Born in 1969, Chuck Liddell was raised in Santa Barbara and started taking Karate lessons at the age of 12. He was the captain of both his high school football team and wrestling team. He was also a four year Letterman for the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo wrestling team, and graduated with a degree in Business Accounting in 1995.

He always enjoyed fighting and after viewing the first pay per view UFC (Ultimate Fighting Champion) fight, he fell in love with the sport and upon graduating from college began to train to become a professional fighter. His goal was to fight in Mixed Martial Arts with the UFC. His first fight was in 1998 and he won with a decision by the judges. In April of 2005, with a record of 16 and 3, he won the Light Heavyweight Title after defeating Randy Couture with a TKO. He had previously lost to Couture in 2003 in his first title shot. He went on to defend his title four times before being defeated by Quinton Jackson in May of 2007. He then lost 3 out of his next 4 bouts and just announced his retirement from the cage at age 39 with a record of 21 wins and 7 losses.

Liddell’s passion and success in his sport has given him a lot of notoriety and his picture has adorned the front cover of several sport related magazines, including “ESPN, The Magazine,” “Fighters Only” and “Men’s Fitness.” He has starred in the television realty show called “The Ultimate Fighter” and appeared in various movies, TV interviews and documentaries. His book, “Iceman, My Fighting Life” was published in February of 2008. Today, Liddell lives in San Luis Obispo, California and owns and operates “SLO Kickboxing School.” He remains very active in MMA and UFC.