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Chuck Liddell said Thursday he still wants to fight in September despite the fact that his planned bout against Wanderlei Silva at UFC 76 fell out on Wednesday.

UFC president Dana White said the long-awaited Liddell-Silva fight would not happen at UFC 76, set for Sept. 22 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif., because Silva declined the bout.

White said he was afraid the bout between the two light heavyweight sluggers would never occur.

Liddell said Thursday that he's disappointed but that he avoids reading the Internet, so his hopes weren't up.

"Most of the time, the talk that's on the Internet about a fight really isn't that accurate, so I just stay away from it," Liddell said. "Obviously, that's a fight we would want."

Liddell said he is open to fighting Sept. 22 and then again in November and said he's simply waiting to hear.

Liddell, who lost his UFC light heavyweight title when he was knocked out by Rampage Jackson on May 26, said he'd have no probably getting ready to fight in November if he competed Sept. 22.

"I love to fight, so I'd like to do both if they want me for both," Liddell said. "Bottom line, there aren't any problems for me to be ready for (November) if I have a fight in September, so I'd like to see them do it."

Liddell conceded that his loss to Jackson and Silva’s recent defeats have lessened interest in the fight. Both men are among the game's hardest punchers and the fight would have been a slugfest for as long as it would have lasted.

Silva was knocked out by Mirko Cro Cop in September and then dropped his Pride 205-pound title when he was stopped in the second round by Dan Henderson on Feb. 24 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.

But he said the interest in the fight is so great that it would remain viable.

"Of course they would (hurt)," Liddell said. "That's pretty obvious. But it's also pretty obvious that it's a fight that people want to see. I hope there's a way we can get it done. I am just waiting to hear what's going to happen."

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1. Posted by dwak Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:51 pm EDT
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Liddell vs silva. make it happen. i don't care what anybody says. jackson just has chucks number. it happens in fighting all the time. chuck is the man. silva is the man. having cro cop kick your head in is nothing to be ashamed of. get in the ring and fight chuck silva. now!
2. Posted by Mr Blue Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:57 pm EDT
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Why did Silva backout of the fight anyways?
3. Posted by fred69us2000 Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:03 pm EDT
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i agree.
4. Posted by phatboi Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:25 pm EDT
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Rampage is the man. I find it really funny that we don't here anything about Jackson when he is the champ, but when Chuck was the champ he's all over the place .
5. Posted by Clem the PITBULL. Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:26 pm EDT
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Chuck knows good agents,Rampage is new to ufc.Needs to expose him self more if he whats attention.
6. Posted by Johnny Y Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:56 pm EDT
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Small typo, Hendo knocked out silva in the 3rd round not 2nd
7. Posted by budlight12ozs Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:15 pm EDT
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i think silva is scared and dont want to ruin his career look at how many loses he has in the last 6 fights - Chuck would rule silva and he knows it - end of discussion
8. Posted by lyman morris Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:01 pm EDT
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rule chuck......you mean like silva did rampage? I dont think Rampage is all that. Silva hurt him bad.
9. Posted by david Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:00 pm EDT
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I want to hear silva's side of this. So far we have only heard one side of the story. Obviously this is very disappointing. I seriously doubt that wandy turned down a reasonable offer from the ufc to fight chuck, but I've been wrong before. I want to hear what silva has to say about this whole business, then draw conclusions. Is there anyone out there who actually believes that wandy just flat out said no?? I bet it is a lot more complicated than just that.
10. Posted by Gary Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:58 pm EDT
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I missed seeing Chucks loss but he is an enjoyment in the sport. Hes game for any opponent that enters the Octagon.
Chuck,Go get your title back.
11. Posted by Bidz Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:20 pm EDT
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1. Silva wants to fight Liddell when he has a title
2. Shogun Rua is on the same card they wanted to match Liddell-Silva, and I bet Silva will corner him. Shogun is going to fight Mashida, a fighter who has beat the crap out of Stefan Bonner and punished the lighter BJ Penn and absolutely destroyed Rich Franklin previously. I think Silva is focusing on his team at the moment and timing his next octagon appearance to suit both his wallet, and his fellow chuteboxe warriors.
Neither fighter is scared of anyone, that should be clear.
12. Posted by D P Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:44 pm EDT
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I bet Silva's doctor told him not to get knocked out again for at least a year or two. He ruined his chin. Its glass atm. It happens in boxing all the time. Sometimes all it takes is the first time you get knocked out and your career is over. Somehow they are never the same fighter. Roy Jones is just one example. If they served Silva a non striking opponent he would fight them.
13. Posted by cbpounders Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:20 pm EDT
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How about a chuck liddell/frank shamrock fight? can that be done? i believe there would be some serious fireworks in that one!
14. Posted by outtasitzes Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:24 pm EDT
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Silva shouldn't take this fight right now. He's been KO'd twice in a row and another KO would hurt his career. Fighting Chuck now isn't the smartest idea and his camp knows that. He needs some warm up fights, maybe 2 wins to get his confidence back up, and than we'll probably see him fight Chuck...
15. Posted by outtasitzes Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:24 pm EDT
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Dude, Chuck would kill Frank Shamrock...first of all they're in two totally different weight classes and Frank couldn't even take Chuck down...
16. Posted by outtasitzes Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:24 pm EDT
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This is a reply to comment 16. What are you talking about "no knees to the face"??? Did you see the Anderson Silva fight vs Rich Franklin? Silva could use knees against Rampage in the UFC cage. The main difference is no knees to the head while on the ground and no foot stomping...Silva could knee Rampages face/head all day long in the UFC, just as long as they're standing up...
17. Posted by drew_hinkson Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:48 pm EDT
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Frank Shamrock beat Tito to the ground and beat a gracie, Chuck has no chance
18. Posted by Carlos Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:06 pm EDT
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Please. Chuck's done. He knows he doesn't want to get knocked out by Rampage again.
19. Posted by Gregg S Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:14 pm EDT
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It doesn't matter because Maurico "Shogun" Rua will kick all of their arses. He made Rampage look like a joke! He will be making his UFC 76 debut. If White wants a real fight, match him up with Chuck!
20. Posted by outtasitzes Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:24 pm EDT
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Look at Tito now...he hasn't beaten anyone lately...Chuck has beaten a lot of solid competition...he just got caught by Rampage...
21. Posted by dwak Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:51 pm EDT
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Im with number 8. Hendo is going to kill jackson. Silva has twice. I wish a healthy randy would come back down to light heavyweight. Id like to to see silva fight randy.
22. Posted by dwak Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:51 pm EDT
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ps.I wish tito and rampage would quit making love to eachother and fight.
23. Posted by outtasitzes Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:24 pm EDT
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No way Chucks done...anyone can get caught...look at GSP, Cro Cop, almost Big Nog, Silva and Arona...dude, this is MMA, anyone can get caught
24. Posted by outtasitzes Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:24 pm EDT
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Rampage would kill Tito...Tito couldn't even hold down Rashad or inflict any damage...Rampage would demolish Tito
25. Posted by outtasitzes Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:24 pm EDT
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Yeah, Shogun did whoop Rampage, but that was the old Rampage...his training wasn't that solid when he was with Pride...He was a whole new training program now and he's finally shelling out the money for good sparring partners...The Rampage now is a totally different fighter...He looked really focused during the Chuck fight, but I think he got lucky. Chuck jumped the gun after Rampage put his hands up and in turn, made Chuck initiate. That totally threw Chuck out of his gameplan.