As MMA fans, we’re finally facing something boxing has dealt with for years. When stars get old and struggle to win, who tells them it’s time to hang up the gloves? After his loss at UFC 97, Dana White guaranteed that Chuck Liddell was done. Next week, Liddell’s back taping Season 11 of "The Ultimate Fighter" and prepping for a June fight against another veteran in Tito Ortiz. You can’t make a fighter quit. If it makes promotional sense, there’s always going to be someone who’ll pay an old-timer. Forty-somethings Dan Severn (91-16-7), Mark Kerr (15-11) and Ken Shamrock (27-13-2) are all still fighting.
The WEC was facing this reality with Jen Pulver. The former UFC lightweight champ has fallen on hard times losing four straight and six-of-seven fights. They’re all quality losses (Urijah Faber 2x, B.J. Penn, Leonard Garcia, Joe Lauzon, Josh Grispi) but that doesn’t cut it in the fight world. Pulver won’t walk away. He’s coming back Mar. 6 at WEC 47. In this documentary trailer, he talks about the road back. He’s one of the most emotional guys in the game and if you don’t know his story, Pulver gives a glimpse of where he came from and why he fights.
Gregory Bayne has released another snippet. Cagewriter had a chance to grab one of the first interviews after Pulver, 35, left cage at WEC 41 where he lost via guillotine choke against Josh Grispi. He admitted that his financial situation would probably force him to fight on. Pulver got emotional in the cage, giving the throat slash sign to signify the end of his career, and tossed his gear into the Arco Arena crowd.
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