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