Iceman: My Fighting Life

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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.aWhen 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 Iam thinking, Iave been training hard, itas time to focus....Every man is born with a fight-or-flight instinct, and mine is to fight. It always has been.a aFrom the Prologue Whatas 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. Iave been called the baddest man on the planet. Iam 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 Iam 6'2," 220 pounds, and a trained lethal weapon, but Iam also fiercely loyal, maybe even a bit sensitive, and unexpectedly romantic. In raw detail, and with total honesty, Iam going to tell you the story of my fighting lifeaboth inside and outside the Octagona 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 superstaraor try to, anyway. With never-before-seen photos, Iceman is my true, no-holds-barred story of fighting my way to become a champion.