12-06-2009, 04:54 AM
dana white just said that the next TUF season is getting coached by chuck liddell and tito ortiz ;O
they've already fought twice, with chuck winning both. the UFC uses the best-of-three rule, and at the time tito was still at the top of the 205 division so he then became a sort of gatekeeper while chuck had the belt. but that was years ago, tito has since been dropped from the UFC after losing to lyoto machida, and liddell didn't get his contract renewed after losing to rashad evans. tito only recently came back at a reduced salary after no other promotion picked him up, and liddell came back specifically for this TUF season to be coach again (he was the original challenger coach on the first season).
this is probably the most interesting coaching match up since penn vs pulver. the coaches themselves are totally lopsided in their fighting histories, but looks good on paper: tito said he would be stronger after his last back surgery, saying he was held back during training and fighting due to recurrent back injury. chuck himself did a lot to push the 205 division to the level it's at now, back when it was the most competitive in the UFC, but his weaknesses have been exposed so maybe tito can put together a decent game plan this time.
GONNA B GR8
also, watching the current TUF season finale, and ROY NELSON JUST PUNCHED THE MOTHERFUCKING BRAINS OUT OF HIS OPPONENT IN ONE SHOT. behind the ear, the dude's lights went out immediately. fatty ain't so bad now, huh?
they've already fought twice, with chuck winning both. the UFC uses the best-of-three rule, and at the time tito was still at the top of the 205 division so he then became a sort of gatekeeper while chuck had the belt. but that was years ago, tito has since been dropped from the UFC after losing to lyoto machida, and liddell didn't get his contract renewed after losing to rashad evans. tito only recently came back at a reduced salary after no other promotion picked him up, and liddell came back specifically for this TUF season to be coach again (he was the original challenger coach on the first season).
this is probably the most interesting coaching match up since penn vs pulver. the coaches themselves are totally lopsided in their fighting histories, but looks good on paper: tito said he would be stronger after his last back surgery, saying he was held back during training and fighting due to recurrent back injury. chuck himself did a lot to push the 205 division to the level it's at now, back when it was the most competitive in the UFC, but his weaknesses have been exposed so maybe tito can put together a decent game plan this time.
GONNA B GR8
also, watching the current TUF season finale, and ROY NELSON JUST PUNCHED THE MOTHERFUCKING BRAINS OUT OF HIS OPPONENT IN ONE SHOT. behind the ear, the dude's lights went out immediately. fatty ain't so bad now, huh?

