The long-time trainer for Chuck Liddell, John Hackleman, commented in a recent interview with MMAWeekly.com that Nyquil alone did not knock UFC Light Heavyweight Champion on his ass for an interview on “Good Morning Texas” last week.
Nope, Nyquil had some help in the form of prescription sleep aid pills and a nasty case of pneumonia.
Here’s a snip:
On the night before his appearance, Liddell was in Texas and was on the phone with Hackleman, asking what he could take to get some sleep. Hackleman told him to take some and drink lots of water. Apparently, Liddell still couldn’t sleep and someone nearby gave him prescription sleep aid pills, which are not supposed to be taken in combination with non-prescription sleep aids like Nyquil. Four hours later, it was time for Liddell to wake up for his TV appearance, and the rest is history.
History is perhaps an understatement. If you haven’t seen this interview yet, feel free to check it out right here — it’s downright shocking.
According to the article, Liddell has to take antibiotics for two weeks to treat the illness before he can resume training for his upcoming fight in May.
His opponent is undetermined … and it looks more and more like it will not be Quinton “Rampage” Jackson.
That’s too bad becasue other than Nyquil and Rampage, there doesn’t seem to be anyone or anything capable of derailing the champ right now. It’ll be interesting to see who UFC President Dana White lines up in the cage opposite Liddell for UFC 71.
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Rofl.. great wording!
Hacklemen should kick chuck’s publicist in the mouth.
i am very very very interested to see who dana is gonna give chuck if rampage is not fighting him.
GET SHOGUN TO FIGHT CHUCK IN UFC 71!!!!………..I KNOW I KNOW…..I NEED TO STOP DREAMING
I don’t think Chuck is ready for Rampage again… not yet at least.
When Dana took Chuck over to Pride to fight Rampage last year he didn’t look like the Chuck we normally see in the UFC. He wasn’t ready for that longer 1st round, and he was so out of gas that he just had to quit.
Rampage is a tough fighter, and it will be a great fight – IF Chuck can get into top fighting shape for the match. But if he’s having people around him that are allowing him to do stupid stuff like this… he’ll be more like Anna Nicole Smith than the Iceman.
I like Chuck & I want him to beat Rampage, but he needs to keep his focus & not let the people around him cause him to slip when he needs most to be on point. Rampage can be too cocky, and an Iceman at 100% could be just the man to shut him up.
Chuck is NOT ready for rampage? did i just read that. did you see rampage versus eastman, if he fights chuck like that he’ll get his ass shipped back to pride.
This comes to no surprise to me…. For a long time now I have herd from friends that they have partied with chuck! and have been on some “sleeping pills”! hahaha if that’s what the code for it is now… So I knew it was a matter of time before something like this would happen… Now that MMA is getting so big!
Well I feel bad for chuck, he is great fighter but you have to be VERY CAREFUL now with your popularity!
Looking forward to Rampage vs Chuck and chuck vs cro-cop!
Dana took Chuck over to Pride in 03, not 06.
All this “he had pneunomia, he called his trainer, blah blah,” is still all bullshit. If he had freaking pneumonia, wtf is he doing out partying all week? If their story is true, this dude has some serious addiction issues. If it’s not, and I dont think it is, Dana and all the other leeches of Liddell are just trying to protect their parasitic host.
Some ppl just cant handle fame, River Phoenix, Danny Partridge, James Dean, etc. Dude, can fight in the ring, but cant handle the pressure outside of the cage.
Get him some help people.
My god do people overreact anymore to anything.Dude had pneumonia and Bronchitis and doesn’t wake up early normally. His body cycle is such that his first training session is normally at 1:00 in the afternoon. Add all that and a tough schedule with lots of traveling and appearances (probably too much boozing here and there) and you get a groggy iceman.
Chuck didn’t get to where he is today by not taking opponents seriously and brushing things off. His trainer keeps him locked down about 10 weeks before a fight and his apperances become minimal if any.
ZenRhino, Chuck fought Rampage in 03 in Japan with different rules and a torn quad. He gassed and was having an off night and Rampage was on his A-game. Don’t take this as a lame excuse as Rampage really was the better man that night.
That being said, your crazy if you don’t think Chuck is the heavy favorite in this fight. He’s been on a roll lately and has evolved so much as a fighter. Rampage hasn’t been the same lately and he struggled in that first round against Eastman. You can’t knock Chuck out and it’s hard to get him down especially in the Octagon.
“You can’t knock Chuck out and it’s hard to get him down especially in the Octagon.”
http://www.dailymotion.com/visited/search/liddell+/video/x68cu_chuck-liddell-vs-quinton-jackson
and Liddell v. Couture come to mind.
Ok, it was ‘03 & not last year… but that’s when I saw it on FSN. It looked current, and I didn’t check into when the fight happened until you mentioned it just now. I did a Google search to see that you are correct for the year they fought.
Don’t get me wrong. I’m a Liddell fan & not rooting for Rampage. I’m just saying that Chuck didn’t look as good as he normally does when he fought Rampage in Pride.
Rampage has been going through some very tough fighters over in Pride. Not saying that Chuck has been fighting lesser quality guys, but I hope Chuck really has his A game working when he goes up against Rampage.
I don’t think Tito is all that good, but you can’t deny Chuck’s wins over people like Randy Couture, Jeremy Horn, & Renato Sobral. Chuck is a great Light-Heavyweight Champ, and he represents the UFC well.
But you can’t deny that he wasn’t on the same level as Rampage way back when they first fought. I’m hoping that he learned from that fight as he did from his loss to Randy Couture. Something that also works in Chuck’s favor is that the next fight between Chuck & Rampage would be on Chuck’s “turf”. Maybe some of what caused that last result had to do with the difference in the length of the round & the “ring” as compared to the UFC Octagon?
Maybe the switch to the Octagon is what caused Rampage to look like he did against Eastman? Or maybe there were other reasons behind his performance being what it was… who knows?
I don’t remember hearing anything about Chuck having a torn quad for that ‘03 fight… but that (plus the other factors) might explain things. I think it had more to do with the length of the 1st round, but that’s my opinion & not a fact.
I agree that Chuck would be the favorite in a fight between him & Rampage. It would be odd for the reigning champ to NOT be the favorite, but I guess it’s happened before. Personally, I think Chuck would win, unless he got stupid. I think his striking would win out over Rampage’s tactic of grabbing the opponent & slamming the shit out of them. (I wonder if Matt Hughes learned that trick from watching Rampage?)
It wasnt a torn quad. They sell Nyquil in Japan at half price.
I am still in shock that someone allowed Chuck to go on the air!!!
That person’s job should have been terminated!
As for Morethan Ufc and Tommy
I first me Randy Couture when I was attending the University Randy was studying german and evetually graduated with a degree in it. I was going fo pre med, thank you.
As for Cro Cop, I saw him in 2 fights in Croatia in 1997. And I am positive, POSITIVE THEY WERE NOT EVEN BROADCASTED LOCALLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! CATCH MY DRIFT?
SunnY HAS JUST RAGED IN THE BUILDING!!!!!!!!
THAT IS I MET HIM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA, NOT OREGON!!
lol. nyquill. im still wondering if dana is gonna set up the iceman with tommy morrison for ufc 71
As for Cro Cop, I saw him in 2 fights in Croatia in 1997. And I am positive, POSITIVE THEY WERE NOT EVEN BROADCASTED LOCALLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! CATCH MY DRIFT?
Is your drift that we have no way to confirm what you say because THEY WERE NOT EVEN BROADCASTED LOCALLY?
Besides seeing Bas Rutten fight when I was in Japan with the US Army, I have seen Chuck Liddell fight a $10 hooker over a bottle of Robe and get KTFO. It wasnt broadcast, NOT EVEN LOCALLY!
Could you have met Randy, sure, 1000s have, but the Crocop thing I aint buying. Alpha is a segregated unit within the Croatian Army. Much like our Delta or the UK’s SAS. He may have fought in public, but it’s very hard to believe. That was the reason for his 96-99 hiatus in the first place, AFAIK.
Just a quick question, sort of on this topic, sort of off topic:
Why is UFC having THREE major events so quickly? I mean, is it REALLY necessary to have 2 events in April? Especially since the quality of the cards is lacking… I say it would be better to just have 1 event that month with all of those fights listed. (Might justify the cost for the pay-per-view)
There are three events in April:
UFC Fight Night 9 — April 5
UFC 69 — April 7
UFC 70 — April 21
I’ve ruled out sleep.
Something else I’m curious about…
If you say the Liddell/Jackson fight was 2003 & not 2006, (like I had said) then why does that link you have in one of your posts have the fight listed as being “25 June 2006 Ottawa, Canada”?
http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder/fightfinder.asp?FighterID=192
It was 2003, ok? Are any more evidence you need, or should I wake Chuck up so he can tell you himself?
UFCmania,
I wasn’t including the “UFC Fight Night 9″ on the 5th. I was talking about UFC 69, UFC 70, & UFC 71 all going down between April & May. But since you posted it for me… what justifies a pay-per-view event only 14 days after UFC 69?
MoreThanUFC,
I’m just asking why a link that YOU PROVIDED in a post listed the fight as being in Ottawa, Canada & happenning on June 25, 2006.
I did a Google search & some link from the L.A. Times mentions Jackson havinga win against Chuck from 2003.
BUT… I was not asking you that, I was asking why you would post a link showing the video from the fight that lists the date/location as being in 2006/Canada.
Uh, that’s when it was uploaded and from where….
ok… cool. that settles that.
I wasn’t trying to be a dick, I was honestly curious why that was listed the way it was. You would think the system wouldn’t be that muddled to label the video that way. (or that’s my thinking)
I did see it on FSN last year, and that’s originally why I thought it was 2006. Chuck looked like he does now, it didn’t look like it was 3 years old.
I think Rampage is a very tough fighter, and that Wanderlei Silva isn’t the same guy that lost to Tito. (didn’t Vitor beat him too in UFC?) But, I think Chuck would still win against either of them – should those fights ever happen.
vitors knockout over silva is one of my personal favorites
2 bad rampage is gunna take chucks belt away.
Hey no one has asked this….
UFCmania, who the hell is that in the picture for this thread? It’s not Liddell. It does kinda looks like a future Chuck Liddell, though.
It’s Liddell’s trainer, John Hackleman.
IF Rampage takes Chuck’s belt away, it will be after going through a war for 5 rounds. It’s going to be one hell of a fight, I think it will be like Griffin/Bonnar – only about 10 times worse. Chuck will strike Rampage & Rampage will slam Chuck. It will come down to who can inflict more damage, or who can get the right move in at the critical moment.
I’m rooting for Chuck… if he wins, the Nyquil is on me!
Is it me or does Chuck’s trainer look like a ” beefed up in shape” Tank Abbott!!!
SunnY
id say a beefed up david cross…the comedian in Scary movie two( the guy in the wheelchair), i would post a pic but im not capable
You shoulda Photoshopped a bottle of Nyquil in his left hand.
You mean this guy?
I wouldn’t say that to his face… he might get offended & want to slap you for saying he looks like this geek, only beefed up.
ok, it didn’t let me post a link to the pic of David Cross. just Google him & see for yourself.
thanks for trying zen…i think people will agree with me..and yes hes pretty bad ass, i wouldnt tell him
I told you to keep my name out cha jaw sunny. I don’t care who you claim to know. Funny I don’t hear Randy claiming you. I also never questioned your time at school with him cause I honestly don’t know. I do have ’some’ life of my own and can’t see how that will help me learn the sport…except learn to argue the sport and thats not me. So once again I ask you to be the lady you claim to be and leave me alone.
Yeah Sunny Santoro— Nicky Santoro was Joe Pesci’s name on Casino, you claim to be so educated…
Casino
Theatrical movie poster
Directed by Martin Scorsese
Produced by Barbara De Fina
Written by Nicholas Pileggi, Martin Scorsese
Starring Robert De Niro
Joe Pesci
Sharon Stone
Frank Vincent
Don Rickles
James Woods
Kevin Pollak
Alan King
Cinematography Robert Richardson
Editing by Thelma Schoonmaker
Distributed by Universal Pictures
Release date(s) November 22, 1995
Running time 178 min.
Country USA
Language English
Budget $52,000,000
IMDb profile
Casino is a 1995 movie directed by Martin Scorsese, based on the book of the same name by Nicholas Pileggi and Larry Shandling. Robert De Niro stars as Sam “Ace” Rothstein, a top gambling handicapper who is called by the Mob to oversee the day-to-day operations at the fictional Tangiers Casino in Las Vegas. The story is based on Frank “Lefty” Rosenthal, who ran the Stardust, Fremont and the Hacienda casinos in Las Vegas for The Mob from the 1970s until the early 1980s.
Joe Pesci plays Nicky Santoro, based on the real-life Anthony “Tony the Ant” Spilotro, an intimidating enforcer for the Chicago Outfit. Santoro is sent to Vegas by the bosses to make sure that money from the Tangiers is skimmed off the top and that the casinos and mobsters in Vegas are kept in line. Sharon Stone plays Rothstein’s wife, the self-obsessed, spoiled, devious and sly Ginger, a role that earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress.
Pileggi has described Casino as Scorsese’s last installment to his gangster trilogy, supplementing Mean Streets and Goodfellas. However, the film has more obvious stylistic connections to the latter (Goodfellas), Scorsese’s 1990 cinematic masterpiece[citation needed]. Also, both films were based on a book by Pileggi and starred De Niro and Pesci. For these reasons, some people even consider Casino an unofficial sequel to Goodfellas[citation needed].
SHE IS GONNA TRY TO CLAIM HIS REAL NAME WAS SUNNY. HER LIES COVERING HER LIES COVERING HER LIES. PLEASE GO AWAY AND LET US DISCUSE MMA!!!!!!! WE MAY NOT ALWAYS AGREE BUT THIS SHIT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR DAYS AND IS RIDICULASSSS!!!!!
why are you people talking of things other than mma i do not understand.chuck on that tv show in his voice did not sound like he had pnuemonia.surley if he was that ill he would be coughing up big green lumps of flem.I beleive what happened is he had a cold,went on a crazy bender consumed vast amounts of alcohol,took a terrifying cocktail of drugs,had no sleep for around 5 nights and then probably wouldnt listen when he was advised not to go on that show where he unforgivibly infront of billions made an absolute twat of himself,then as he was laying in bed horribly embarressed at what he had done with a disgusting hangover and comedownm his cold then developed into somthing nasty.I would bet a large amount of money that is the truth.