Dana White will release Chuck Liddell before letting him fight in the UFC again

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“He can not do it again,” White said shortly after a UFC 116
press conference. “It will not happen again. This is a guy I care about
and respect and consider a friend. “My problem isn’t with Chuck Liddell
getting in shape or any of that stuff,” he said. “My problem is with
Chuck’s chin. Anybody who’s been in the sport long enough knows you
used to be able to hit him in the face with a crowbar and you couldn’t
even wobble him. And that’s not the case anymore. It’s not worth it to
me.”


“I guess if he asks me to release him, I’d release him,” he
said. “That’s not what I want. But he’ll never fight in the UFC again.”

Dana White tells reporters at the UFC 116 “Lesnar vs Carwin” press
conference yesterday that he would release Chuck Liddell from the UFC
if asked. MMAFighting.com quoted White, who is sticking to his guns
over Liddell’s Octagon retirement. Liddell has lost three of his last
four bouts by knockout, the most recent came at the hands of former
middleweight champion Rich Franklin at UFC 115.