Andy Foster says approving Liddell vs. Ortiz 3, in the end, came down to one thing: whether he believed the fight was a mismatch. And heading into the bout he did not believe it was.
The California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) executive officer told MMA Fighting on Monday that Chuck Liddell was medically cleared and he did not feel that the former UFC light heavyweight champion was in over his head against Tito Ortiz going into the main event of Golden Boy’s first MMA card last Saturday night in Inglewood, Calif. Liddell beat Ortiz twice earlier in their careers, once in 2004 and again in 2006.