Now that he has felt the sting of Hawaiian Kempo fists, does Vernon "Tiger" White still think that Ken Shamrock hits harder than Chuck Liddell? I laughed hard when Tiger said that. No disrespect intended to White, I think he's a good fighter and I'd like him back in the UFC. It's also possible that he was just giving props to his coach, which is also admirable and didn't really believe what he said. If he really believed Ken hits harder, I'll bet he changed his mind now. Chuck has much better striking ability than Ken Shamrock. Ken's stand up is very over rated by many, IMHO. Chuck is looking more dangerous every time out.
Of course Vernon is gonna hype up his boy Shamrock. Shamrock does it hard. Maybe not harder than Chuck, but he hits hard. Vernon, in a losing effort, looked pretty good. He rocked Chuck and not many can do that so early on in a fight. I hope to see Vernon back again as well.
I think White knows that his punch's at times were definitely fading Chuck, personally I think Chuck looked like Shit!!!!! White really could have won, He gave up.(Chuck definitely hit harder), but no kicks, its like Chuck knew he was going to win
Shamrock hits hard for a wrestler, he is NOT a good striker. Hit punches lack snap. That doesn't mean that his punches don't hurt, Ken is a very strong guy.
Tito stood and traded with Ken and did well. Look what happened when Tito traded with Chuck.
All this supposed dislike is BS. It is merely hype for ticket sales and advertisement. Why would Chuck fight in King of the Cage for 8K when he makes 100K in the UFC? How is he ducking Vernon when he was fighting Babalu, Vitor, Tito and Chuck? To put it simple...Vernon is a gatekeeper for the Lions Den. If you get past him, your good enough to fight Ken Shamrock. Vernon is the cream of the second tier fighters, and clearly isn't in the top tier of fighters. With that said, the UFC needs him to root out the rest of the Light Heavy Division. Keep him around...