Chuck was known for having god tier TDD, but Rampage took him down in Pride?

There are really two sides to the hype that Chuck would beat Rampage in the rematch.

1.The ideal that Rampage had declined - I think theres some substance to the idea that Rampage didn't look great between losing to Shogun and beating Chuck although part of that is I'd say that he shifted in style more towards counter punching, actually making him more dangerous for Chuck.

2.The idea that Liddell had improved greatly, this was really just UFC BS made up to try and excuse his original loss, in reality I think Chuck had been showing signs of decline late in his title run taking punishment from Babalu and Tito much more easily than in the first matches with them.

Huh? Babalu got fucking sparked a little over a minute in after running blindly forward and landing nothing of any consequence.
 
It's almost like Rampage's PERFORMANCE was ENHANCED while he fought in PRIDE.

Man, I'm fairly certain EVERYONE was juicing in Japan at that time. Look at dem Chute Boxe boys back in the day, ffs.

Funny how that works when no testing standard exists, eh?
 
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