Chuck Liddell’s Retirement Struggle Understandable, but Won’t Get Easier

Filed under: UFCIf there’s anybody who should understand what Chuck Liddell is going through these days, it’s Dana White. The UFC president said this weekend that the 40 year-old Liddell remains undecided about retirement, and apparently attending all …

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If there’s anybody who should understand what Chuck Liddell is going through these days, it’s Dana White. The UFC president said this weekend that the 40 year-old Liddell remains undecided about retirement, and apparently attending all these live MMA events as a spectator isn’t exactly helping him let it go.

“He told me tonight the show open messed him up, watching [UFC 116] open,” White said. “This guy’s in this longer than me. He’s been around forever and loves the sport. All I’m hoping is that he makes the right decision.”

Reading those words, your heart has to break a little for the former champion. Imagine him sitting there on fight night — the music blaring through the arena, the UFC highlight reel bringing the crowd to a boil, the entire cocktail of emotions he used to live for — only now he’s watching from the outside, struggling to stay in his seat.