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Published 09:31 22 May 2018 BST
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"I don't want him to fight anymore. But, with that said, if he does and he really has to do it in his heart, then I'm behind him 100%."https://twitter.com/SportsJOEdotie/status/996117624659546114
"I'll do whatever Chuck needs in his heart. If he wants me to come work with him for the fight, if he wants me to work his corner, if he wants me to do both then I'll do both. But, if it was my choice, I'd say, 'Hey, stay retired and let's go hang out in Hawaii this year.'"There were understandable safety concerns surrounding Liddell's announcement. He's 48 and everyone's last fight memory of him is being rendered unconscious by Rich Franklin. However, Hackleman doesn't appear to share these concerns.
"I have safety and health concerns about everybody fighting, but not him more than others. He was stopped in a few of his last fights, but to be honest, most boxers get stopped that many times in any given training camp. Especially in the old days when sparring was much more full on and much more prevalent in training camps. He hasn't had a lot of knockouts, so that's not what I worry about for him specifically. I just worry about that for all my fighters. I want them all to be safe."https://twitter.com/SportsJOEdotie/status/996117624659546114
"Does it make you feel any better considering the success that he's had against Tito Ortiz that that could be the guy that he's returning against, that at least it's not... oh I don't know, Jon Jones, who he mentioned?"
There were a couple of seconds of delay before the penny dropped. Hackleman nearly spat out his drink with laughter.
"That was brutal, bro. That was uncalled for. Oh my God! Don't go there! That was a bit much."It seems as though everybody except Liddell knows how terrible that idea is.
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