{"id":7209,"date":"2018-05-18T13:40:53","date_gmt":"2018-05-18T13:40:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/?p=7209"},"modified":"2018-05-18T13:43:27","modified_gmt":"2018-05-18T13:43:27","slug":"csac-open-to-granting-mma-legend-chuck-liddell-a-licensee-under-one-condition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/csac-open-to-granting-mma-legend-chuck-liddell-a-licensee-under-one-condition\/","title":{"rendered":"Chuck Liddell May Get New MMA Licence Under One Condition"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"MMA fighters don\u2019t have a long shelf life due to the nature of the intense combat sports. <\/p>\n

Most MMA fighters tend to retire in their mid to late 30s and that\u2019s what happened with MMA legend Chuck Liddell<\/a> who last fought in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in June 2010 at UFC 115<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The MMA community said goodbye to Liddell 8 years ago and no one expected to see \u2018The Iceman<\/em>\u2019 return to the cage. However, the 48 year old Liddell has teased fans for the last couple of years about a potential return and it appears those rumours are now going to come to fruition as Liddell has confirmed that he will be coming out of retirement not just for one fight but for a few.<\/p>\n

The California State Athletic Commission<\/a> (CSAC) is open to granting Liddell an MMA license but under one condition. Director Andy Foster<\/strong> wants Liddell to submit himself to advanced medical tests and pass them with flying colours.<\/p>\n

The Iceman will have to go through a magnetic resonance angiogram<\/a> (MRA) for his brain, do extensive blood work, cardiac and neurocognitive testing along with a number of other tests<\/strong>. He will have to pass all of these tests with flying colours as any deterioration in these tests will prevent CSAC from granting him an MMA license.<\/p>\n

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