News, The Ultimate Fighter - December 14, 2009 - 0 Comments

Dana White Wants Chuck Liddell to Retire After TUF 11

In case you were asleep all last week, Chuck Liddell will be coaching the 11th season of The Ultimate Fighter alongside Tito Ortiz. But that doesn’t mean Dana White is happy about it.White would prefer if Liddell retired after his fight against Ortiz once the show is over.

“It’s not what I wanted. But like I said, I’m not his father. I’m not his dad. We’ll see what happens after the Tito fight. I would like to see him hang it up after the Tito fight… That’s my plan: He does one fight and then he retires – win, lose or draw.”

Liddell was a coach on the 1st season of The Ultimate Fighter, training light heavyweight Forrest Griffin, who went on to become the UFC light heavyweight champion. Liddell also coached Kenny Florian, Josh Koscheck and Diego Sanchez.

The Ultimate Fighter - December 7, 2009 - 1 Comment

Official: Liddell and Ortiz To Coach TUF 11 Middleweights – Liddell vs Ortiz 3 Confirmed

Dana White announced at The Ultimate Fighter 10: The Heavyweights finale that rivals and former champions Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz will be the coaches for The Ultimate Fighter 11. TUF 11 will feature – 185 lbs – Middleweight fighters. At the end of the show the two men will face each other for the third time in their careers. The fight will also mark the end of Chuck Liddell’s retirement.

Liddell and Ortiz have fought twice already, with Liddell taking both fights by stoppage. The series will be filmed in Vegas in early 2010 to be aired in late March onwards.