CREDIT: THETAKEDOWN.NET
LINK:
http://mmatakedown.blogspot.com/2008...o-jardine.html
"Rumors that rising light heavyweight contender Keith Jardine (13-3-1 MMA, 5-2 UFC) might be added to an already-star-studded UFC 82 event apparently have no basis.
Sources close to the fighter today told MMAjunkie.com (
www.mmajunkie.com) that Jardine’s future is uncertain but that he’s definitely not expecting to be part of UFC 82, which takes place March 1 in Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio."
"Team Jackson fighter is in something of a holding pattern for now. He was a possible opponent for either Lyoto Machida or Tito Ortiz, but the two fighters were recently booked for their own fight together, according to Ortiz. Insiders tell MMAjunkie.com that UFC executives are banking on a future rematch between Jardine and Forrest Griffin (Jardine TKO’d him in December 2006), but Griffin will first serve as a coach on “The Ultimate Fighter 7” and then fight current champ Quinton Jackson for the title this summer."
Credit: MMAJunkie
THETAKEDOWN BREAKDOWN: How can you let the guy who beat Chuck Liddell sit on the sidelines for so long? You have to capitalize on the victory, similar to what they did with Houston Alexander. The win fizzles the longer you wait. Chuck Liddell is now more than a month removed from a fight he had AFTER losing to Jardine. I like a Jardine-Forrest, Jardine-Tito, or a Jardine-Machida fight, now what will we get? He won't fight Evans. Look for another pointless match up that will put Jardine against a non ranked fighter which does nothing for Jardine or the UFC.