I don't know....I still say that Liddell vs Jardine II makes no sense at all right now. Neither fighter has enough to gain from it, to offset the possible downsides to the fight.
-Jardine should not have to fight Chuck two times in a row to prove anything to anyone....
-A win by Chuck this time around really does not prove all that much in my book...
-Another loss for Chuck to anyone in general would be bad, but another loss to Jardine would all but render Chuck as a non-factor for the LHW title for the near future at least (which may be all that Chuck has left to his career)....
-I'm sorry to have to say it....but with Rampage as champ & Chuck's recent 2 outta 3 slide...he's basically resigned to a gatekeeper position. Especially considering his age. He probably can't wait around too long for Rampage to not be champ anymore...which is the only way he gets another title shot...
-A 100% Rua returning against Jardine proves much more for either fighter and has more possible upsides for both, regardless of the out come. It just makes more sense for both fighters involved...than some sort of rematch that potentially paints the losing fighter into a corner and really does nothing all that positive for the winning fighter.
Jardine has taken down nearly everyone that the UFC has put in front of him, aside from the out and out robbery against Bonnar and moment of poor execution against Alexander...He's proved that he is worthy of climbing the ladder towards a title bid. Why should he have to take a step backwards after the biggest win of his career?
No doubt that Chucky still has some good fights in him...it just won't be for the title while Rampage has the belt. Why not put him in the position of being able to beatdown or validate the rise of up & coming fighters. If he strings together a few KOs & someone has dethroned Rampage...he's right back in the game. If he loses to Jardine now, at this point...it's essentially game over for meaningful fights in his career.
Just too many negatives to a Jardine/Liddell II at this point. A few fights down the road perhaps...if they both continue winning or after Jardine has perhaps had a title shot. But not right now....there's just no point to it at all.
It would just be bad business at this point.
Last edited by ChipShank : 01-26-2008 at 09:22 AM.
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