Fight Study 7: Chuck Liddell vs. Tito Ortiz III

So it seems obvious why Tito Ortiz beat Chuck Liddell, right? That's the obvious crap. But we look at the crap beneath the crap. Why did Tito this time look so much taller than Chuck? Can Chuck's style hang in modern MMA? How much has Tito improved? Why didn't Chuck change his style or fight more defensively? Why was he wearing old shorts for a website that no longer exists?

This fight is really a time capsule, how much MMA striking has evolved and how one fighter not only aged, but how his style has aged, while the other guy is like that less talented but consistent guy at the gym who eventually starts to surpass the more talented fighters who don't work as hard. And we also discuss BJ Penn, another fighter who's talent has run out, but never picked up the slack with work ethic.