Could prime Liddell win the LHW title in 2021?

[superpunch]

2021: Jones is gone. DC is retired. Gus is a ghost. Rumble is a HW.

This seems like a championship field that Chuck Liddell could be a champion in.

 

[bartleby929]

yeah he could with a lucky punch. he'd beat anyone except cormier

 

[Fraz]

No, I'm afraid the Paul Craig's and Anthony Smith's of the world would be starching a prime Liddell.

 

[Bob Sapp]

No, I'm afraid the Paul Craig's and Anthony Smith's of the world would be starching a prime Liddell.

Yes. Like every sport, MMA has evolved. Even some 185ers can destroy Prime Chuck.

 

[D'z]

 

[sampuncher]

Nope, sport has evolved too much.

 

[axe wound]

chuck was a bit of a one trick pony and there is less and less room for fighters like that to succeed these days

 

[Cylence]

I like Chuck but he was a bit grappler happy during his prime. Randy, Tito, and Babalu consist of six of his wins. It's extremely hard to tell how he would do with a more striker heavy landscape of Mareta, Reyes, Rakitic, Volkan, and others.

I'd say a prime Shogun has a much better shot at it.

 

[EmbraceTheGrind]

Hell no....

 

[burningspear]

Brawl n sprawl is so 2007

 

[MMonk]

Brawl n sprawl is so 2007

These were great times, man.
People were not so obsessed with phones and social media.
And we were young and foolish, lol.

 

[arcadeperfect]

I like Chuck but he was a bit grappler happy during his prime. Randy, Tito, and Babalu consist of six of his wins. It's extremely hard to tell how he would do with a more striker heavy landscape of Mareta, Reyes, Rakitic, Volkan, and others.

I'd say a prime Shogun has a much better shot at it.

All of those strikers viciously KO him. Jiri included.

 

[DizzyYeahYeah]

Prime Chuck beats most of the top 10. Volkan and Smith are so overrated.

 

[ThaiSexPills]

Top 5 100%, likely champ.

I can’t believe people think the sport has evolved that much... LHW is a wasteland division right now and most of you forget how good chuck was in his prime

 

[Hatorade]

Not sure how he would do in today's LHW field.

I think he holds his own, but chuck made a living out of beating up wrestlers. He had issues with guys that could throw punches back at him.
I feel like he would be competitive, but I couldn't see him going on a run. Somebody would find his chin.

 

[TJ Pillashaw]

Fight IQ is just so different now

 

[SpecialDelivery]

LMFAO I love all the shertard "experts" talking so convincingly here.

You guys are the equivalent of those bullshit fake martial art masters lol

 

[Nickmerc]

No, I'm afraid the Paul Craig's and Anthony Smith's of the world would be starching a prime Liddell.

You realize Anthony smith just got starched by a 72 year old glover teixeira

 

[Fraz]

You realize Anthony smith just got starched by a 72 year old glover teixeira

72 year old Glover teixeira starches prime Liddell too now I'm afraid.

 

[grimballer]

Chuck was getting destroyed by new breed 15 years ago...

Hes was the evolution from the:

“style vs style” era and godfather of “sprawl and brawl” that was effective against grapplers

but as soon as he started facing more technical strikers his style got exposed.