And so it begins. Before the eleventh season of The
Ultimate Fighter has taken the air, ultimate bad boy Tito Ortiz has already
taken the gloves off. The fact that fellow coach and rival Chuck Liddell
likes to party is the UFC's worst kept secret, but Ortiz went after the
"Iceman" full blast at the show's media day earlier this week in
Vegas.
"I think he had a problem. A lot of people go through addiction. I
think his deal was he was an alcoholic. He loved to party," Ortiz told
MMAJunkie.com.
"When you have all the money in the world and you can do what you want, no
one tells you, 'No.' You're one of the baddest men on the Earth; no one tells
you, 'No.' You can do what you want. Thank God that Dana (White) gave him an
intervention, and he's sober now. He's been sober since November, and he looks
like a different person. It's awesome. I'm proud of him - really proud of him.
A lot of people can't do that. I kind of went through that myself, but I looked
in the mirror and I realized that wasn't the life I wanted to lead."
Wonder just how much Chuck was enjoying the life? My buddy Zak Woods made the above collage of some of Chuck's classic moments that may have been inspired by a bit of Grandpa's old cough medicine.
What's your take on the Iceman's turn around? Is the former champ built to last? Let us know in the comments!
