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Over the past few years I’ve read and reviewed countless professional wrestling books, but only one on mixed martial arts. You see, living in a small English coastal town means that it’s quite unlikely that you’ll see an MMA themed book in our branch of Jarrolds. Which is why I was both surprised and pleased that I saw Chuck Liddell’s biography screaming at me from the shelf.

Iceman: My Fighting Life is the first MMA biography I’ve ever read. From the proverbial humble beginnings in a one parent family, it tells the life of one of the greatest fighters in MMA history. Ever since he was a young child abandoned by his father (or sperm donor as Liddell refers to him), he only wanted to do one thing – fight.

And fight he did, taking karate lessons, competing in countless wrestling tournaments during his educational years, through to his early days as a poorly paid kick boxer, right up to the moment where he made his MMA debut in the struggling Ultimate Fighting Championship. Well, it was struggling until Dana White and his pals saved the sinking ship.

Without a doubt Liddell is one of the most well-known and respected fighters ever to grace a mixed martial arts cage/ring/whatever, that much is apparent just by reading the great man’s words. He respects everyone he meets, unless their name is Tito Ortiz that is.

You see, Chuck and Tito just don’t get on, and it’s this part of the book which is the most intriguing, how the then-light heavyweight champion kept telling everyone how great he was. Great he may have been, but he was quite reluctant to defend his title against the up-and-coming Iceman, until both fighters lost big matches and both fighters had something to prove.

I can always tell how good a book is when I hear the author’s voice in my head while I’m reading. That’s just what happened to me while reading this book. Ghost written it may have been, but these words come straight from the Iceman’s heart and mind.

In conclusion – Iceman: My Fighting Life is a great read, it really is. If the only Liddell you know is the guy who lost fights to Rampage Jackson and Keith Jardine, then you won’t know much about his early days. This book will help you fill in those blanks. It’s the story of a man who’s life has been defined by his fighting, the story of a man who’s had to fight for everything in his life.

Chuck Liddell – Iceman: My Fighting Life is available wherever books are sold.

Review courtesy Julian Radbourne @ www.twoshedsreview.com

Verne Gagne

Greg Gagne son of legend Verne Gagne was interviewed by 57gold.com and claims that he and his dad invented the world of MMA. According to Greg, he and his dad pitched the idea around 1992 with a wrestling committee where his dad was on the board of USA Wrestling in Las Vegas to start a new type of wrestling which would be the Martial Arts. Randy Couture and Chuck Liddell were supposedly sat in the front audience and brought up this idea to Dana White, where White invented the UFC cause of this.

The link is http://57gold.com/interviews.asp

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Glover Texeira (7-2), who trains with Chuck Liddell, def. Leonardo “Chocolate” Nascimento (7-6-1) via Submission (Guillotine Choke) in Round 1 in their fight in Brazil. Texeira hadn’t fought since March 2008.

Middleweight Terry Martin, who went 2-4 in the UFC and who’s also recently dabbled in professional boxing, suffered a knockout loss to Julio Paulino. He has lost three straight MMA fights, and his record falls to 18-8.

Phil Cardella, who lost just 1 month go at WEC 42 for his second loss in the promotion, lost again in Texas. Cardella was KO’d by Ran Weathers in the first round, dropping his record to 8-5.

UFC 106: Lesnar vs. Carwin set for November 21, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

UFC vet and “The Ultimate Fighter 2″ runner-up Brad Imes suffered a third-round TKO loss to Josh Queen and has now dropped three of his past four fights.

Sidney Silva, who lost to The Ultimate Fighter 6 finalist Tommy Speer in the WEC, improved his record to 8-2 when he won a unanimous decision against Mike Hanks.

Monte Cox’s Adrenaline MMA promotion returns on Friday for its fourth show, and notables Tim Sylvia are Houston Alexander are part of the night’s HDNet-televised main card. Adrenaline MMA IV takes place at the Mid-American Center in Council Bluffs, Iowa. The live broadcast begins at 10 p.m. ET. In the night’s main event, former UFC heavyweight champion Tim Sylvia (24-6) takes on Jason Riley (6-1), and current UFC fighter Houston Alexander (8-4) meets UFC vet Sherman Pendergarst (11-14) in the co-headliner. The UFC is taking the necessary steps to assure that at least some of the fighters on the card, scheduled for Saturday at American Airlines Center in Dallas, will be tested. A spokesperson for the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation says current legislation doesn’t require the state to test combat-sports competitors. However, a UFC executive has announced that testing has been requested and will be handled by a third party.

UFC Light Heavyweight Matt Hamill will be appearing from 2pm-4pm at the TIME WARNER CABLE booth on Fifth Street between Race Street and Broadway in Downtown Cincinnati, OH this Saturday September 19.

Countdown to UFC 103: Franklin vs. Belfort will re-air tonight at midnight on Spike Tv. The opening story that deals with the return of Vitor Belfort was well done. It presented old and new UFC fans with a emotional glimpse of The Phenom.
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