Chuck Liddell On Tito Ortiz's Withdrawal And Rich Franklin As An Opponent source: FightLine.com
Former UFC Light-Heavyweight Champion and MMA legend Chuck "The Iceman" Liddell was motivated, after four losses in five fights, to make his return to the Octagon against long-time rival Tito "The Huntington Beach Bad Boy" Ortiz.
The two were coaches opposite one another on the currently airing season of The Ultimate Fighter reality TV show and during taping Ortiz did and said just enough to fire up Liddell and make the fight personal. So it was with unsurprised disappointment that Liddell met the news of Ortiz's withdrawal from the fight due to injury. "The Iceman" recently spoke with Men's Fitness about not fighting Ortiz and about his new replacement opponent, Rich Franklin.
"I still really want to knock him out," Liddell said of Ortiz. "After the sh** he said on the show [The Ultimate Fighter] I really wanted to [fight]. He ran his mouth and now I get to say 'I told you so' to Dana [White, the UFC president]. I told Dana that he wouldn't fight me and that he was just going to use this to get on TV."
Read the complete storyChuck Liddell is first MMA fighter to be honored at Madame Tussauds by Robin Leach, source: Las Vegas Sun
UFC legend Chuck Liddell will be immortalized in wax this morning by Madame Tussauds Las Vegas at the UFC Fan Expo at Mandalay Bay Convention Center. The 40-year-old athlete becomes the first MMA star to be inducted into the famed collection located at the front of The Venetian.
Thousands of fans will watch as the 6-foot fighter with the most feared right hand in the sport is inducted into the museum. After the Fan Expo ends tomorrow, Chuck's wax double will be moved to the museum and placed on display inside a UFC Octagon along with his UFC championship belt and trunks.
Chuck will make an appearance July 1 to see his figure for the first time at a VIP party and statue unveiling ceremony at Madame Tussauds. Chuck began his martial arts career at age 12 and has become a superstar athlete famous for his seven-fight win streak in which he was pitted against popular MMA stars including Randy Couture and Tito Ortiz. He's been a part of UFC for more than a decade, and his star power helped make it the fastest-growing sports organization.
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