At 48 years of age, UFC Hall-of-Famer Chuck Liddell decided to come out of an eight-year retirement. During a recent interview with Larry King, “The Iceman” stated that his desire to return was because he was “not able to end his career in his own terms.”
In another interview on Monday’s episode of Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show on ESPN, Liddell said that coming out of retirement was also about proving his doubters wrong.
“I wasn’t really ready to leave when I left. I love this sport. I love fighting. I love training,” Liddell said (transcript via MMA Mania).