Charles David Liddell was born on December 17,1969 and is an American retired mixed martial artist who held the title of UFC Light Heavyweight Champion.
63 Facts About Chuck Liddell
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Chuck Liddell is widely credited, along with fellow UFC fighter Randy Couture, with helping bring MMA into the mainstream of American sports and entertainment United States Chuck Liddell.
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On July 10,2009, Chuck Liddell was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame.
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Chuck Liddell began studying Karate at the age of 12; the tattoo on his scalp reads "Koei-Kan".
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In high school, Chuck Liddell was a four-year starter on the football team at San Marcos High School, playing center and linebacker, and he excelled at wrestling.
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Chuck Liddell was inducted into the Cal Poly Hall of Fame in 2009.
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Chuck Liddell made his UFC debut in 1998 during UFC 17 in Mobile, Alabama with a decision victory over Noe Hernandez.
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Chuck Liddell was the first UFC fighter to fight in Pride, where he represented the organization against fellow kickboxer Guy Mezger, knocking him unconscious.
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Chuck Liddell defeated Muay Thai specialist Alistair Overeem in the first round of the tournament.
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Chuck Liddell then rushed in with knees and straight rights and knocked Overeem out at the end of the first round.
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Later in the second round a visibly exhausted Chuck Liddell was taken down and received a barrage of punches from the ground.
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Chuck Liddell's corner threw in the towel, giving Jackson the upset victory.
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Shortly after the second round started, Chuck Liddell landed a flurry of punches that dropped Ortiz and led to a TKO victory.
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Ortiz has since stated that Chuck Liddell's thumb made contact with his eye, causing him momentarily to see "nothing but black".
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In early 2005, Chuck Liddell was a coach on the inaugural season of The Ultimate Fighter, Spike TV's reality show which featured fighters competing for a UFC contract.
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Chuck Liddell coached Team Liddell, while then UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Randy Couture coached Team Couture.
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Couture moved in for a punch, Chuck Liddell countered with a big right hand to the temple of Couture, knocking him out cold, making him the new UFC Light Heavyweight Champion.
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Chuck Liddell was scheduled to defend his new title against longtime veteran Jeremy Horn, at UFC 54, a matchup the UFC claimed was demanded by long-time fans of the sport since Horn had given Chuck Liddell his first loss.
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Chuck Liddell's defensive wrestling ability, especially his sprawl, stifled the bulk of Horn's offense, which was centered on grappling and submission wrestling.
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Chuck Liddell eventually won the fight via TKO in 2:46 minutes of the fourth round after Horn informed the referee that he could not see.
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Chuck Liddell had been hit with a right punch to the eye causing him to bleed from his eye as well as his nose.
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Chuck Liddell had successfully defended his title and, in the process, avenged two of his three career losses.
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Later in the second round as Couture moved in Chuck Liddell countered similar to in the second fight at UFC 52 knocking Couture out, defeating Couture for the second time via knockout in Las Vegas, Nevada, to retain the light heavyweight championship belt.
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Chuck Liddell, moving backwards, was landing big punches, and a right uppercut ended the fight at 1:35 of the first round.
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In what was the most financially successful UFC event up to that point, Chuck Liddell fought a rematch with Tito Ortiz at UFC 66, which took place on December 30,2006.
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Chuck Liddell had popped the tendon out on the middle finger on his left hand during the fight itself.
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Chuck Liddell was knocked down by a right hook less than two minutes into the first round and was unable to defend himself against Jackson's strikes on the ground, resulting in a knockout victory for Jackson.
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Chuck Liddell responded that it was not anything he had not done prior to his other fights in Las Vegas.
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Silva and Chuck Liddell were supposed to fight in the main event at UFC 76 in Anaheim, California.
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Chuck Liddell stated he wanted a rematch and claimed he had never taken Jardine seriously.
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Chuck Liddell defeated Silva via unanimous decision, out-landing Silva with harder, more efficient punches and getting two takedowns later in the fight.
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However, a hamstring injury forced Chuck Liddell to withdraw from the fight.
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On September 6,2008, Chuck Liddell faced Rashad Evans at UFC 88.
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Chuck Liddell lost the fight via knockout in the second round after Evans connected with an overhand right.
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Shortly after his knockout loss to Evans, long-time trainer John Hackleman confirmed that Chuck Liddell was participating in training sessions with American Top Team to "round out his skills", although he remained officially associated with Hackleman and The Pit fight team.
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On January 17,2009, Dana White confirmed during the UFC 93 post fight press conference that Chuck Liddell's next fight would be against the 2005 Pride Middleweight Grand Prix Champion Mauricio "Shogun" Rua at UFC 97 on April 18 in Montreal, Canada.
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Chuck Liddell was defeated by Rua due to punches late in the first round resulting in a technical knockout.
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On July 10,2009, at the UFC 100 Fan Expo in Las Vegas, Nevada, Chuck Liddell was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame.
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On June 12,2010, Chuck Liddell faced Franklin at UFC 115 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
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At the UFC 125 press conference, Chuck Liddell announced his retirement and stated he would be taking the position of Vice President of Business Development within the UFC.
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On September 8,2013, during an interview on the Opie and Anthony show, Chuck Liddell stated that there was a possibility of one last comeback, similar to George Foreman.
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Chuck Liddell announced on April 14,2018, that he was coming out of retirement to target a third fight with Tito Ortiz.
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Chuck Liddell lost the fight via knockout in the first round.
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On March 3,2020, Chuck Liddell announced in a TMZ interview that he has retired from mixed martial arts again.
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Chuck Liddell was one of the first successful proponents of the "sprawl and brawl" MMA fighting style, which relied on takedown defense and standup fighting in an era where wrestling had been the dominant force.
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Chuck Liddell's style focused mainly on the hands, although he was successful at times with the head kick.
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On October 11,2021, Chuck Liddell was arrested and booked into a Los Angeles-area jail on a misdemeanor charge of domestic battery.
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Chuck Liddell was held at the Malibu Sheriff's Station on a $20,000 bond.
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Three days after the alleged domestic incident, Chuck Liddell filed for a divorce.
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Chuck Liddell is associated with John Hackleman and The Pit fight team.
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Chuck Liddell has a brother named Dan and a sister named Laura.
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Chuck Liddell continues to train in San Luis Obispo, California, where he attended college along with fellow team member and friend Wyatt Courtney.
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Chuck Liddell has one child with MMA fighter Casey Noland, a daughter named Trista.
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Chuck Liddell proposed to his girlfriend Heidi Northcott on November 4,2010.
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Chuck Liddell is a former part-owner of two bars in Lincoln, Nebraska: Dillinger's and NZone.
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Chuck Liddell endorsed John McCain in the 2008 United States presidential election.
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Chuck Liddell told me he had been in countless pro fights and was anxious before every one of them.
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The interview ended when Chuck Liddell asked the host who he would like to fight.
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On May 9,2007, Chuck Liddell became the first UFC fighter to be on the cover of ESPN The Magazine.
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Chuck Liddell released his autobiography, Iceman: My Fighting Life, on January 29,2008, and it spent multiple weeks on the New York Times' best seller list.
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Chuck Liddell was one of 16 people to compete on Season 9 of Dancing with the Stars.
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In 2009, Chuck Liddell made a guest appearance on The Simpsons in Season 21, Episode 3 The Great Wife Hope.
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In 2018, Chuck Liddell was a houseguest on the first US season of Celebrity Big Brother, where he was the first person evicted.