Keith Jardine is going into UFC 84 with the morale of having just beat Chuck Liddell, precisely the last person to defeat his next adversary, Wanderlei Silva. The battle of strikers will take place on the coming 24th, in Las Vegas, and will be decisive in the futures of both in the light heavyweight division.
The American, who came to fame in the The Ultimate Fighter reality show, is already considered one of the biggest challengers to Quinton Jackson’s belt, and should he beat the Brazilian will likely have his so dreamed-of chance.
Now Wand is in a much more delicate situation. Coming off three back-to-back losses, the last of which was at the UFC, he cannot think of any outcome other than outright victory, and for that reason he is training tirelessly for the big night.
“Now I want to make my place in MMA history by beating not one but two of the icons of the sport. I’m expecting to fight “The Axe Murderer”. The guy we haven’t seen in a while. The aggressive one who fights across the ring throwing his haymakers. Chuck beating Wanderlei doesn’t give me any extra confidence for this fight. The styles match up weird in this sport. We haven’t seen how my style matches up against Wanderlei. What I can’t wait for is being in the middle of the second or third round, being sweaty, bloody, tired, just me and him – seeing who the bigger man is on the day,” said “The Dean of Mean” to the site SetantaSports.com.
