10 Things UFC Want You To Forget About Chuck Liddell
10. Dancing With The Stars
It will come as a great surprise to learn that Chuck Liddell known as one of the most brutal strikers in the history of the UFC took part in the ninth series of Dancing with the Stars. Thats right: The Iceman exchanged the blood, bruises and sweat of the Octagon for the glitz, glamour and slightly less sweat of the dance floor. Though clearly intended as a tongue-in-cheek appearance, seeing Chuck spinning around showing his whitened teeth did damage the image of the former-light heavyweight champion. Perhaps even worse, despite his still being a professional athlete at the time of filming, Liddell was only able to muster an eleventh place finish out of the 16-C-list celebrities competing, beaten by the likes of Melissa Joan Hart, Kelly Osbourne and Donny Osmond (who went on to win the whole competition). It would be bad enough seeing a legend of the sport dancing around the place anyway, but rubbing shoulders with a gaggle of celebrities desperate to revive their deflating careers is below Chuck Liddell; this is doubtless a reality show the UFC would rather we all forget about (this and TUF 13).
Hailing from South East London, Sam Heard is an aspiring writer and recent graduate from the University of Warwick. Sam's favourite things include energy drinks, late nights spent watching the UFC with his girlfriend and annihilating his friends at FIFA.
