UFC president Dana White once bagged $5,000 as Chuck Liddell beat up hotel security guard

It’s secret that Dana White and Chuck Liddell enjoy a great relationship which extends far beyond ir work since Manchester-born chief used to man Iceman’s career. After White’s school friends Frank and Lorenzo Fertitta bought UFC in 2001, he was made promotion's president. two went on to sell company for $4.2 billion in 2016, which Dana White still looks after.

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Dana White Chuck Liddell bet: When Dana White won $5,000

When UFC was in its early days, y promoted brand by doing tours all over US. It was on one se tours that UFC president made $5,000 by betting on his long-time friend and n UFC fighter Chuck Liddell. In his autobiography, ‘Iceman',  Hall of Famer revealed that while “pushing” UFC in one of states where it was barely kwn, Dana White, Chuck Liddell and ors stayed at a “fancy place” where one knew who y were.  

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He recalled that one night, Dana White started talking to a hotel security guard who questioned UFC supremo about Chuck Liddell who was sporting a mohawk and a Japanese tattoo on his head. When Dana White told guard at Liddell was a UFC fighter, guard responded with: "This is all cr*p. ne of that stuff is real." That’s when Dana White fixed a fight between Iceman and security guard, who used to wrestle at school.

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Chuck Liddell claimed that all hotel staff surrounded lobby at 2 in morning and started making bets among mselves. As soon as Dana clapped his hands, fight started and within two minutes, Liddell put guard into a neck crank, winning $5,000 for White. Iceman states that after win, he, White and ors went to grab some canli to celebrate. Chuck Liddell revealed that next day, Dana White met guard and gave him some money as he was in a lot of pain.

“Before guard could make a real move, I put him in a neck crank that was so fierce he started yelling, ‘I can’t see, I can’t see,’” Chuck Liddell added.

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Im Source: Chuck Liddell Instagram, AP