Chuck Liddell's Injury Is Disturbingly Real

(Any guesses on what they had to black out in the lower-left corner?)

Last night, the UFC officially confirmed Chuck Liddell's hamstring injury and pullout from UFC 85. To quiet down the cynics who suggested that Chuck simply didn't feel like traveling all the way to England to fight Rashad Evans, they released the above photo of a man showing off an enormous strawberry while cupping his taint ever so gently; apparently, it's Liddell. According to Dana White:

"Chuck Liddell tore his right hamstring during training last week, and being the warrior that he is, he still wanted to fight, which is the reason why everyone in the world loves him. But I wouldn't let anyone fight with his leg looking that way. Let him heal and come back and fight when he is 100 percent. We're adding fights to the card and rearranging it so the UK fans won't have to worry, we'll still be bringing an amazing card to London and the O2 Arena."

Sherdog is floating the rumor that James Irvin may step in to face Evans, though that certainly wouldn't be the show's main event. (It must be said that, historically, Irvin has performed very well against African-American fighters.) You'll know more when we do...