UFC 71 preview: Liddell vs. Jackson
Tomorrow night’s UFC 71 pay-per-view fight between Chuck Liddell and Quinton “Rampage” Jackson is building up a good amount of mainstream press attention. Sports Illustrated finally gave the sport of MMA some play, which is only fair after its recent cover story on boxing.
Jackson (26-6) has a good chance to win the UFC light heavyweight title, since he is the last fighter to defeat Liddell (20-3). However, that was in 2003. If you go undefeated for four years, you must be doing something right. I expect Liddell to come out on top.
In a welterweight fight, Karo Parisyan (24-4) will battle Josh Burkman from Season 2 of The Ultimate Fighter. Burkman is 19-3, and a win over the veteran Karo would be a huge boost for him.
A pair of middleweight veterans will clash as Ivan Salaverry (12-4-1) takes on Terry Martin (17-2). Also“The Dean of Mean” Keith Jardine (12-3-1) will compete in a light heavyweight bout against Houston Alexander, who is making his UFC debut. Alexander is 6-1 in smaller MMA promotions.
The weigh-in will take place today at 3:50 p.m. on ESPN News and www.ufc.com, while the pay-per-view starts on Saturday at 10 p.m.
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