Chuck Liddell to sit out rest of 2009

By MMAEdition on Jul 06, 2009 with Comments 0

The next time Chuck Liddell steps inside the Octagon — if he chooses to do so — will be at the age of 40.

The former UFC light-heavyweight champion recently told SI.com that he will not make a decision on the future of his fighting career until after April 2010. Speaking with SI.com’s Josh Gross, Liddell said he hasn’t "personally made a decision one way or the other" about retirement.

Liddell appeared to have been "retired" by UFC president Dana White at UFC 97 in April following Liddell’s loss in Montreal to Mauricio "Shogun" Rua.