Chuck, thanks for the spectacular fights you have put on in your career. Thanks for making what the UFC is today.

thanks for the memories Chuck! Has been an honour and a pleasure watching your career unfold over the years!

it would be nice to try and get Dana to put Chuck in one last catchweight bout or something. almost as a sideshow attraction… say 195 against rich franklin?

So sad right now. I got into MMA when Chuck and Tito were going to fight. Hope we see him around the Octagon as a commentator or something. Hes a funny dude, a Joe rogan/Chuck Liddell combo would be good.

Nice friend Dana is, speaking on Chuck’s behalf…prick.

Chuck said “I’ll retire in the gym…not the ring.” I’ll wait for him to say it.

What do you guys make of Anderson greasing?

Of topic, and I know I posted this in another section, but hopefully mods will let it be posted again (probably more traffic in this section)……

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gM8lRIwm9wg&feature=player_embedded

Even more blatant than the GSP “Grease-Gate” if you ask me.

never been much of a chuck fan, but he was dominant for a long time. I thought he had hurt shogun a few times last night, but then he got KO’d. I said Chuck would win but wanted Shogun to win. Got my wish!

Yeah Chuck should stick around for commentating or maybe become an analyst on ESPN MMALIVE.

Chuck is an icon and sad that he had to go out this way. I’d like to see him fight a shitbag tomato can just for an easy ko so we can see him in victory one last time.

He’ll be back guys. These kinds of decision can’t be made in an emotional state like this. They are upset and rightfully so. But it’s all drama.

This retirement will be like Randy Couture’s retirement, a lot of drama and then a very dramatic comeback. Mark my words, if down the road UFC “accidentally” gets a mediocre, boring LHW or HW champion that they think Chuck can beat, they will bring him back he I wouldn’t be surprised if he got the title shot right away, or just with one prep fight against some can.

I don’t think it would happen in 2009, but 2010 or early 2011 is very possible.

Definetly knew it was comin, but to see it semi official is very sad. Chuck litteraly put the UFC on the world wide map. Thanks Chuck, I am sure you will be heavily involved with Dana, Lorenzo and Zuffa. Probably even be part owner.

I hated to see the day that this would happen. I am a huge fan of Chuck as are many people, but you cannot beat father time, and Chuck looked slow last night. I hope he does hang them up. He has proved everything he can, and thats all a fan can ask for. Love him or hate him you have to respect what the man did for this sport..

I LOVE CHUCK! Thanks for the great fights man!! All these other fighters will have their time expire someday too! Its a fact of life, we age. I’m just glad he didn’t get completely KO’d…. At least Chuck went out like a man!

I wanted to believe. Thanks for the memories chuck.

I’m not surprised that he lost but really thought he’d pull it off. Congrats to Shogun.

I think this is all a way to hype up his UFC hall of fame induction at UFC 100. He will be back after that mark it down.

I hope Chuck sticks around for a few more fights, win or lose I am still and will always be a fan.

I hope I get to see chuck knocked out a few more times. I loved that fight last night, and I am sick of everyone jumping on chucks dick because he faught his way out of the trailer park. He was an excellent fighter, very technical, when he was younger, but he is dumb for not changing his game to match his abilities. He could still be a great fighter, but his brain and his ego get in the way. Maybe he can move over to showtime and beat up Tito again,…bye bye bad haircuts, hello Leyoto Machita.

Chuck is the man, this sport was dominated by dry humping wrestlers at the time chuck got big, his KO’s changed the game for the better, and made mma watchable. He Will always be my favorite fighter

RIP

Shogun vs winner of forrest vs thiago silva? So I would assume forrest vs shogun 2.

He’s the OG of the UFC man. The appeal of watching the modern knockout artist was formed by this guy. I was rooting hard and you could see Shogun could feel Chuck’s power. He just had the angle and threw a clean left – Don’t know how many times you have to say it, but the combination of the strength and accuracy of a punch from a world class athlete like Rua will drop most men no matter who you are. Chuck’s not immovable and it was a well placed left hand.

I want to see Chuck continue to fight as well but I don’t think he will – like a few people are saying, his game hasn’t evolved with time. He needs to shake things up a little bit…maybe ditching Hackleman would be a good start if he thinks he’s got another. But I would be happy to see him retire with his reputation intact as one of the most feared men to ever fight in the cage. Man did you see how little Shogun looked next to him at 205??

What bothers me is that Chuck is a great counter puncher and every time he comes forward lately he gets knocked out. In my opinion if he let the action come to him he will fair much better. What makes me laugh is Goldie and Joe saying Shogun has seemed to corret his cardio problem. That is laughable the fight didn’t last five minutes.
War Liddell

and with that, we will now see lidell in strikeforce. mark my words.

yet again, dana white needs to keep his assinine mmouth shut. i doubt lidell is ready to retire, regardless of his last few fights.

and with that, we will now see liddell in strikeforce…

Several points:

Dana is an arrogant ass. He needs his ass kicked.

Liddell, when he was on top, started a blow habit that has had a terrible effect on his ability, even his mental capacity. He’s done and I hope he doesn’t try to milk any more paydays.

Even if he hadn’t gotten on blow, he still would’ve been beaten by the youthful fighters. 39, in MMA, is old.

I have only been truly watching mma for 3 years but I realize how important that Chuck has been to the sport. My advice to Chuck if he retires, don’t jump into anything too quick and don’t party too much.

Thanks for the great fights

It’s his own damn fault for not having any sort of ground game to fall back on. That’s why Randy can still fight is he is more well rounded. Going to miss watching Chuck fight, but it’s his own fault.

“I care about these guys” ROFL!

He cares about money, thats it.

Definitely sad to see Chuck go out like that… he was great.

Reflexes are the first to go and chucks reflexes just aren’t there any more, he’s done and it was sad to see.

chuck looked bad from the start, his timing was way off. too bad to see him go out like that, but he has had an amazing career and was essential to bringing the sport to the mainstream.

Yeah go out like a champ instead of a SHAMrock.

Age does have something to do with it, but he just developed bad habits. I also think he didn’t really have that great of a chin to begin with. Look at the punch Rampage gave Liddell in their second fight, and it isn’t anywhere as vicious as the the Rashad and Rua punches. If you look at his fights between the first Rampage fight and second, he only fought two people that had more TKO/KO’s than submissions or decisions, and they were Randy Couture and Tito Ortiz(8 TKO’s three from Shamrock.) You combine the bad habits, what I believe to be a suspect chin, and a gameplan that hasn’t changed at all, and you will lose your 4 out of your last 5 fights against top competitors.

If he wants to comeback, he needs to change.

man I would love to see randy coutures reaction to watching dana say these things and I mean his true off the record reaction

dana’s basically forcing lidell to retire because as a friend he doesnt want to see him hurt and hes such a good friend he will never let him fight outside the ufc so it looks like lidel will not be able to retire on his own terms like any fighter should be able to

dana would rather pay liddel not to fight like the packers tried to do with farve which is a damn shame you only live once and for dana to force chuck to stop fighting is crazy

chuck lost to an elite desperate fighter at his prime in shogun at an elite level to say liddel doesnt have it anymore is nonsense chuck can still kick ass against great fighters

the fight game is huge part of chucks life and what drives him in life and he loves to fight which means fighting brings him happiness take that away from someone who can still do it should be a crime

Ha take a year and a half off and then stage a comeback…
can we say cinderella man hah that would be badass

I AM SO PLEASED THAT RUA SPANKED LYDDLE .

NOW FOR THE CHANGING OF THE GUARD AND NEW FIGHTERS TO COME AND REPLACE THE OLD…

ADDITIONALY JOHN HACKELMAN LYDDELS MENTOR AND
KEMPO TRAINER LOST HIS GOLDEN GOOSE ..

THIS ALL DOES MY HEART GOOD.

I’m a big chuck fan but his days are past him. Sometimes you just have to accept it. His style of fighting worked when he was faster but now new fighters are way faster than he is and he just can’t fight with that relaxed style. He leaves his chin way too open. either change your style or retire. quite frankly, at his age, retiring is the best option.

chuck was the best of all times i think he just let his guard down he will be back take the time to get his shit together and he will be back for atleast one or two good fights thanks for all the vicious knockouts

it’d be kind of cool now that chuck’s out of the ufc if him and tito fought, tito needs a big fight, i doubt it’d happen but i’d watch it

put it like this chuck is still the best,and one day i will be to

Heres to Chuck-one of the finest warriors to hit the canvas. If you ever try a comeback, do it here in Tampa-love to come see it live-you are the best.