Chuck Liddell: 'Hard for an Athlete to Quit'

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Chuck Liddell: 'Hard for an Athlete to Quit What He's Done His Whole Life'

Four months after his most recent fight, a loss to Shogun Rua at UFC 97, Chuck Liddell is relaxing and enjoying life. But he's not ready to say he's retired.

In an interview Wednesday with FanHouse, Liddell said that he doesn't know if he'll fight again, and he doesn't know when he'll be ready to retire. Liddell wants to determine the future of his career on his own schedule, and he's only going to decide for sure after he gets back in the gym and tests himself again.

Liddell also talked about connecting with the fans, dealing with a Twitter imposter, and his acting career. The full interview is below.

Michael David Smith: Let's start with the question everyone is asking: Will we see you fight again?
Chuck Liddell: I don't know. I don't know what my final decision will be. It's hard for an athlete to quit what he's done his whole life. So I don't know. I'm going to make the right decision for me, and that decision could come in a couple months. But we'll see.

Dana White has made it very clear that he doesn't want you to fight. Do you wish he'd keep that opinion to himself and let you make your own decision?
He's an opinionated guy. That's how he is. He says what's on his mind, and that's why I like him: You always know what he's thinking. So that doesn't bother me.

You've already beaten him twice. Would you like to beat him a third time?
Well, I always enjoy beating him up, but I don't see that unless he has a few wins. He'd need to have a win or two for that to make sense.

Are you aware that there's a fake Chuck Liddell on Twitter with more than 11,000 followers?
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i think alot of them would just like to see him leave on a win, regardless of who its over

that's certainly how i feel about Ken Shamrock, Don Frye, and Coleman. Just win and leave on a high note, please

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 I dont think Chuck has changed at all, I think everyone is just figuring out his game. I cant believe it took this long since he has to be the most viewed MMA fighter ever. Chuck could beat anyone on any given night. I have never been a Chuck fan. Hes a stand up fighter who doesnt keep his hands up. That being said, if he changed his game a bit he could be champ again IMO. He can dictate where the fight goes and he should change it up once in awhile. If people thought Chuck wanted to take them down, his crappy standup would probably work again.

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i like chuck, loved the streak of ko wins he was putting up against good opposition. However, he clearly has aged when it comes to fighting. Just watch the shogun fight, he looked horrible, his timing was way off, reflexes were cleary not there. That match was the slowest I have ever seen him.

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UG News - 'Hard for an Athlete to Quit What He's Done His Whole Life'


I don't have time to read it now, but is this an article about the perils of cough suppressants?

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One of the true legends of this sport, and a guy that fought everybody, never dick tucked a challenge, and was a true champion.