Quote of the Day: Rashad Evans Felt Bad for Chuck Liddell

[SinCitysmallGUY]

I felt so bad for him to see him go out like that...he is a great person and a legend and when you see that as a fighter, you get a small glimpse of your own demise in the sport.

There were no changes...I knew before that before the fight because an inside source told me that was just a front.
Rashad Evans, commenting on Chuck Liddell's last fight.

If Chuck's whole new training thing was a charade, that is pretty scandalous, but people who trained with him for this camp say he trained very hard.  Are they part of this "front" too?

Either way, I agree it was sad to see Chuck go out like that.  As soon as I saw how slow Chuck was, I knew it was a matter of time.  In the past, watching Chuck gave you a feeling of imminent doom for his opponent.  Against Shogun it felt like I was just waiting for a disaster.  I don't want to see that again, and neither does Dana. 

That's why Chuck is done.

[toe2toe]

damn dude.  gave me chills reading that last part:

I felt so bad for him to see him go out like that...he is a great person and a legend and when you see that as a fighter, you get a small glimpse of your own demise in the sport.

There were no changes...I knew before that before the fight because an inside source told me that was just a front.
Rashad Evans, commenting on Chuck Liddell's last fight.

If Chuck's whole new training thing was a charade, that is pretty scandalous, but people who trained with him for this camp say he trained very hard.  Are they part of this "front" too?

Either way, I agree it was sad to see Chuck go out like that.  As soon as I saw how slow Chuck was, I knew it was a matter of time.  In the past, watching Chuck gave you a feeling of imminent doom for his opponent.  Against Shogun it felt like I was just waiting for a disaster.  I don't want to see that again, and neither does Dana. 

That's why Chuck is done.

unfortunately i think u're right.  the look on his face was horrible.  i hope for his sake he will just give it up.  he has earned his respect and he's 39.  not exactly prime age for this game.  maybe he'll have a son. lol

toe2toe

[Migs]

can't wait until Rashad gets his. 

i don't have the heart to see chuck get killed in the ring.

[toe2toe]

can't wait until Rashad gets his. 

i don't have the heart to see chuck get killed in the ring.

me too bro

[gracie bjj]

chuck cemented his name in the mma legend books imo, to be honest chuck should have called it a day about a year and a half ago, i noticed he was slowing down big time back then

[toe2toe]

well i have always been a fan but didn't expect the same results out of him for about the same time (2 yrs).  he will always be awesome to me just bc he started the sport and helped get it recognized by the general public which makes him a legend.  now i just hope he goes out in the right way

[coltrane]

can't wait until Rashad gets his. 

i don't have the heart to see chuck get killed in the ring.

Why?  Rashad seems pretty respectable and isn't gloating about being the champ.  And even if he was, he seems to have the well-rounded skill to brag.  Why all the hate?

[MindSpin]

I do feel bad that Chuck was not able to go out on top.  He went from almost avenging his last loss to Rampage and being able to retire with a virtually unblemished record, to a sad decline.  At least he'll have a future with the UFC and financial security.

As for Rashad, I too used to loathe him and hoped to see him KTFO every time I saw him fight.  But, you have to give him credit.  He is undefeated and has the belt in the most stacked division of the UFC.  That's impressive.  And, in real life, he is actually a pretty nice guy.  I can't wait to see the fight with Lyoto! 

[Migs]

Why?  Rashad seems pretty respectable and isn't gloating about being the champ.  And even if he was, he seems to have the well-rounded skill to brag.  Why all the hate?

he has skill, no doubt.  he is a well rounded fighter.  There is just something about him i don't like. plus i don't care for some of his show boating. 

[coltrane]

he has skill, no doubt.  he is a well rounded fighter.  There is just something about him i don't like. plus i don't care for some of his show boating. 

Yeah i don't like the show-boating either.  He seems to have cut that out as of late. 

Can't wait for machida and him to go at it.  Super interesting fight