At a time when national heroes are falling from grace as steroid use is the topic at the fore of the collective sports world, the Nevada State Athletic Commission confirmed that all of the athletes tested at the Ultimate Fighting Championships’ Dec. 29 event have come back clean, both in testing involving performance enhancing drugs (such as steroids) and drugs of abuse (such as marijuana or cocaine).
According to the commission’s executive director Keith Kizer, “The NSAC tested Georges St. Pierre, Matt Hughes, Chuck Liddell, Wanderlei Silva, Lyoto Machida, Sokoudjou, Rich Clementi, Melvin Guillard, Manny Gamburyan, Dean Lister, Jordan Radev, and Mark Bocek.”
Former Ultimate Fighting Championship light heavyweight titleholder Chuck “The Iceman” Liddell’s book, “ICEMAN: My Fighting Life” hits bookstores Jan. 29.
“I’ve been working on it for a while, since back in May (2007),” said Liddell. “It comes out at the end of the month.”
“They came to me and talked about it and I got someone to help me write it,” he told MMAWeekly. “It talks a lot about different stuff. It’s the story of my life. It covers my whole life.”
The 320-page book, co-authored by Liddell and Chad Millman, chronicles the life of the 38-year-old fighter from childhood through mixed martial arts super stardom with “never before seen” photos.
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Main Card Bouts : -Georges St. Pierre vs. Matt Hughes -Chuck Liddell vs. Wanderlei Silva -Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou vs. Lyoto Machida -Melvin Guillard vs. Rich Clementi -Eddie Sanchez vs. Soa Palalei Preliminary Bouts : -Dean Lister vs. Jordan Radev -Manny Gamburyan vs. Nate Mohr -James Irvin vs. Luis Cane -Roan Carneiro vs. Tony DeSouza -Mark Bocek vs. Doug Evans
UFC 79: Nemesis
Saturday, December 29, 2007
Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, NV
FIGHT CARD:
- 170 lbs: Matt Hughes vs. Georges St. Pierre
- 205 lbs: Chuck Liddell vs. Wanderlei Silva
- 205 lbs: Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou vs. Lyoto Machida
- 155 lbs: Rich Clementi vs. Melvin Guillard
- 265 lbs: Sao Paleleivs. Eddie Sanchez
- 205 lbs: Luis Cane vs. James Irvin
- 155 lbs: Nate Mohr vs. Manny Gamburyan
- 185 lbs: Jordan Radev vs. Dean Lister
- 170 lbs: Roan Carneiro vs. Tony DeSouza
- 155 lbs: Mark Bocek vs. Doug Evans
