Liddell is a legend and his contributions to the sport have helped propel MMA into the stratusphere. But, in the cage, Liddell was never the fighter he might have been. The short list of the very best includes names like Royce, Shamrock, Fedor, and GSP- it could have included "the Iceman" too, but the pull of the fast life was a little too strong, he stayed out a little too late, partied a little too hard. It's the difference between being a famous fighter and being an all-time great fighter. Liddell walked that line for as long as he could, eventually becoming MMA's first victim of the limelight.
