Liddell, Jardine seek KO at UFC 76: Knockout

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Liddell, Jardine seek KO at UFC 76: Knockout
Sept. 20, 2007


Former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Chuck Liddell will be looking to bounce back from a knockout loss in his last bout when he returns to the Octagon this weekend.

The challenge for Liddell, though, is that his opponent, Keith Jardine, will be looking for the exact same thing, as Jardine was also knocked out in his last fight at UFC 71 in May.

The two Mixed Martial Arts fighters go head to head in the aptly titled UFC 76: Knockout at the Honda Center in Anaheim on Saturday.

Bet this Ultimate Fighting Championship main event at betED.com, which has Liddell as a 450-moneyline favorite, while Jardine is +250.

Liddell, also known as the The Iceman, lost his light heavyweight title to Quinton ?Rampage? Jackson at UFC 71, while The Ultimate Fighter 2 alumni Jardine was dropped by Houston Alexander.

Other fights on the UFC 76 card include PRIDE 2005 Middleweight Grand Prix champion Mauricio ?Shogun? Rua, who is making his Octagon debut against The
Ultimate Fighter 1 winner Forrest Griffin. Rua is favored at -400 while Griffin is +200.

At UFC 66, Jardine scored a TKO victory over Griffin in the first round.

Originally, the main event for UFC 76 was going to be Liddell taking on Wanderlei Silva, a long-awaited match between the two popular former champions of the UFC and PRIDE, respectively.

In July, UFC head Dana White confirmed that the bout between Silva and Liddell had been canceled indefinitely. Shortly after the announcement, Silva released a videotaped statement saying he did not back out of the fight as first reported by White and the UFC, and simply didn't want to take it in September as planned.

Check out the full UFC 76 fight card at betED.com.
 

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My first post on here so be gentle... :)

I thought UFC 76 was one of the better events for having really good match-ups.

A few suprises for me:
1) Sanchez - I was not that impressed with the last performance from Fitch so didnt expect Fitch to win.

2) Forrest - he keeps getting better but what a shocker to step it up and beat a seasoned veteran whom I thought had a real shot at being the next light-heavyweight champion.

3) Liddell - no offense to Jardine, but I didnt think he had the tools to get it done. I think Liddell took the night off and with more effort the result would have been different.

Just my $0.02...
 

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My first post on here so be gentle... :)

I thought UFC 76 was one of the better events for having really good match-ups.

A few suprises for me:
1) Sanchez - I was not that impressed with the last performance from Fitch so didnt expect Fitch to win.

2) Forrest - he keeps getting better but what a shocker to step it up and beat a seasoned veteran whom I thought had a real shot at being the next light-heavyweight champion.

3) Liddell - no offense to Jardine, but I didnt think he had the tools to get it done. I think Liddell took the night off and with more effort the result would have been different.

Just my $0.02...

Hey Jack, there is a thread called "Off the wall" on the site where a bunch of us talk boxing and MMA. Good solid bunch. Come hang out.
 
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