MMA Star Chuck Liddell: Naked Ambition

Having never been a fan of Chuck Liddell, I was not sure what to make of the recent Reebok Viral Video depicting him working out in the nude, (except for the Reeboks, which was probably the whole point of the video, right?).

This was something I had never hoped to see on video.

It is true that along with millions of other women fans, I have hoped for a glimpse of Georges St-Pierre dropping his underwear to reveal a little more of his anatomy, but not so much any other MMA fighter and certainly not the Iceman, Chuck Liddell.

So, needless to say, Grandma was quite perplexed and for once, at a loss for words.

However, as with most things MMA in origin, I now have formed several opinions which I am prepared to share.

At the age of forty, I doubt that Mr. Liddell is eager to launch a career as a nude model, so it is my assumption that MMA fans are safe from seeing further skin flicks of the 205—pound fighter in movies or any other ad promotions.

Somehow it is beyond my elderly comprehension that Chuck was in on this expose. I will admit that his female companion is lovely to see exercising in the buff. (For those who may be wondering, her Reeboks looked terrific and she has lovely feet ).

In my modest way of thinking, the only naked ambition that Chuck Liddell harbors is to return to fighting in the octagon in spite of his boss/friend Dana White's edict that he retire to be the manager in charge of "fun" at the UFC.

Of course, I am cognizant of the fact that in allowing Liddell to coach opposite his long time nemesis Tito Ortiz, that Dana White is willing to let friend Chuck enter the cage for a last hurrah after the TUF 11 series ends. After all, that is a big part of the whole concept—the rivalry between the coaches.

However, I do not believe that after fighting Tito, Chuck will bow out gracefully to become the head of the UFC Department of Fun. With crotch-rapping Dana, the fun could be worse than being video taped in the nude. (I wonder if Dana was in cahoots with Reebok)?

Rampage finally got fed up with being cuffed in the balls by the boss, so I am not sure how long Chuck could endure it. And it is obvious to all who have seen Dana's video blogs that crotch hits seem to be Dana's idea of entertainment, along with other grade school type pranks, though he, like Chuck, is forty years old!

Chuck being the rock-star icon of the UFC does not impress me as one to accept Dana's mandated retirement. I believe that the Iceman wants to rival Mark Coleman and Randy Couture as being one of the oldest competitors in the UFC. To retire at the tender age of forty would make Chuck appear to be a mere punk by comparison.

So this, in my opinion, is the beginning of Mr. Liddell's campaign or resurgence in the sport of MMA as a legend of his own making, beyond what Dana sees to be his future in the sport or UFC organization.

Will Chuck succeed?

Well, in my way of thinking, (and judging from his nudity in the video), both he and the viewers can easily see his package below his formerly protuberant abdomen, so he is clearly putting his all into the conditioning for his return bout with Tito.

Looks like Chuck is back to stay!