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UltimateBet Inks Chuck Liddell to Sponsorship for UFC 97

by Wicked Chops Entity on 4.7.2009 in Ultimate Bet | no comments

Whether or not UltimateBet has any staying power in sponsoring major MMA fighters/events after this month remains to be seen (we say "no,"), however, Bluff Magazine is reporting that they did just finish a deal to patch up Chuck Liddell for UFC 97.

Liddell wore Poker Stars at the 2008 WSOP Main Event and is one of the few fighters not to have a big Full Tilt sticker on his ass during a fight in recent months.

Unlike Full Tilt Poker, who slapped patches on just about every fighter in the octagon, UltimateBet seems to be taking a cheaper more targeted approach.

Tilt may still end up as a UFC sponsor after this month though, as UB has nothing guaranteed past 97. And Bluff notes they are still carrying on promotions:

"Full Tilt has been running a series of freerolls for Canadian players that would see them travel by train with Howard Lederer, Erick Lindgren and Gavin Smith to see UFC 97. Given the relatively quick notice it is unlikely that Full Tilt would cancel their promotion."

Read more here and here.

In completely unrelated and way sexier news, below is a vid from last year of UFC ring girl Arianny Celeste doing a Maxim photo shoot.


Tagged as: chuck liddell, Full Tilt Poker, UFC, UltimateBet

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Forrest Griffin Enters, Leaves Main Event

by Wicked Chops Entity on 7.6.2008 in Poker News,Tournaments | no comments

Forrest Griffin looking pretty before busting out of the 2008 WSOP Main Event

It may not look like it but Forrest Griffin won his UFC fight last night and played today at the WSOP Main Event.

UFC Light Heavyweight champ Forrest Griffin came straight from the hospital to the Rio in Las Vegas to play in the 2008 WSOP Main Event. (exclusive video of Forrest below)

And then…he decided he’s had enough. He just told us he’s going to begin a string of blind all-ins until he is eliminated from the tournament so he can go home.

Which is fair enough, given he lost pints of blood in the fight last night.

At the first break, Griffin was over 20,000. Joining Griffin in action today is Chuck Liddell, who is at the featured table with Mark Seif and a still-yet-to-arrive Phil Hellmuth and yet to arrive Phil Hellmuth’s ego.

Early chip leaders include Thomas "Thunder" Keller (56,000) and Steve Billirakis (50,000). Get full chip counts here.

UPDATE: On Forrest’s first hand of blind all-ins, he hit a boat and has now doubled up. Sometimes it’s good to be champ.

EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Forrest Griffin plays WSOP Main Event, discusses UFC title bout

Tagged as: 2008 WSOP, chuck liddell, Forrest Griffin, Phil Hellmuth

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Watch Chuck Liddell Get His Ass Kicked. Again.

by Wicked Chops Entity on 5.29.2007 in Poker News | no comments

ChuckliddellChuck “Iceman” Liddell, the MMA poster boy who got knocked out by Quinton “Rampage” Jackson in the first round of UFC 71 on Saturday night after he allegedly partied his ass off the week before, is one of the many celebrities who appears this week on ION TV’s rebroadcast of the first season of “Calvin Ayre Wild Card Poker.”

The series is airing daily this week at 10pm / 9pm Central, starting Monday, May 28 and wraps up in a “special three hour poker marathon,” Saturday, June 2 at 8pm / 7pm Central.

We won’t spoil it for you in case you missed the show last year and didn’t read the headline above and were wondering if Liddell (seen in pic doing his best Calvin Ayre “Welcome to My World” impression) makes it to the final table, but we will say that, according to ION TV, the final table features Cheryl Hines, David Williams, Josh Arieh, Evelyn Ng, Rob Mariano, Michael Mizrachi, a mystery pro (named Daniel Negreanu) and no one named Chuck Liddell.

In case you don’t recall, the controversial first season of “Calvin Ayre Wild Card Poker” generated a fair share of posts at WCP last year. Refresh your memory below:

:: Top Dog: Ayre Looking for Next Poker Phenom

:: Bodog Gets Sued Over “Calvin Ayre Wild Card Poker,” Series Starts this Saturday on FSN

:: Ayre Estate Raided

:: Bodog Bites Back: Billionaire Ayre Wants Raid Investigated

:: Exclusive BoDawg.com “Cracker Pack” Photos

Also, don’t forget to audition for the second season of Calvin Ayre Wild Card Poker, which is totally different than the first in that $2 million is up for grabs and the competition will be all amateurs this time, so no pros, celebs and Chuck Liddells there to kick the crap out of you.

After the jump, two videos of Chuck Liddell doing his best impression of a MMA fighter being drunk out of his mind on a morning news show and a MMA fighter acting coked up in the audience at a UFC fight. Seriously, watch out Gordie Brown. This Liddell guy is amazing at impressions.

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Tagged as: bodog, chuck liddell

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