Former UFC champ destroyed in first round
Published: 19 April, 2009, 13:41
Ultimate Fighting Championship former light-heavyweight champion, Chuck ‘The Iceman’ Liddell, has been knocked out in the first round of his bout against Mauricio Rua.
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12.05.2010, 11:55
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25.11.2009, 09:53
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04.10.2010, 10:52
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A sport conceived in the Soviet Union has finally gone international, with the hand-to-hand fighting finals being held in the US for the first time.
Published: 19 April, 2009, 13:41
Ultimate Fighting Championship former light-heavyweight champion, Chuck ‘The Iceman’ Liddell, has been knocked out in the first round of his bout against Mauricio Rua.