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Originally Posted by earvinarp
Now, that said, it seems unlikely Chuck will fight again only two months later, doesn't it? It all smells of Dana's trying to pressure Silva to fight at whatever time Chuck feels like doing it. And they don't seem to want to wait for Wandy. This is nuts.
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I think you could be right there. Maybe Dana offered Wandy those two options first, but then wanted it in September. And when Wandy declined, Dana gets pissed and just says that "Wandy backed out"... That would seem believable to me, but it's just speculation.
But right now, they are in this "mess" because so many big name fighters are tied and they really want that big main event for UFC 76 (bigger than Shogun-Lyoto). For the casual fans, that is. So, they pretty much have to keep Chuck on the card and put him against someone else.
I would have preferred Chuck-Vera personally, but I don't think Chuck-Jardine would be a disaster either. Now, Jardine is not at Chuck's level, but I can see them hyping this pretty nicely for the casual fans.
It's the champ who got KO'd vs. the guy who knocked out Forrest and then got KO'd. And as a fight, it should be pretty good while it lasts.