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There was a feeling at the post-fight press conference for UFC 88 "Breakthrough" that we had seen the last glimpse of an icon. Gone were the nights of blistering knockouts and savage yells to the crowd. Instead, we had a beaten and bruised fighter refusing to say he was thinking about retirement. Rashad Evans' knockout victory over Chuck Liddell not only changed the Light Heavyweight Championship picture, it also ended the story of a MMA legend...For now....Read the rest of the story at RearNakedNews.com.
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I love the longer pieces you write. So different from the regular mma stuff on the net.
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It's gonna be tough for Chuck to get going again. The light heavyweights in UFC are the best in the world.
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