Scott Coker seems to be building a reputation for Bellator as the promotion for legends fights. After staging the third fight between Ken Shamrock and Royce Gracie in February 2016, Coker is now talking about the possibility of making another trilogy between former champions, this time involving Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz.
“If Tito wanted to do it, would I do it? I think I might do it,” Coker told MMA Fighting. “To me, why not? If they all pass their medicals and their physicals. It’s a fight that I would love to see. But I think Tito is retired and we’re talking about hypotheticals that [probably] won’t happen.”
From Liddell’s end, Coker said he had previously met with the UFC Hall-of-Famer over lunch in Los Angeles. The discussion about fighting, however, has yet to be brought up.
“Chuck, he’s a guy I grew up watching fight on pay per view,” Coker said. “I think he and Tito and Randy Couture basically were the building blocks of the future and the success of the UFC.”
“As far as his legendary status, [Liddell has] already done everything he can in the sport,” he continued. “When we’ve met, he has not talked about fighting. So we’re just talking about a brand ambassadorship at this point.”
Liddell and Ortiz have been back in recent headlines after a photo of them facing off at a media event had surfaced, and was followed by a brief Twitter exchange. Ortiz, surprisingly, decided to take the high road by ending their online rift and apologizing to his former long-time rival.
Ortiz, who retired in January, further stated that he is no longer willing to return and have his body go through the same grind. But if he and Liddell do decide to make another run for it, they now know who to call.