Chuck Liddell, Hall of Famer to the UFC, ended his career in UFC 115 this weekend against Rich Franklin.
"This is what he wanted. I did what I felt I should do... (Liddell) said. ‘Listen, I want this; I'm going to take it serious and he did. What else could I say? The guy was healthy. He's seen the doctors; he's passed his (medicals)… I don't think there was any secret in anyone's mind – including Rich Franklin and his camp – what Chuck's game plan was going to be tonight. Chuck fights the same way. He has a style that made him very popular (and) very famous and made him a world champion… At 40 years old, you don't go in with a different game plan and do different things… I'll be the first one to say (that) he does not have the chin he used to have. I've been around fighters my whole life; you could have hit Chuck in a face with that pole over there, and you wouldn't knock him out. If you look at some of his earlier fights and some of the shots that he used to get hit with, (they) would have knocked any other fighter out… He had an incredible chin, and listen – we all turn 40. We all get old. Michael Jordan was the greatest basketball (player). It happens to everybody… He actually lived inside that window. "I have not one sad feeling in my body at all. We did it, and he'll always be a part of it… He gave it his last shot, and he went out like Chuck Liddell would: came out blasting, bombing, tried to put Rich away, and he gave the fans a good last fight with the 'Iceman.'" -- By Pedro Carrasco of BJPENN.COM.
Liddell, in one of the best conditions of his fighting career, was dominate in the first four minutes in the first round until Franklin caught a short right to the chin that ended the fight.
‘Cro Cop’ was the fan favorite making a huge comeback against Pat Barry with a submission in the third round.
There are a lot of local MMA favorites coming out swinging this week.
Team Tompkins of TapouT Training Center will have Brad Tavares in the finale of the Ultimate Fighter this weekend. Also on the same card, John Gunderson will face off in Mark Holst.
In the upcoming WEC, Mark Hominick, Chris Horodeck and Bendy Casimir from Team Tompkins will also be on the card.
Less than seven hours after completing the linking of Pai Gow progressive jackpots at gaming tables for all 10 Station Casinos, a Virginia man hit that progressive with a 7-card straight flush that included a joker. He won more than $200,000.
The New York Giants just completed a startling three-game run through the NFC playoff jungle with a 3-0 mark ATS. By contrast, the New England Patriots enjoyed a first-round bye and home playoff wins over underdogs Denver and Baltimore.
Wynn Las Vegas sports book director Johnny Avello tried to hang on with the Patriots -3 as long as he could, but finally had to give in on Thursday morning when the culmination of Giants money over the first 11 days of action became too much.
From the time we knew who would be playing in the Super Bowl, I’ve always had a lean on the Patriots to win. As great as the Giants have been on their march to the Super Bowl, I still can’t get their bad losses out of my head.
Being in Las Vegas, it’s easy to forget just how many people are betting the Super Bowl "illegally" around the nation. A survey released Tuesday found that at least 25 million Americans will bet money on this Sunday’s Patriots-Giants NFL title game.
