Chuck Liddell’s return to mixed martial arts following an eight-year absence went about as one might expect it would.
The 48-year-old “Iceman” looked slow and vulnerable against longtime rival Tito Ortiz in the Golden Boy MMA headliner at the Forum in Inglewood, Calif., on Saturday night, ultimately losing via knockout 4:24 into the opening frame of their bout. It was Liddell’s fourth consecutive KO/TKO defeat dating back to a second-round knockout loss against Rashad Evans at UFC 88 on Sept. 6, 2008.
“I showed up, no excuses,” Liddell said at a post-fight press conference on Saturday (video via MMAjunkie.