{"id":292655,"date":"2018-11-25T07:43:55","date_gmt":"2018-11-25T15:43:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=292655"},"modified":"2018-11-27T16:11:55","modified_gmt":"2018-11-28T00:11:55","slug":"if-tito-ortiz-was-chuck-liddells-manager-he-wouldnt-have-let-him-fight-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/golden-boy-promotions\/if-tito-ortiz-was-chuck-liddells-manager-he-wouldnt-have-let-him-fight-again\/","title":{"rendered":"If Tito Ortiz was Chuck Liddell’s manager, he wouldn’t have let him fight again"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Saturday night, in the main event of Golden Boy Promotions’ first MMA event, former UFC light heavyweight champ Tito Ortiz picked up a long-awaited win over his arch rival Chuck Liddell, melting “The Icemen” with a first-round heater.<\/p>\n

While this was a feel-good win for Tito Ortiz, who had been knocked out twice previously by Liddell, it was a tough one to watch for many fans. Liddell, after all, is 48 years old, and had not fought in eight years, since a string of three consecutive knockout losses prompted UFC President Dana White to shepherd him into retirement.<\/p>\n

In fact, many members of the MMA community were against this matchup from the outset, worrying for the health of the long-absent, almost 50-year-old Chuck Liddell.<\/p>\n

Tito Ortiz understands this perspective. Speaking at the event’s post-fight press conference, he even admitted he probably wouldn’t have let Chuck Liddell fight again if he was his manager.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf I was his manager, then no,\u201d Ortiz said when asked if he’d let Liddell fight again if he were his manager (transcript via MMA Fighting<\/a>). \u201cI would have told Chuck, \u2018No, let\u2019s get you an ambassador job. Let\u2019s promote your name and get you to signings and do other means of making money.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

That being said, Tito Ortiz feels that the decision was ultimately Liddell’s \u2014 nobody else’s.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou can\u2019t hold someone back,\u201d he said. \u201cIf they feel something they want to do and they want to fight and continue to fight, then you\u2019ve go to let them walk out on their own.”<\/p>\n

Ortiz added that it’s entirely up to Liddell to decide if this is the end of the road or not. However, he hopes the UFC Hall of Famer gets a more favorable matchup if he fights again.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf he still wants to fight, then let\u2019s find him an opponent. Let\u2019s find him someone that isn\u2019t a Tito Ortiz.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t want to take anything away from Chuck. If wants to compete, then let him compete. Maybe not as a main event, of course. But let\u2019s find him someone that\u2019s a tune-up for him, because I\u2019m not a tune-up fight.\u201d<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i>BJPENN.COM<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0on 11\/25\/2018. <\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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