Without Chuck Liddell there’s a very real chance that the UFC would be buried among the ashes right now.
The “Iceman” era of the sport was one of the most critical stages in UFC history.
Banned from T.V. and with few fans, Chuck Liddell’s impressive knockout winning streak against championship level opponents, helped launch the UFC to where we are at today.
Now, Chuck is speaking out on the weekend’s UFC 229 brawl, and he’s pissed that Conor and Khabib are burning down the house that he built with his own blood.
Here’s what “The Iceman” had to say on the matter:
Incredible performance by both fighters @thenotoriousmma and @khabib_nurmagomedov But to end it like they did was a huge embarrassment to the sport. We (fighters)are sportsmen and champions and we should hold ourselves to a higher standard. We owe it to our fans and the sport itself. I don’t know when things started turning into some kind of shit show?!!! Unfortunately, when you allow more and more B.S. during weigh ins and outside of fights; You only slap fighters on the wrist for acting like barbarians and then offer them bigger contracts and reward them for this behavior. There is no penalty for their actions and it condones this type of behavior and consequently our sport loses its sacred respect. #respect #honor #martialarts #champion #goldenboypromotions #timeshavechanged #sportsmanship #whatashame
