Chuck Liddell has heard from followers involved about adjustments in his speech, however the UFC Corridor of Famer insists it isn’t one thing some concern.
Though Liddell had an illustrious combating profession, he didn’t go away the game of blended martial arts unscathed. “The Iceman” was knocked out seven occasions, and the previous couple of bouts have been particularly brutal. He suffered knockout losses to Rashad Evans, Mauricio “Shogun” Rua, and Wealthy Franklin earlier than first retiring.
Eight years later, “The Iceman” determined to come back out of retirement to face longtime rival Tito Ortiz. Liddell was knocked out by “Dangerous Boy from Huntington Seaside” within the opening body.
In a chat with Dominick Cruz on the “Love & Warfare” podcast, Liddell stated that harm to his neck and vocal cords have been chargeable for the adjustments in his speech (by way of MMAFighting).
“That is laborious for me as a result of I’ve seen lots of people present me earlier than and after movies and issues like that,” Liddell stated. “However the issue is that I broken my vocal chords and neck.
“It was both from the surgical procedure or after the surgical procedure. I went to the hospital and so they stated, ‘You’ve got broken one in every of them. There’s three muscle tissue there and one in every of them does not appear to be working. So the opposite two are going to take over. So your voice will change.'”
Liddell additionally criticized social media accounts that compiled clips of him talking as if he had mind issues.
“I’ve seen them, and so they’ve achieved some stuff with me. Hey, you are actually going to select one the place it is like I am having a dialog with somebody and I am like, ‘Wait, wait, I forgot, hmm,’ and so they make it appear like, ‘Oh, he has mind issues,'” Liddell stated. “However it’s what it’s.”
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