Chuck Liddell to referee boxing match between Lamar Odom and Aaron Carter
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Chuck Liddell is making his debut in the squared circle…but not in the way you might think. The former UFC light heavyweight champion and Hall of Famer has been asked to be the special guest referee in the celebrity boxing match between Lamar Odom and Aaron Carter.
FITE TV the streaming service that hosts several mixed martial arts and boxing events on its platform made the announcement on Thursday afternoon. Liddell then confirmed his involvement with Celebrity Boxing Entertainment and its upcoming event on Twitter.
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At the beginning of this month, Jiri Prochazka had a sterling sophomore appearance in the UFC, knocking out Dominick Reyes in the main event of UFC Vegas 25 with a spinning back elbow. The finish was immediately lauded as a Knockout of the Year contender and vaulted Prochazka up to third in the UFC light heavyweight rankings. But for as great a showing as it was, the former KSW light heavyweight champion was not as excited about his performance as everyone else was.
“I’m enjoying what I’m doing, the show and the movement, but my idea of fighting is to be the master of fighting,” Prochazka told RT Sport recently. “ That’s something because the true master is in a fight for (only) the time what is necessary. That was not the master with Dominick. That was a war. That was a war and I don’t like it.”
UFC Hall of Famer Chuck Liddell said that he’s ready to fight YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul, saying “Iâm ready anytime for that clown.”
Liddell was responding to a fan who had suggested that either Liddell, UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya or former UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov should fight Paul, who has quickly turned himself into one of combat sports’ biggest names. Taking to his social media to respond, “The Iceman” said that he’d be happy to fight Paul.
Iâm ready anytime for that clown https://t.co/J0QeXRvvzn
Iâm ready anytime for that clown