Friday, May 25, 2007

More Liddell vs. Jackson prefight hype

People can't get enough of this UFC 71 stuff (Liddell stories are regularly the most visited links on The Tribune's Web site). So here's some more prefight hype looking ahead to Saturday night's Chuck "The Iceman" Liddell vs. Quinton "Rampage" Jackson showdown.
Liddell (B.S., Bus. Admin., 1995) graduated from Cal Poly 12 years ago, majoring in accounting and wrestling for the Mustangs during his undergraduate years.
I was going to post the video of tonight's weigh-in, but figured a clip of the two fighters jumping around in their skivvies along with half-naked ring girls probably wouldn't fly with the higher ups.
Instead, I'll offer up the latest news links previewing the fight and you can browse the MMA sites at your discretion:

Ready to Rampage
Yahoo! Sports
”The guy breaks me up,” said Chuck Liddell, who will defend his 205-pound belt against Jackson Saturday in UFC 71 at the MGM Grand Garden. “He’s hilarious.”

‘Iceman’ guarantees knock out
SLAM! Sports, Canada
Since being defeated by Jackson at a 2003 Pride Fighting Championship card in Tokyo, Liddell has gone undefeated. And he assures that if there is a recent ...

SLAM!’s UFC 71 predictions
Canoe.ca, Canada
Chuck (The Iceman) Liddell has avenged two of his three losses in MMA. The only thing standing in his way to complete redemption is Quinton (Rampage) ...

Beatdown: Couture Talks Liddell-Jackson
Sherdog.com
TJ De Santis and Sherdog.com editor Josh Gross were live for two hours Friday afternoon discussing the upcoming Chuck Liddell (Pictures)-Quinton Jackson ...

Liddell vs. Jackson: Keys to victory
Yahoo! Sports
LAS VEGAS – Quinton “Rampage” Jackson already owns a victory over Chuck Liddell. Here are the things he’ll have to do Saturday to unseat Liddell as UFC ...

Kudos to the UFC
Sportsnet.ca, Canada
Take Chuck Liddell for example: he has a degree in accounting… how would you like to audit him? The key to expanding the UFC is to help the fans get to know ...

Here are some tips to get you up to speed on the UFC
SI.com
pulling a Johnny Drama and asking, “What’s a Chuck Liddell?” So here are five statements you can make before the main event to make it seem like you know ...

Four years since the fury
ESPN
Though nearly four years have passed since Chuck Liddell occupied the same blood-splattered real estate with Quinton Jackson, they remain substantially the ...

Liddell-Jackson II headlines strong UFC card
ESPN
With Chuck Liddell having already wiped out most of the UFC light heavyweight division, the opportunity is there for new faces to step up and claim a spot ...

Iceman looking to add to his MMA legacy Saturday against Rampage ...
CBC News, Canada
LAS VEGAS (CP) - When Chuck Liddell nodded off during a TV interview on “Good Morning Texas” in early March, it looked like the UFC light-heavyweight ...
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MMA News: Rampage Jackson vs. Chuck “The Iceman” Liddell at UFC 71
Bodog Beat, Antigua and Barbuda
Mixed martial arts warrior Quentin “Rampage” Jackson (26-6-0) defeated UFC light heavyweight champion Chuck “The Iceman” Liddell (20-3-0) in ’03. ...

SportsCenter to Focus on Liddell-Jackson II
Sherdog.com
Friday, during the 6 pm ET edition of ESPN’s Emmy-award winning SportsCenter, May 26’s UFC light heavyweight title fight between Chuck Liddell (Pictures) ...

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