are fools. It doesn’t matter when Liddell and Rampage fight again, because the voracious beating Rampage will endure is inevitable. Rampage is about as effective striking as a little girl without arms. Also the fact that he openly admitted to using “roids” to the public after the fight. I will tell you one thing. Chuck will destroy anyone who goes after the belt. Rampage, Cro Cop, Couture, (again), or simply anyone. Chuck is immortal, and has proved this against only against the best in the world. He will go out into the Octagon, and I don’t know, spinning-back-head-kick knockout? Believe. Maybe Rampage will even cry like Tito. That’s if he’s not in a coma. My prediction is first round t.k.o. via stikes from the mounted position (after Rampage is dropped in one punch)and Big John will stop it.

signing Rampage to just a 2 year contract can make sense for Dana White, he probably got worried that there was nobody left int he division and chuck probably put pressure on Dana to let him try and avenge that earlier loss to Rampage so Dana signed him gave him 1 tune-up fight then let chuck get his rematch and probably beat him. If Dana intended on keeping rampage for more than just fighting chuck and losing then he would of given him a couple more tune-up fights so he could have a better chance of beating Chuck and potentially be the new champion, i think once Chuck beats Rampage he might walk away because after that there is really no one who poses any threat to his title, realisticly we know jardine or evans wont beat him.

in a crazy unrealistic world where crocop and chuck where both champions at the same time, they would both fight @ 213lbs or somewhere around there and you would have a double champion

Chuck Liddell is going to dominate Rampage, Chuck was injured vs Tito and defeated him easy, Chuck also had a injured quad in the fight vs Rampage the first time so no Rampage will never have that belt as long as its on Chucks waist.

The guy that might have a chance is Mirko, but if he presses forward like he did against Eddie hes going to get knocked out.

This fight might not even happen anymore at this point and time. Chuck is battling a huge case of pneumonia, and untill he fully recovers i doubt Dana will even attempt to put this fight on paper.

This is fucking stupid, Rampage does not deserve this fight. He should fight Bisping, Jardine or Evans first. This fight is happening at the wrong time and nobody wants to see it at the moment.

[quote comment=”13518″]This fight might not even happen anymore at this point and time. Chuck is battling a huge case of pneumonia, and untill he fully recovers i doubt Dana will even attempt to put this fight on paper.[/quote]
Liddell is facing a huge case of addiction. I still aint buying the pneumonia thing. Instead of Forrest’s puss, I wanna see a great big green snot ball out of Nyquil’s lung before I believe it.

This is a bad move and isn’t right for MMA fans, and if anyone should get a title shot against Liddel it should be the man who recently defeated Forrest Griffin that man’s name is Keith Jardine. I really feel that Rampage needs to work his way back up the ladder. Especally in the UFC before he becomes the #1 contender, granted he has beaten Liddel before.

Go to ufc .com and in the search option type UFC 71. It is confirmed Rampage and Lidell for UFC 71

Sorry to inform you but the person who said liddell would beat cro-cop is sadly mistaken, cro-cop will devastate anyone Dana puts infront of him. Although I would hate to see liddell lose his belt to cro-cop.

Ok,
First of all use some sense here, I respect Liddell and he is one of my favorite fighters. This however is not anything that Rampage has to earn. The fact is he Beat Chuck down in the first fight. Not just a knockout or submition but a hey we are throwing in the towel.
Do I feel Chuck will avenge this, yes. Chuck has grown allot as a fighter. He is probably without a doubt the most lethal striker out there.
So next time before you make a comment make sure you think first. Jackson had earned this rematch the second he stepped out of the ring the first time.
The question is really has Chuck, and yes he has. This will not turn into the 2003 fight. This will be one of the most brutal fights either of them have faced yet.
Chuck I am sure has a new game plan however so does Rampage.

[quote comment=”3998″]I do not think jackson has earned his rematch yet. I dont like how the ufc lets fighters come in and get title shots so quickly without proving themselves to the organization. But also i think if they fight, especially considering his performance against eastmen, that chuck will dominate. If jackson stands up like he did at 67 he will lose. I think rampage vs tito would be a good fight before the rematch, because 1. it would be a good test considering they have similar fighting styles and 2. i like seeing tito lose. But that wont happen because it wouldn’t make much sense from the ufc’s perspective[/quote]

I so agree on this, Cro Cop is like anyones worst nightmare. I personally look forward to seeing Randy defend his belt against this man.
Randy has all of my respect however Cro Cop has become more dangerous since his loss to Randleman way back.
Now he has one mission and you can see it when he fights, “Total Destruction”. He inflicts pain and his will on anyone in front of him.

[quote comment=”15744″]Sorry to inform you but the person who said liddell would beat cro-cop is sadly mistaken, cro-cop will devastate anyone Dana puts infront of him. Although I would hate to see liddell lose his belt to cro-cop.[/quote]

My choice for a fight is Dan Henderson and Liddell, this would be a monster fight. Henderson is truly one of the most explosive and powerful LHs out there.
Now standing with Chuck ouch I do not think he wants to, however Henderson has a way will putting his will on you no matter how big and bad you are.

ridiculous. fair enough, i could see the page/chuck fight goin either way, even moreso for liddell, but you ufc nuthuggers need to see chuck isn’t the king of MMA. shogun, fedor, crocop, big nog…..should i keep listing. and yes i know these are HW’s and chuck’s a LHW, but you all have brought up the idea that liddell can take ANYBODY. gimme a break. we’ll hopefully see the day soon when crocop and chuck meet so we can see the cop KTFO liddell.

Chuck will get his revenge over Rampage….Quinton hasn’t been the same fighter since Silva took his heart…..I honestly think Rashad Evans should get a title shot if he beats Ortiz….

This man has beaten Bonnar, Lamber, Salomon and Even Jardine in the TUF competiton….Less not forget that one…He beat Jardine’s ass….People are totally overlooking and underestimating Rashad….

This man has decent stand up skills and his wrestling skills are totally unmatched….I found out something very intresting about Evans….This guy is one of 4 men to defeat the greatest wrestler that ever lived… Greg Jones..and no one ever talks about that…Everyone give Koscheck props for his wrestling ability but no one talks about Evans and he’s probably the best pure wrestler in UFC history.

[quote comment=”16109″] when crocop and chuck meet so we can see the cop KTFO liddell.[/quote]

Do you really believe that….Dude Cro Cop has proven only one thing to me…..He can give it. but he can’t take it….Randleman totally exposed Cro Cop…He has a glass chin and one of those tricky shot of Chuck is gonna land and Mirkko will be out just like Ortiz….Tito hit’s 10 times harder than Kevin Randleman and you saw what he was able to do to Cro Cop.

I mean to say Chuck hits harder in my previous statment

Todd..Aden…whom?

“This man has decent stand up skills and his wrestling skills are totally unmatched….I found out something very intresting about Evans….This guy is one of 4 men to defeat the greatest wrestler that ever lived… Greg Jones..and no one ever talks about that…Everyone give Koscheck props for his wrestling ability but no one talks about Evans and he’s probably the best pure wrestler in UFC history. ”

Rashad doesnt get the props he deserves because his “credentials” dont match those of say Koscheck - IMO. He is definately an accomplished wrestler but isnt Koscheck like a 4 time D1 all american or some shite like that.

Just giving some insight - dont really like either guy I mentioned but just sharing my opinion.

and IMO as well - Gable would be the best wrestler of all time, but Greg Jones is no Joke and that is a huge accomplishment for Rashad

Just did a search at ufc.com for “ufc 71″ and “71″. Got no matches. Did something change?

i’d just like to say that i get really fed up with a load of stuff i see in these posts. The main one being the godly belief that many mma fans have in their favourite fighters. you have to realise that wen it comes down to a fight anything can happen. sure its more likely that some1 like liddel or cro cop will win but wen a trained fighter is fighting another trained fighter either one has a possibility of winning.

secondly people talk about tune up fights…but eacgh time a fighter takes a fight is a risk. that fight could not only be a loss but could be a career ruining injury. so no lets not let rampage or liddel risk themselves on undeserved fights. let them fight now!

Lastly people be mixed martial arts fans and not ufc fans. I love the ufc but theres a huge world of mma out there that should be respected!

koscheck was an NCAA champ as a junior(dominated everyone), he then actually lost to greg jones his senior year(jones’ freshman)…even though evans beat jones, koscheck is a far better wrestler than evans, but they both wrestled 174s, now koscheck fights 170 and evans 205…i think evans wrestling benefits from fighting bigger less athletic guys as opposed to koscheck.

anyone hear of any other fights for 71?

You guys are crazy! Here is the deal: Liddell is going to smoke Rampage like a cheap cigar! He will get a KO. Cro-Cop is just plain out unstoppable! MMA is great but I would say UFC has the best fighters, and don’t hate it because they got the money to push advertising. I am just happy that UFC is one wih Pride now!

i read some of these comments and frankly i think its sad that some UFC fans think they know what there talking about. Dana white was write when he said rampage has been fighting the best 205 fighters for years and doesnt need any more fights.To say that rampage hasnt been doin good is fuking bullshit who ever says that obviously hasnt followed his career his only losses are to ppl who would probably beat the shit outta liddell like sakaraba the gracie hunter and shogun rua the soon to be king of the light heavies. Im not saying that hell own liddell like the first time but if it goes to the later rounds then ya ill put my money on Rampage. Liddell is a k 1 stirker but rampage has been in k1 as well so to say he cant stand with liddell is just ignorant.

This forum allows you to really tell who the “UFC fans” are vs. the real MMA fans such as myself. I think Rampage has a style that gives Chuck trouble. Chuck has been on a streak because he’s fought fighters who’s weaknesses are there stand up. Rampage has great stand up I dont care what everybody saw his last fight. I guarantee he’ll come out a different man at UFC 71, like a champ!

Just a thought for all those saying this isn’t fair cause Rampage hasn’t had enough warm-up fights: When he beat Chuck, wasn’t that just Chuck’s second match in Pride?? He knocked out Overeem in the first one and then lost the second to Jackson. Someone correct me if I’m wrong here.

Another point: Chuck lost to Couture in the same time period, and one of the things he has developed since then is attacking angles/corners, which helped him beat Couture. This fight could go either way, but the way Chuck talks, you know he has a plan on how to take this.

i think the liddel n rampage fight will be a technical war and if chuck works hard to knockout Rampage and doesnt do it by the end of the 3rd then after thats is when rampage will be able to beat him i think chuck is just to tuff to be beaten early he can throw him as good as he can take them but i cant say ne different about rampage
they’ll both be steady and not rush in cuz that would be the end of either one of them

Did someone just say Chuck Liddell and technical in the same sentence? CL is a counterpuncher, accurate yes, but hardly technical. He throws punches from angles that make boxing coaches wince. Even his kicks usually look like shit, until they connect…

The only one that’s going to beat Chuck is Couture when he moves back down for a pay back!!!

You heard it here first.

Itoldaso

Since 2003 and Chuck’s loss to Rampage, Chuck has been on a totally new level of fighting. Chuck has only been taken down a total of 4 times in his last fights, twice vs Randy Couture, and twice vs Tito Ortiz. All 4 times Chuck was taken down he more or less held his opponent in a neutral position until the referee made them both stand up, and we all know what happened next. Chuck has 3 losses under him and 2 have been avenged. Rampage is good, but he like Tito, is “going to have to prove to Chuck that he can stand in order for Chuck to be worried about the take down.” Anyways will be a good fight, Rampage is awesome, but I believe Chuck now a days is on a totally new level.

I have to agree with MoreThanUFC. There is nothing technical about Liddell’s game. He’s sloppy, he fights hands down, chin up, as well as flat footed, but he has lightning fast hands. His punches do come from every angle, and everyone lethal. Not to mention that his take down defense has shot through the roof. Do I think that Rampage is deserving of this shot….YES. Do I think that he will be fighting the same Chuck that he fought in 03….No. Still either way it will be a good fight.

I think that Rampage will push the pace in the fight which will present problems for Chuck. Rampages boxing style seems to be very straight forward and direct to the target. He throws great inside uppercuts and is very capable with his knees and elbows. On top of all this, his head movement is very busy, he always keeps his face guarded even on the approach. Chuck will be looking for the lucky looping shot but i just dont see it happening on someone who knows how to box in a technical manner.Chuck will win only if Rampage makes more then one mistake. I dont see one lucky punch taking down a guy who can take knees to the face. My prediction….first round, feel each other up, exchange some punches, possibly a few sprawls towards the end. Second round, i think Chuck will get took to the mat and have his kidneys worked over again….It will be a stellar fight

ok gettin back to the rampage iceman fight..heres the deal..the two top lightheavyweight fighters are in the UFC right now Chuck Liddell #2 and Rampage Jackson #4 ….for rampage not to get the fight would be rediculous, 2nd..dana white has proven many times over that he gives the fans what they want..and ever since 2003 we wanted to see chuck and rampage fight again…..bang UFC 71 Liddell vs. Jackson

[quote comment=”4035″]Chuck’s gonna KO Rampage and Dana White knows it.[/quote]
Chuck liddells take down defense is much better than 03. If Tito cant take him down Jackson cant take him down. And Jacksons way, way to confident. 1st round tko for chuck.

My money is on chuck he is WAY better than 2003 and has tuned his striking to nearly perfect and rampage’s striking isnt nearly as good as chuck’s. I think if rampage gets him down he could beat on him but then chuck will get up and throw some more bombs. rampage will start to panic and start being more despirate for the take down just like couture and ortiz. then he will start coming in more and chuck will land a shot. then we all know what happens when chuck lands a shot. rampage will either get rocked and chuck will finish it or hell already be out. rampage has a shit load of expiriance but almost none in the octagon. look at cro cop he just walked around the outside of the ring in his fights instead of cutting it off.and then in his next fight he got nocked the (what) out???? HELL OUT. I think itll be chuck of coarse. Not takiing anything from rampage but his last few fights have disipointed me. His signiture moves are slaming poeple. Hmmmmmmmmmmm. who does that remind me of from the ufc???? TITO ORTIZ!!!!!! And he couldnt even get chuck to the ground and if he did chuck is a divition 1 wrestler so he just gets back up and not one person in the light heavy wieght div. can stand with him. Griffen will be the best fight for chuck if griffen gains alot more expriance. To the people who say ”well he lost to tito”" IT WAS dicition and a close one at that plus he is a very emotional fighter and was very of when he fought jardine. and jardine has heavy hands and any one can get cought(just look at st.pierre)(this includes chuck but he’ll catch rampage first and rampage is overwelmed easily when he gets rocked)rampage could take it by fluke but if not i see a second round knockout at the latest. I WILL BE SO PISSED IF MY FIRST FAVORITE FIGHTER LOSES HIS BALT AFTER MY SECOND FAVORITE LOST HIS BY A FLUKE(ST.PIERRE) GO ICEMAN!!!! PLEASE REPLY I LOVE PEOPLES OPINION ON MY INFORMATION(PLUS PROVING THEM WRONG).

Let get real here, Dana is just in it for the money. Since UFC just bought Pride why dont you throw Liddell up against Vander Silva and or better yet, Dan Henderson. Any two of those fighters would send liddell back crying and hurt. Why not champion vs champion.

Dana has way too much too lose by having too of his biggest entertainers go at it. if one gets injured hed be out of a title holder and i dought he wants to go over to ufc/pride.

first round tko Chuck’s the man!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nobody has hand like Chuck!!!!!!!!!

When Couture moves back down then you’ll see Chuck go down

You heard it here first.

Itoldaso

[quote comment=”4005″]STYLES MAKE FIGHTS………Rampage may have struggled recently but the guy has vicious take downs and slams, and hes proven b4 that hes quick and athletic enough to take down Chuck. Why waste our time with putting them both up against fighters we dont wanna see like the Eastman fight? Let em’ go at it. Itll probaly not be the last time they fight any ways, id rather get my moneys worth on a great memorial day pay-per-view than have to sit through boring one-sided matches. And of course Rampage is deserving, everyone acts like UFC is the only show in town Rampage has beaten the best in the world he doesnt have to lump up UFC bums to let me know how good he is. Linland is a olympic gold medal wrestler and Rampage beat him, plus he not only beat chuck but DESTROYED Chuck in PRIDE so YES he’s earned it. That being said, I think Chuck wins HAHAHA. But now is as good a time as any itll be the biggest fight in UFC history and im psyched.[/quote]
YOU COULDN’T HAVE SAID IT BETTER DRUBY — Finally someone who recognizes Rampage’s awesome style and way superior skills than the Icegirl — Chuck has gotten too much hype being at the UFC (probably b/c he is the best thing that the US has ever seen) I’m not saying that Quinton is unbeatable, but he is much better rounded than Liddell and his fight hasn’t WORSEN b/c he has lost a few fights (to some pretty badAss fighters) He was going through some hard times in life, if ya’ll knew more about him, he went from being a energetic/powerful fighter to a much quieter/respectful person, so obviously there was something wrong, don’t misjudge him. HE IS READY!! Like he said: “(He is) gonna whoop Chuck’s a$$) MAY 26th - CAN’T F’N WAIT !!!

i personally think it will be a very tough match for chuck because quinton is one bass muther theres no debate about that and i would not be suprised at all to see him beat chuck just like before. i like chuck though an want him to win and chuck is a much better fighter and has a lot of confidence avenging all his previous losses and should knock jackson out is this likey? not quite in my personal opion but it very easily could happen but if chuck does win i say 1 more fight agaisnt rampage then chuck retires if he wins just like Rocky Marciano 49-0 43KO’s only undefeated heavy weight boxer 88% KO higher than any other boxer all of which were one hit KO’s and he was but only 187 lbs and 5′11

oh yeah then chuck wouuld be the BEST

FIRST STOP SAYING CRO COP. HE GOT HIS A** KNOCKED OUT. SECOND CHUCK LIDDEL HAS BEEN A STOPPER FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS. HE IS THE BEST “OFF BALANCE ” PUNCHER IN MMA. EVERY TIME CHUCK KNOCKS SOMEONE OUT THE VOICE FROM THE “PRIDE CAMP” IS THAT HE GOT LUCKY. NO ONE IS THAT LUCKY. RAMPAGE WILL GIVE CHUCK A RUN FOR HIS MONEY BUT IN THE END HE WILL END UP LIKE ALL THE OTHERS. KISSING CANVAS

ASK SILVIA IF COUTURE’S STAND UP SUCKED.

Chuck has been fighting guys with little stand up skills since losing to rampage. He fights with his hands low and chin out. Chuck also gets hit quite a lot when fighter actually come at him, just usually they are not good enough strikers to knock him out (tito hit him flush a few times in the first and second fight but hes got the power of a school girl). I see it as rampage comming forward into chucks face, chuck backs off feeling the pressure, swings some wide ass hooks or that monkey over the head punch he does, jackson blocks and A) knocks him clean out, B) staggers him and takes him down or C) staggers him, then keeps punching till the reff steps in. Winner, ‘Rampage’ Jackson.

The top guys in UFC and PRIDE are all pretty elite. Its just PRIDE had more depth. But with the buy out, all that is changing.

the only reason chuck lost to jackson in pride is because liddell uses the Octagon to get back up when he gets taken down, in pride its a ring.Liddell will win in a 2 round Knockout. Hes the best fighter in the world

who else is fighting in UFC 71

hahaha i dont know how u can say thats the reason y chuck was beat
i think the real reason why rampage beat him is cuz he can PUNCH HARDER and hes a way better wreslter then chuck and tito
n if u watch the whole fight he punches chuck in the face then the body so the reason y he beat chuck was HE GASSED HIM OUT
n now that chucks older i dont doubt it could happen again but i dont doubt chuck knocking rampage out this time but atleast give some logical reasons behind it

to all hu think chuck is gonna win, please, haha. Rampage is a much better fighter, and aside from the fact that he is a fighter from the more brutal and tougher Pride FC. you think rampage has a crappy stand up, look at the last time liddell and jackson fought, jackson out struck him. Jackson will kill him the only reason he didnt come to ufc sooner was because he was friends with the back-then champ tito ortiz, and now, nothing is stopping him from becoming champ

This sure has been a rough year for the pride-huggers. I just watched a grappling match between Matt Serra and Pride’s supposedly great champion Gomi on You tube. Serra dominated him for about 3 minutes and then finished him with a rear naked choke. This makes one ask just where is the evidence that Pride is so great like all these jackasses on here keep saying. Everyone saw Gomi get beat by Nick Diaz, but I wonder how many saw the utter destruction Gomi suffered at the hands of BJ Penn.

Let’s name a couple of others. I like CroCop, but his 2 worse losses both came at the hands of guys from UFC: The vicious knockout by Kevin Randleman and then recently by an almost unknown Gabriel Gonzaga. Or how about Dan Henderson who started off in UFC and then moved to Pride - that would be the same Henderson who just ktfo’d Pride “superstar” Wanderlei Silva and is training partner of UFC Heavyweight Champ Randy Couture. And now we are about to witness the spectacle of a rematch between Liddell and Jackson. While this fight could easily go either way, if Liddell wins the Pride Huggers on this and other sites are going to get a well-deserved verbal thrashing. A couple of thoughts here: As I said, this fight could go either way, but Liddell fought that last fight with a torn quad and was clearly not the same fighter. Just look at the difference between Liddell-Couture 1 (fought just a few months before the Jackson fight) and Liddell-Couture 2. The difference in this fight is not going to be Jackson, but Liddell, who has not been the same fighter since that last loss in 2003.

Rampage is gonna come out swing with chuck back chuck up scoop the lil iceboy and slam him on his goofy face. Rampage tko at 1:39 into the first round

chuck is on painkillers. rampage is gonna drop him on his skull fo sho

im starting to think that chuck liddell is just way to confident and it will be his down fall
if chuck comes out with his hands down like he always does hes gonna get rocked in the face till he puts them up
that will take away his ability to sprawl as good as he does
Rampage will then proceed to slam his ass but i dont think he’ll go for this in the 1st round
he knows chuck has gotten better and can take a good beating so when rampage says he’ll end chuck in the 2rd i do beleive him

i mean 3rd round sorry folks

right now chuck is unstopable. i just don’t think ramapage is at the right level to beat the iceman. rampage is a sick fighter dont get me wrong, i wouldnt mind seeing him win but for real i think on paper this goes to chuckie. anything can happen though, Nobody thought Gonzaga could deck Cro Cop and we all know how that turned out.

sorry i wanna re-phrase that rampage is at the right level to beat chuckie what he is lacking is confidence i didnt see that pride fighting super slammer in the eastman fight even though he did knock him out. chuck is just at a remarkable point in his career i dont see rampage taking the belt but i wont be sad if he does

ar you kidding me rampage will treat chuck like the btch that he is pride will soon rule the ufc

I knew Rampage was going to beat Chuck - that is the problem with this new sport - various leagues that do not include all fighters. Liddell, Ortiz, Coutour and the rest in time will be proven to be the best in the UFC but not the best in the world. The league will not have the best in the world until all fighters are included. Isn’t kind of odd that the best fighter - the champ in the UFC losses so easily to this “outsider” from Pride (who isn’t even the champ in Pride)? - What does that tell you about the UFC? Don’t get me wrong Chuck is a great guy - a class act - but the best fighter - no way - maybe in the top five more likely in the top ten in the world.

Just want to know what all of you Chuckster fans think now…Im a Chuck Liddell Fan and a Rampage fan. Styles make fights fellas, PERIOD. Rampage would beat Liddell every time they fight because his style will always be difficult for Chuck. If u guys didnt think about this fight with your hearts, you would have maybe thought that Chuck has never faced a guy with 1. better hands than Chuck. 2. unafraid of Chuck. 3. Can take a serious punch. 4. if you were honest with what you see (unless you just dont know what you are looking at) Chuck isnt close to being the greatest fighter in the world. He has one thing (big right hand) and if you know how to take a punchers best weapon away they are lost… (ask my boy Mike Tyson). Its not about the ufc or pride being better, its about individual fighters matching up with different styles. I just came across this blog today and thought their were some interesting comments and it is obvious alot of you guys dont have a clue or you are seeing things with your heart…and to you aj the arsonist, your comments about The great Rocky Marciano are valid to a certain point. I am a boxing fanatic. Ive got films dating back to the early 1900’s. Ive seen them all. Rocky Marciano, if you know your history beat an old Jersey Joe Walcott, An Old Ezzard Charles, an old unretired Joe Louis (whom by the way Rocky admitted would have killed him in his prime), and an even older ancient Archie Moore. Those were the only significant fighters he beat and they were all well past their prime. Charles and Walcott almost beat him. While i will give him his just due for going undefeated, i know the real history of how he ducked a young Floyd Patterson and Charles sonny Liston in their prime. He was smart, i will give him that. The greatest ever Muhammad Ali the 1960’s version couldnt be touched. Best fighter in the mma, Fedor Emilineko. Hands down he destroys Coture and anyone else in ufc…

I was kind of disappointed that Rampage beat chuck so quickly because I wanted all the chuck fans out there to see him get dominated for a couple of rounds so everyone can see what a superior fighter Rampage is. I know I’m going to hear someone say that “He got so lucky with that punch” but this is whats going to happen EVERY time they face off. So be smart and put your money on Rampage. I see Rampage raining KING of the UFC for at lest 5 years with no loses. Pride fighter are much more talented. UFC is executed to just the US and their fighter are regicides of BIGGER fighting leagues. UFC seems like its big because you see it on spikeTV but its only big in the US. PRIDE is open to the entire world. Doesn’t anyone else see that!

CHUCK SUCKS

this one goes out to dave, randlemen is a pride fighter, second, cro cop beat randlemen in their last fight, and third, its not like tennis or bbal when som1 is better it clearly is a n upset if they lose, its a fight and anything can happen, all im saying is that pride has better fighters at a high enuff degree that it actually would make a difference, u think Silvia or couture could stand up to Fedor, or randlemen, or Wanderlei Silva? BTW Chuck got ktfo twice, best striker in the world my ass

I told everyone chuck wasnt shit,for the last two years i have said that chuck the punk could not take a punch.you cant be the best if you cant take a beating.all the fighters chuck has faced in the cage the last few years was scared before they steped in the ring like tito and tito can beat chuck the same as rampage did any day of the week.i won three thousand dollars on rampage beating chucks punk ass i wanted to win more but these so called chuck fans was scared to put there money were there mouth was.jest in case some one has a comment ive been watching this shit since 94 and if you watch like i do you would no that chuck is danas cash cow it was jest a matter of time they would make a mistake and put someone on chuck who wasnt scared and you all would get to see how weak chuck really is

seriously you guys are all funny. weeks and weeks of “chuck will dominate” and then after the fight everyone says “see I told you chuck would lose.”

And seriously, it has nothing to do with Pride vs UFC or anything like that. Chuck is a 1-D fighter, and like all 1-D fighters he is really strong when you play his game, and really weak when you don’t. Rampage doesn’t even know how to play Chucks game, so Rampage will always beat Chuck until 1) chuck learns another dimension besides punching, or 2) Rampage … I dunno, eats cookies until he gains too much weight and can’t make weigh ins?

[quote comment=”66964″]this one goes out to dave, randlemen is a pride fighter, second, cro cop beat randlemen in their last fight, and third, its not like tennis or bbal when som1 is better it clearly is a n upset if they lose, its a fight and anything can happen, all im saying is that pride has better fighters at a high enuff degree that it actually would make a difference, u think Silvia or couture could stand up to Fedor, or randlemen, or Wanderlei Silva? BTW Chuck got ktfo twice, best striker in the world my ass[/quote]

First of all, I said earlier I could see this fight going either way. I could try to say that that was just a lucky punch, but I think at the end of the day Chuck has become a 1-dimensional fighter, and that’s hurting him. This to me is not about Chuck versus Rampage…it’s about all the Pride-nazi’s dissing the UFC. Secondly, get your facts straight. Kevin Randleman may have fought in Pride the last few years but he is from the UFC….he was the title holder in the UFC…so do your homework before making ignorant statements. As I said before, I like CroCop…but he got seriously ktfo’d in England by…..a UFC fighter….and regardless of what anyone tries to say, that was no fluke. He got dominated the whole round. I hope he comes back….maybe once he adjusts to the different rules and the cage he will. As for Dan Henderson….again, check your facts; he started in the UFC and then went on to Pride later….interesting how fighters go and do so much better in Pride than they do in UFC isn’t it? Rampage is the first Pride fighter to come to the UFC and be this successful. I would like to say for the record, I like Pride very much…always have. But I don’t like the arrogance that comes from some Pride fans, which I believe is completely unrealistic.

One other thing….the “Dave” that made the entry from May 11th 2:06 p.m. isn’t me. I may have to change my handle because I have never said Chuck was the best in the world. That’s a title that seems almost impossible to give…but I would probably have to go with Fedor….for now.

this is a response to Dave.
First of all Crocop is a K1 fighter and second of all I never hear of him being KO’d by a UFC guy. And its funny how you forget to mention the ufc guy’s name too.

ok scratch that i just seen him get ko’d. But he’s still in the K1 not the Pride

[quote comment=”67608″]this is a response to Dave.
First of all Crocop is a K1 fighter and second of all I never hear of him being KO’d by a UFC guy. And its funny how you forget to mention the ufc guy’s name too.[/quote]

Sorry I didn’t respond earlier…but it’s been a few days since I was last on here. I guess you know by now the UFC fighter that ktfo’d him was Gabriel Gonzaga. And like I said before, it was no fluke. Gonzaga dominated him for as long as that short fight lasted before finishing him off with a brutal kick to the head. I know that Crocop started in K1. For that matter a lot of these guys started elsewhere. Henderson started in UFC, Randleman was UFC heavyweight champ in 1999, and even Silva fought in UFC years ago although I’m not sure if that’s where he actually started.

The point in all this is, as I said, I like Crocop and think he could still end up being the Heavyweight champ. He has a chance to be the best….but there are other guys in the UFC, like Gonzaga, who are no joke. But to hear all the Pride-nazi’s talk about it, you’d think there simply were no quality fighters in the UFC before they got a couple of Pride guys, and that, frankly, is total bullshit. Hope that helps to clarify.

One more thing…..not sure if you’re trying to say he didn’t fight Pride at all or what. If that’s the case then I better correct you, cuz Crocop has fought in Pride for years now before coming to UFC. That was where he got probably the most vicious KO of his career from Randleman….at least, that is, before he got KO’d by Gonzaga anyway.

hey Dave not to keep correcting u but Gonzaga was not “dominating” Cro Cop the whole fight before the knock out. they were both feeling each other out for the whole round. i didn’t see not one single kick or punch that landed other than the knock out kick. And about Cro Cop, he is a K1 fighter. many fighters fight in multiple leagues to pay the bills.

Funny how people trying to avoid the fact that one of their fighters got smoked in a fight. I’m a Liddell fan and I’m miserable about the fact that he lost.. but it is what it is. I’ll be the first to admit Chuck got outplayed. Even if you want to say it was a lucky punch, Chuck wasn’t there to defend. You can’t win them all, especially in a fight. But you guys saying that CroCop wasn’t dominated? LOL. Please.. review the film. Look, CroCop himself said he didn’t see the kick coming because his vision was blurry due to repeated elbows to his face . Besides, there isn’t a term called “Puncher’s Chance” for no reason. Upsets are what make sports exciting.

Holy shit! Rampage Fan…are you serious???

Dude if you need to get your vision corrected then please get some glasses. Crocop got taken down and got the crap elbowed out of him. He talked after the fight about how much it hurt him because he was not used to elbows on the ground since PRIDE doesn’t allow that. And dude, I don’t care that he is a K1 fighter; the point has been that he is one of the fighters that PRIDE-nazi fans take the most pride in and talk a lot of trash about how he could dominate anyone in the UFC. As I said before, he has been fighting in PRIDE for years now. This conversation is getting old and boring. If you are going to keep making ignorant, ill-informed statements without going and checking your facts first (like about Crocop/Gonzaga), I am not going to keep answering you. I am not here to be your full time teacher/nanny. Sorry to be so blunt, but acting like your correcting me when you clearly haven’t even looked it up is really irritating. GET EDUCATED.

One other thing I have to include here Rampage fan. If you look up his bio, you’ll find he hasn’t fought in K1 in about 4 years. He said he left K1 For Pride because K1 salaries were too small. What I read showed the last fight in K1 he fought was Saitama Grand Prix in 2003. So again, CHECK YOUR FACTS.

[quote comment=”3998″]I do not think jackson has earned his rematch yet. I dont like how the ufc lets fighters come in and get title shots so quickly without proving themselves to the organization. But also i think if they fight, especially considering his performance against eastmen, that chuck will dominate. If jackson stands up like he did at 67 he will lose. I think rampage vs tito would be a good fight before the rematch, because 1. it would be a good test considering they have similar fighting styles and 2. i like seeing tito lose. But that wont happen because it wouldn’t make much sense from the ufc’s perspective[/quote]

obviously you didn’t watch the first time these two danced. Rampage didn’t have to earn a rematch! He beat chucky boy the last time the two met. for him to step into the UFC and make dejavu happen was all by invitation and why not? chucky was dreaming of that day.

I already reply but i guess i cussed too much but summing it up Pride does allow elbows because ive seen people do it. And i ready dont care if you dont want to answer me because your opinion dont matter at all to me!

o man im still laughing because you lol ACTUALLY looked all this up! lol lol olo U seem like a weirdo. lol lol You really have me laughing good thank you.

lolololololololololololololollolololololololololololololollolololololololololololololol god you should be a comedian.

[quote comment=”69819″]I already reply but i guess i cussed too much but summing it up Pride does allow elbows because ive seen people do it. And i ready dont care if you dont want to answer me because your opinion dont matter at all to me![/quote]

LMAO! Truly pathetic. In other words, you have just been taken to school and now realize it. Ok Rampage fan, but that isn’t what I said. What I said was I was not going to keep answering ignorant statements where you were just throwing out stuff without knowing what you were talking about. I have no problem carrying on a normal discussion or even answering a question. As for the elbows, yes they use them….standing up. PRIDE rules expressly forbid elbows to the head of a grounded opponent. Ironically, they do allow soccer kicks to the head of a grounded opponent as well as knees, which the UFC does not. Dana White has stated repeatedly his desire to have the rules against knees changed, but he will have to get athletic commissions of individual states to change their ruling. So, just to recap, in PRIDE kicks to head of downed opponent = good, elbows = bad. In UFC, elbows to the head of a downed opponent = good, kicks = bad. Let me know if I can help any further.

By the way Rampage Fan, juding by the maturity of your last responses, I’m guessing you are 11, maybe 12 tops. Glad I could help you laugh bro.