Chuck Liddell Says Fight With Chael Sonnen Not Happening

Former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Chuck Liddell retired after a knockout loss to former UFC Middleweight Champion Rich Franklin at UFC 117.

However, rumors of a return have been spreading lately and some recent posts on Twitter by Chael Sonnen have made it seem like the two would clash in the Bellator MMA cage.

Hey
SCHMUCK
Liddell

Some one-syllable words of advice

You
Sign
Bellator
Fight
Chael

DON'T

— Chael Sonnen (@ChaelSonnen) June 29, 2017

Called my Manager
Said
Get Chuck's Manager on phone. He said
'Where Chuck's at, he don't even have a MAILMAN, much less a Manager"

— Chael Sonnen (@ChaelSonnen) July 25, 2017

Despite the Twitter posts from Sonnen, the former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion says the fight between the two isn’t happening.

“I’ve never been very interested in fighting him,” Liddell told TMZ Sports. “He’s kind of a boring fighter. I mean, it’s a great matchup for me if we’re gonna fight but I haven’t talked to anybody about anything. It’s an easy matchup. . . He ain’t gonna take me down and lay on me.”

If the fight does take place down the line, it would be the first time Liddell has fought outside of the UFC auspices in over fourteen years.