Liddell Sitting Out Until 2010

After making vague reference to a possible fight between Chuck Liddell and Rich Franklin in order to combat the Floyd Mayweather/Juan Marquez bout on Sept. 19, Dana White will have to look for another headliner: Liddell told Josh Gross of SportsIllustrated.com that he’s taking a one-year layoff from competition. “Hopefully my brain can heal over time,” he told Gross.” The shot last fight [vs. Mauricio Rua] is something that normally wouldn’t hurt me.”