Quote of the Day: Chuck Liddell and Akihiro Gono

by Nick Thomas on Dec 20, 2008 1:32 PM EST in MMA News

"My next fight... I don't know, but I will come out and use all of my skills. Hopefully from here on out this style will be effective.

"There's been a few names. We have Jardine listed. We want him in March."

-- Chuck Liddell steers away from Anderson Silva; wants Keith Jardine rematch in March.

"I took 2 [extra people] to Birmingham at my expense. I paid their accommodation, transportation and meals with my credit card. I came home, was stressed out by losing [to Dan Hardy at UFC 89], and wasted money on shopping to manage my stress. Today, I was shocked to see the invoice from my credit card company. The amount was more than I had in my checking account." "I had to take money from my US dollar saving account. When I withdrew some last December, the currency rate was $1=JPY115. Today, I lost money since the current rate was $1= JPY92.50. I wish I had a normal Japanese yen account; then, I could visit a luxury soapland (a type of brothel in Japan) more than 10 times with the money I lost. I have no money and no girlfriend this Winter. I'll spend my free time downloading Christmas songs at home."

-- Akihiro Gono blogs about his financial difficulties.

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good to hear chuck isnt just banking on just one KO punch now. :)

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by Anton Tabuena on Dec 20, 2008 12:36 PM EST reply actions

We’ll see the ancient adage “Old dogs can’t learn new tricks” get tested here..

by Johann on Dec 21, 2008 3:16 AM EST up reply actions

I hope Gono gets to winning soon – he’s such an entertaining guy, and it sucks reading about his troubles. If he’s fighting Fitch next, then I sadly don’t expect him to pull in a win bonus there, either.

Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. -Samuel Beckett

by Scott C. Broussard on Dec 20, 2008 12:43 PM EST reply actions

Gono: No money for yanky cranky

That is so hilarious. Culture differences. Can you imagine Chuck Lidell saying, “I’m bummed because I can’t go to hookers as much due to my recent poor performance in the Octagon. It will be a lonely Christmas.”

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by thetakeover on Dec 20, 2008 1:05 PM EST reply actions

Props to Chuck for wanting to avenge his (arguably) most puzzling loss.

I feel Gono’s pain – I can’t afford whores anymore either. Fucking holidays.

by Derek Suboticki on Dec 20, 2008 1:28 PM EST reply actions

this quote from Liddell needs better context. did he really say that his new style is to “use all of his skills”. Duh!

"Stop smiling you are about to be punched in the face !"

by Warhand on Dec 20, 2008 2:39 PM EST reply actions

Chucks done.

Even if he beats Jardine, it proves nothing. Jardine isn’t the gold standard. If he is going to prove his doubters wrong, he needs to fight one of the top contenders and beat him without relying on a single punch KO.

If he does fight Jardine, I hope the fight goes the distance. A KO in Chuck’s favor early in the fight will leave many questions unanswered. Besides Jardine doesn’t have a great chin so that wouldn’t even prove that he still has knockout power. If the fight goes the distance, we’ll see if he has anything to trouble the big dogs.

by cauliflower_ears on Dec 20, 2008 3:27 PM EST reply actions

Wouldn't...

it then draw Liddell’s KO power into question if it went the distance? I’m not arguing…I just think if you’re going to say a quick KO does him no good then this fight is a lose, lose because he either puts down a guy with a suspect chin and gets no credit because of the guys beard…or he doesn’t put him away and then we have to question his power.

For what it’s worth Chuck needs a “get back on track” fight and this does have the storyline of him looking to avenge a loss. So I’m not going to argue with it too much.

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by Brent Brookhouse on Dec 20, 2008 6:27 PM EST up reply actions

Chuck’s biggest weakness right now seems to be his motivation – he wanted to fight Wandy, but not Jardine or Evans. If he’s looking to avenge his loss to the former, which was hardly definitive, he may come out as vicious as he used to be.

Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. -Samuel Beckett

by Scott C. Broussard on Dec 20, 2008 11:12 PM EST up reply actions

Wandy?

Didn’t he won against him already? Or is it Rampage?

I do agree with you though that he needs tons of motivation when he fights.. he seem to look over his opponents as of late.. esp. if he’s the clear favorite to win..

by Johann on Dec 21, 2008 3:22 AM EST up reply actions

If you’re confused about “former,” I meant Jardine (poor wording – mea culpa) – I think that since he’s Dana’s boy, Chuck feels entitled to the big bouts he’s enjoyed for so long, and if he fights someone who is beneath him, so to speak, he doesn’t try for whatever reason.

Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. -Samuel Beckett

by Scott C. Broussard on Dec 21, 2008 4:51 AM EST up reply actions

Oh. Got it.

Yeah, and we’ve seen what happened to him when he does that.. I hope that last fight of his knocked (with pun intended) some sense on him..

by Johann on Dec 21, 2008 7:31 PM EST up reply actions

i thought chuck/jardine would make sense. chuck can get 1 of his losses revenged. now if they could just get randy vs anderson, easier said than done.

by bdw on Dec 20, 2008 4:16 PM EST reply actions

Gono needs to read the news. Why would a Japanese man keep his money in USD when its been consistently tanking compared to Yen for so long?

by EazyEismydad on Dec 21, 2008 1:09 AM EST reply actions

Chuck: Please dana, let me fight Anderson.

Dana: Chuck..don’t you want to see your next birthday? How about Jardine? That’s a pretty safe fight for you. you can redeem your loss, get overpaid again and if you win, I’ll let you fight the winner of Forrest/Evans for the belt!

by lbk on Dec 21, 2008 11:02 AM EST reply actions