UFC's Chuck Liddell to appear on ABC's Dancing with the Stars

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Ok, if you don't care about the UFC, this means nothing.

But I just about barfed with I saw that Chuck Liddell will be appearing on Dancing with the Stars.

For at least one week, that is - until he gets canned. I can't imagine the "Iceman" prancing around like a sissy, but who knows. But I guess he sees it as a career booster, now that his octagon days are ending.

The rest of the new "cast", for those who will admit watching it: :)

Mya, singer
Melissa Joan Hart, actress
Michael Irvin, former Dallas Cowboy
Ashley Hamilton, actor, comedian, singer-songwriter
Aaron Carter, singer
Kathy Ireland, former supermodel-turned-businesswoman
Debi Mazar, actress
Natalie Coughlin, U.S. Olympic swimmer
Louie Vito, snowboarder
Chuck Liddell, ultimate fighting champ
Donny Osmond, singer
Tom DeLay, former Republican congressman
Macy Gray, singer
Joanna Krupa, model and actress
Mark Dacascos, Iron Chef personality
Kelly Osbourne, reality star
 
Lets hope he doesn't get cold feet. Who knows though maybe he can dance, I'm sure he has the cardio for it.
 
Martial arts and dance are related. Mas Oyama always said he could teach karate to anyone who has a sense of rhythm, but if you don't have rhythm you can't do it. That was his only criterion for acceptance as a student -- he wouldn't take anybody who didn't like music.
 
Chuck Liddell's MMA career is already over. Cheers to a new beginning for him. Hopefully, unlike his MMA career, he's not too arrogant to learn from his mistakes in the dancing world.
 
I don't watch TV and have never seen the show, but if it involves Mya dancing then it couldn't be all bad. Heck that may be why The Iceman signed on.
 
Slidetechnik said:
Chuck Liddell's MMA career is already over.
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Maybe, maybe not. I kinda hope so, because I'm a fan of his, and I don't want to see him get his block knocked off again. It's probably too late for him to exit gracefully, and too risky to try and go out in a blaze of glory.

In the mean time, he's taking at least a year off from getting punched in the face, and who knows, maybe he'll be a good dancer. Can't be a martial artist without good footwork...

He definitely needs to learn some swing dancing. Could you imagine how far he could throw a 110lb woman in the air?
 
I watched him on a show fighter vs. fighter and they had him punch a test dummy in the face, to measure how hard a trained fighter could hit. I forget exactly how much force it was, but it was way, way up there. Seems like it was 1200 pounds of force or so.
 
Cougar Allen said:
Martial arts and dance are related. Mas Oyama always said he could teach karate to anyone who has a sense of rhythm, but if you don't have rhythm you can't do it. That was his only criterion for acceptance as a student -- he wouldn't take anybody who didn't like music.
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Apparently, this is quite true. In dance/performance arts, you flow with rhythm to create. In combat, you exploit it to your enemy's disadvantage.

A lot of masters were quite the movers on the dance floor as well.

Wasn't the legendary B.L. a local Cha-cha champ in his younger days?
 
jill jackson said:
I watched him on a show fighter vs. fighter and they had him punch a test dummy in the face, to measure how hard a trained fighter could hit. I forget exactly how much force it was, but it was way, way up there. Seems like it was 1200 pounds of force or so.
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He's also a faster puncher than the "average" Olympic boxer. Compared to some in his weight class (like Rampage or Evens), he doesn't look like he should hit that hard, but people sometimes forget that F=M*A. The M might not be as much, but the A certainly makes up for that. Just ask Mr. Ortiz.
 
Cougar Allen said:
Martial arts and dance are related. .
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Exactly. Watch professional dances -- really watch -- and you will be amazed by the atheleticism, the physicality of it. You will be amazed by their speed, balance, poise... and strength and control... all traits which martial artists -- including UFC fighters -- admire and aspire to.

The famous Ali quote is, "Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee." Dancing is about the "float like a butterfly" part. If you can add the "sting like a bee" part, then you've got the whole package.
 
Athletes from all aspects have done very well,from football players,speed skaters,gymnists,race car drivers,even rodeo cowboys,all of them have had a willingness to learn and attribute their training regiment to their success.A lot will depend on Mr.Liddells attitude,how many nagging injuries he has and how well he takes constructive criticism and don't be surprised if you see a different side of Mr.Liddell.;)I'll be surprised,seeing the rest of the cast,if he doesn't make it into the top 6 or 8 at least.
 
Maybe he will go nuts after messing up on the Turkey Two-Step, and punch Michael Irvin in the mouth.

That would be worth watching.
 
The athletes all seem to do pretty well. Chuck was known for being awkward and hitting hard as heckl; I don't know if he will do well as a dancer.

I'm surprised they didn't have someone like GSP do it. He'd have cross-over appeal and since he is still an active fighter he'd boost his next PPV. The only reason I can see Chuck doing it is because he's going to fight one more time and wants big numbers on the PPV.
 
timing and weight transfere are two things dancing and martial arts have alot in common. a side effect of his appearence on the show will be alot of martial art practisioners watching it. i know i will be watching now.
 
I really think that is what the show does that most reality shows don't,DWTS tries to get a variety of stars to increase the number of people watching to see how their favorite is doing.It's brilliant marketing and it's funny to watch some of the people that are least expected to do good really take an interest and do very well and some of these really tough guys,turn out to be pretty laid back when they are out of their realm of expertise.
 
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