UFC legend Chuck Liddell is not a fan of Jon Jones' fighting style

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Chuck Liddell knows a thing or two about fighting aggressively.

“The Iceman” ruled over the 205-pound division in the mid-2000s. With his signature Mohawk and devastating right hand, Liddell pummeled his way into the UFC Hall of Fame. Now at age 45, Liddell is enjoying his retirement as a UFC company man.

Despite being in the front office, Liddell still keeps up with the fights.

One fighter Liddell doesn't enjoy watching, however, is one of the UFC's greatest champions: Jon "Bones" Jones.

Liddell won 21 fights in his professional career. Thirteen of those came by way of knockout (with one submission). In an era of dominating punchers, Liddell threw caution to the wind and engaged in wild – sometimes reckless – brawls.

And if Liddell had his way, so would Jon Jones.

"He fights too safe," Liddell said about Jones in a recent interview with rapper Snoop Dogg. "Here's the problem. Like [Georges St-Pierre], I love GSP. He's a great fighter. He makes some really good guys look stupid but he doesn't try to finish fights. He likes to go out, beat you, follow the game plan, make sure he wins the fight.

"I understand that from a manager standpoint, or a coach's standpoint, but from a fan's standpoint? I don't want to watch it. I don't want you to go out and do just enough to win. I don't mind if you win by decision but I just want you to try to finish him. Go after him [and] try to hurt him."

Apparently Chuck Liddell is a hard man to please. Of Jones’ 21 victories, 15 finished before the final bell. That is a 71 percent finishing rate, as opposed to Liddell's 66 percent.

Even so, Liddell wants more.

Granted, Jones is coming off three consecutive decisions. But it is important to remember that Jones is just two fights removed from one of the greatest fights in UFC history against Alexander Gustafsson at UFC 165.

And then there’s that whole being undefeated (barring a technicality) and the greatest fighter of all-time thing.

This is Chuck Liddell we are talking about, though. And he is from a different era.

Liddell once took a fight with the dangerous Renato “Babalu” Sobral at UFC 40, despite already having a guaranteed title shot.

He took the fight because he wanted to "stay active."

So, it’s easy to understand why the business of MMA in its current form has soured "The Iceman" a little bit.

"I see guys hurt guys pretty bad and then just sit there and watch them," he said. "What are you doing? He's a punch away from going out. From the sidelines I can actually see his eyes.

“Some of these guys, what they want is to be safe and win the fight. Business-wise, there's a lot of money involved now. There's always a chance when you go all-out that you get caught and make a mistake. As a fan, that's what I like to see: I want to see guys get after it."

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Ryan McKinnell is a contributor for the Yahoo Sports Cagewriter blog. Have a tip? Email him or follow him on Twitter!