I don't know if I was watching the same event but I didn't find it very impressive. At least we got to see the Canadian kid after Chuck got knocked into last week.
UFC 88: Liddell vs Evans
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I caught the highlights as i was watching boxing instead. Bittersweet moment for me anyway as I put 50 down on Evans but feel bad for Chuck. Why did he lead with an uppercut from that far away??? Is my question. Can't recall, but isn't that what he did against Rampage when he got knocked out as well? Anyway, anyone with decent boxing would have seen that coming a mile away and did what Evans did.slamtart said:Did we just see the end of the Chuck Liddell era last night??
Rather than seeing this as the end of the Liddell era, I really think it's the end of predictable fighting styles reigning as champions. You've seen this with the demise of Hughes (primarily wrestler), Chuck and Crocop (sprawl and brawlers), Aoki in Dream (jiu jitsu), etc. The young ones are really coming up quite well rounded. And it's good to see the development of both Rashad and Forrest Griffin.
So, Dana says Rashad is next in line for a title shot. Who you got?
For those who have not yet seen the KO of Liddell by Rashad Evans, here it is on youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqqK2CcutDo
It looked to me like Chuck started the uppercut at exactly the same time as Rashad started the hook. Rashad actually telegraphed the punch a little bit, pulling back his right hand to get more power, but he was faster than Chuck and his punch landed first. It looked like Chuck's fist was about an inch from Rashad's head when Rashad made contact, so I guess an inch or a mile, makes no difference. All the power went out of Chuck's punch and he dropped like a stone.
It looked to me like Chuck started the uppercut at exactly the same time as Rashad started the hook. Rashad actually telegraphed the punch a little bit, pulling back his right hand to get more power, but he was faster than Chuck and his punch landed first. It looked like Chuck's fist was about an inch from Rashad's head when Rashad made contact, so I guess an inch or a mile, makes no difference. All the power went out of Chuck's punch and he dropped like a stone.
