This past week, news came out that Chuck Liddell would make his next title defense at UFC 71, but who his opponent would be was unknown.
When Quinton Jackson’s WFA contract was purchased by the UFC, we knew that Jackson was signed through July for two fights. Jackson and his manager have insisted that they would not fight Chuck Liddell during either of those fights and that they wanted at least two warmup fights before a title match against Liddell.
Well, it appears that the UFC must have loosened the wallet somewhat and made an enticing offer for Jackson to fight Liddell before his contract is up. The current word circulating is that Liddell vs. Jackson will take place this May at UFC 71. Of course, no official UFC announcement has been made, but several reliable sources are confirming that this fight has been verbally agreed to by both camps.
Most fans were wondering what was next for Chuck after his easy defeat of Renato Sobral and Tito Ortiz. It was widely assumed that Forest Griffin would get the next title shot, but his loss to Keith Jardine derailed those plans for the UFC. Rashad Evans and Keith Jardine were both possibilites for Liddell’s next opponent, but personally I don’t believe either of those fighters is ready for a title shot; and I have a feeling that Joe Silva, the UFC matchmaker, feels the same way.
Let’s hope that Jackson is ready for this title shot, and he is free of the “nerves” and ring-rust we saw in his UFC debut against Marvin Eastman.
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[quote comment="10657"]SO DOC DOES HE HAVE HIV OR WHAT????????[/quote]
Norm Frauenheim reports in the Arizona Rebublic that Morrison’s former agent, Randy Lang, said Morrison recently tested positive for HIV in mandatory blood tests for a boxing license in Arizona, a charge the boxer has denied. Morrison, 38, says that even the original test in Las Vegas that disqualified him was a false-positive. But Dr. Margaret Goodman, who worked as a physician for the Nevada Athletic Commission at the time, writes at Secondsout.com that “he was tested twice. The results were checked and rechecked by the most reputable lab in the country and deemed indisputable.” Howard Reynolds, a boxing writer who who by day works as an M.D., writes at RingsideReport.com that “Morrison has no business, nor any right, as a participant in any combat sport.”
He has HIV.. is on meds to make the resemblance of it go down in tests, and most likely wont fight again…