Following the pre-fight press conference for this weekend's UFC 95 at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, UFC President Dana White answered questions for members of the media.In recent days, White has voiced his disapproval on main eventer Keith Jardine's stance that friend, training partner, and light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans was off limits if he won on Saturday.
From the sound of it, though, White believed Jardine had a good chance of putting him in an awkward position.
"Jardine is a tough, durable guy," he said. "He's very unorthodox, and his style is pretty much the style that Forrest beat Rampage with. He's very good a kicks to the legs and kicks to the body.
"Chuck Liddell is one of my friends. For twelve or thirteen years I've been to fights with him all over the world. I've never seen his body look like it looked after the Keith Jardine fight. I don't think you guys saw it because he was back int he locker room. His whole body from under his arm pit to below the legs, he was covered in bruises. Jardine can kick and Rampage is susceptible to the leg kick and body kick."
In an earlier conference call for the fight, Jackson bristled at those who thought the same fate would befall him.
"I'm really glad that people think that I have a low kick defense, because I used to be a kick boxer so that's how I trained in boxing," he said. "And I didn't work on my kickboxing anymore. So now we're just working on everything. I'm kind of happy if you think I have a low kick defense problem."
White said Jardine's style made him impossible to count out. Going back to their first meeting at the second season of "The Ultimate Fighter," he expected big things out of the Albuquerque resident. And interestingly enough, it wasn't Jardine's kicks that drew attention.
"I knew coming into the fight that he was a tough guy," said White. "I had heard a lot of buzz about him before he even came in. What I had heard a lot about was his wrestling, his ground game. Obviously he's been working on his stand up. He's really an unorthodox fighter - the way he punches and kicks, the way he moves - He's a tough guy to fight. That's why I think for bookies to make him a 3 to 1 dog, he's a live dog. That's a good bet.
On Saturday, fans will see how many bruises Jackson walks away with, and, if White has a future as a bookie.
5 comments:
Dana White is a dousch bag. He keeps giving Machida the raw end of the deal he has to wait if Rampage wins wtf? Dude Rampage would be 2-1 in his last 3 fights and Lyoto is still undefeated. White needs to grow some balls and give the deserving fighter a shot. I like Rampage but come on does he deserve a 2nd shot already. Quinton has become Danas' new boy that needs to hold the title if Liddell can't. I hope that Jardine wins just so Machida gets his shot.
Well if you didnt know, Rampage Jackson is a much worthy opponent and has fought the best out there. Not taking anything away from Machida, but the guys Rampage has fought in Pride and beat are some of the toughest mofos out there. No need to complain because once he beats Jardine, then beats Evens for the title, Machida and Rampage will fight each other.
LOL @ "dousch bag". Try spellchecking. Have you met Dana? Have you every talked to him? You have no idea who he is and yet you'll make stupid comments about him. MMA was dead until Dana (and his crew) worked to make it what it has become. But it's easier to hate...
stop with the spellcheck stuff. u look like one of those morons that wants to argue on the internet but doesn't have shit to say, and it looks desperate and pathetic. with that out of the way, Machida does not get a chance because he is fucking boring to watch, and the calibur of his opponents is supsect at times.
Machida is boring to watch but he can beat the majority if not all of the fighters at his weight give him a title shot
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