Chuck Liddell. The Iceman.

The first big name I ever heard since watching MMA. Honestly, I never saw him fight till I saw hime fight Rashad Evans, where he got knocked out. I wasn't a big fan of stand up fights back then. I actually prefered watching dominant wrestlers and ground and pound games ;but watching some of Chuck Liddell's higlights made me change my view of MMA. To him, it wasn't just about fighting the right opponent but simply taking it to wherever he leads them. I have great respect to MMA fighters because of Tito Ortiz and Quinton Rampage Jackson and Liddell.

Why?
These are the kind of fighters who i first saw and faught anyone available and it didn't matter if they'd lose, they'd fight the next guy right away.

Ortiz. I feel he still has a lot of fight left in him and he'll be a good match to Renato Babalu Sobral. He has really good ground and pound and he'd stand up if needed. He'd take people to the ground most of the time but always gave his opponents a hard fight. He also I feel was the most impressive in the Celebrity Apprentice. He's no sissy in business and proves he is not afraid to lose. He just wants to fight.

Rampage. He's also like Ortiz but he'll keep it standing more than the ground and pound stuff. He never has a boring fight. He'll keep pushing his opponent and you bet anyone who comes into the cage with him will be instantly scared of those hands which took out Liddell and Wanderlei Silva. His list of victims also included Dan Henderson who's been know to take tough punishment. He fought all kinds of fighters, wrestlers , kick boxers and unorthodox. He doesn't take a lost well and he proved that by improving his overall camp training and conditioning which was evident when he defeated Keith Jardine. He probably should get the next shot and somewhere down the road fight the other man that took out Liddell, Mauricio Shogun Rua.

Liddell. Whatelse is there to say? He was a wrestler turned Kickboxer and used his power to strike fear in his opponents. He built a legacy of stand up fighters and showed the old-fashioned style of no fear and take on all opponents. He'd strike fear into the eyes of his opponents just by stepping in. Only a few were either brave enough or stupid enough risk getting ko'd by his deadly counter right. People should be respectfulof his accomplishments which includes wins over Ortiz, Randy Couture, Sobral, Jeremy Horn, Victor Belfort, Vernon White, Kevin Randleman, Guy Metzer, and a list of victims. Today, we see so many fighters who follow in Liddell's foot steps in terms of style or dominance. Liddell was and will forever be one of a kind. A man who had no fear and was ready to fight in the octagon. A fighting life is about to end but a fighting style which raised the bar to a whole new level.

Our generation has raised a new bar and we need to get there. There aren't many Chuck Liddell's out there. Someone who has the abitlity to raise the bar in a sport that it forces the wrestler to learn to box or the muay thai to start rolling in BJJ and train with wrestlers.

Rest assured this is not our purpose in life. Neither should it be. Liddell just wanted to fight. We just want to study. We may not get the same stuff we usually get but we will win just by working hard and running everyday to get to the next level. Step by step people step by step