| Liddell is the face of The Ultimate Fighting Championship, one of the fastest-growing--and most brutal--sports in North America. "Iceman" tells the story of how this bartender from California became the #1 ranked light-heavyweight fighter in the world. Illustrated.
From The Publisher:
"When I walk out of the tunnel, I can see the lights, hear the music, feel the crowd, but it all begins to close off as I near the cage. By that point I'm thinking, I've been training hard, it's time to focus....Every man is born with a fight-or-flight instinct, and mine is to fight. It always has been." —From the Prologue
What's it like to have no fear, to make people cower in their shoes, to know the sweet satisfaction of knocking a guy out with a single, devastating punch? You have to read my book to find out. I've been called the baddest man on the planet. I'm the face of Ultimate Fighting Championship, the leader in mixed martial arts and the fastest growing sport in America. In 1998 I won my first MMA fight. Not long after, the UFC came calling, and eventually fought my way to become the #1 ranked light-heavyweight contender in the world. Not bad for a bartender with a college degree in accounting.
I was raised by a single mother and inspired by my grandfather, a first-generation Irish American from Mafia-run Brooklyn. I learned how to fight at a very young age. Now I'm 6'2", 220 pounds, and a trained lethal weapon, but I'm also fiercely loyal, maybe even a bit sensitive, and unexpectedly romantic. In raw detail, and with total honesty, I'm going to tell you the story of my fighting life—both inside and outside the Octagon—including my childhood in the poor section of Santa Barbara, gritty insider accounts of my major fights, stories behind my trademark mohawk and nickname, my ongoing rivalry with Tito Ortiz and deep-rooted friendship with Dana White, and how I balance life as a father, a UFC champ, and a superstar—or try to, anyway. Withnever-before-seen photos, Iceman is my true, no-holds-barred story of fighting my way to become a champion.
Annotation:
From humble roots in the poor neighborhoods of Santa Barbara and jobs as a bar bouncer, Chuck Liddel has risen to become one of the most famous and feared Mixed Martial Artists in the brutal and increasingly popular sport. In his frank memoir, he tells how he learned to fight, talks about his vicious rivalry with Tito Ortiz, gives a play by play of his most famous fights including his UFC light heavyweight championship, and reveals little known sides of his personality: who knew that a 220lb tattooed and mohawked man capable of knocking a man out with a single punch could have such a sensitive side to his personality?
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