Dana White targets Chuck's trainer

 
It's beginning to look like my hypothetical is a real possibility. 

There is a brewing war of words between Chuck Liddell's trainer, John Hackleman, and UFC President Dana White. 

Hackleman is on record saying that Liddell can keep fighting and he recently spoke to Sherdog reiterating that point. 

Well that didn't please Dana White, who also happens to be Liddell's former manager, 

"Obviously, John Hackleman didn't pay his house off yet. John Hackleman needs some money, because anybody who claims they care about Chuck Liddell even a little bit would not be making these f-king statements.... F-king right I wouldn't [let Liddell fight for another promotion] .... [But] at the end of the day, if that's what he wanted to do, I mean, what am I going to do? I'm not his f-king father. I can't tell him, ‘No, you f-king can't.' ... [Hackleman has] never been a decision-maker in Chuck's career. I can tell you this: He didn't make Chuck Liddell. Chuck Liddell made John Hackleman. How many great, talented guys do you see coming out of John Hackleman's place? He's no Greg Jackson. He's no Mark DellaGrotte. He's no American Top Team. He's not one of the great camps. Chuck Liddell made him."    

It does pain me to say it but White has a point. Hackleman's camp, 'The Pit', hasn't produced a relevant fighter besides Chuck Liddell. Clearly 'The Iceman' was the big bread winner for that camp so it would make sense that his entourage would not want him to stop yet. 

Perhaps there is more friction between these camps then we first thought.

It would be nice if Liddell wasn't mum on the whole situation and actually articulated his feelings about retirement and his future instead of going around drinking everywhere. But that may be too much to ask for.