Chuck Liddell was a man ahead of his time, a superstar in appearance and action who helped the sport of mixed martial arts gain the kind of mainstream acceptance it had always craved. “The Iceman” will celebrate his 50th birthday on Dec. 17.
Others in MMA celebrating a birthday during the month of December:
DEC. 1
Scott Barrett, 36Shinsho Anzai, 34
Curtis Millender, 32
Richard Walsh, 31
Kailan Hill, 25
DEC. 2
Dennis Hallman, 44Mike Wessel, 42
Billy Vaughan, 36
Marlon Vera, 27
Yadong Song, 22
DEC. 3
Vernon White, 48Robert Hitte, 44
Seth Petruzelli, 40
Nina Ansaroff, 34
Shoki Omichi, 32
Tomasz Narkun, 30
DEC. 4
Sean Daugherty, 44Bryce Logan, 30
Mike Rhodes, 30
Max Holloway, 28
Gianni Subba, 27
DEC. 5
Daijiro Matsui, 47Travis Lutter, 46
Amy Davis, 45
Tetsuji Kato, 42
Kenichiro Togashi, 39
Roger Bowling, 37
Mats Nilsson, 36
DEC. 6
Royler Gracie, 54Jens Pulver, 45
Peggy Morgan, 40
Igor Araujo, 39
Todd Duffee, 34
DEC. 7
Soa Palelei, 42Ronaldo Souza, 40
K.J. Noons, 37
Dongi Yang, 35
Justin Patterson, 34
Michael Chiesa, 32
Claudia Gadelha, 31
Stephen Banaszak, 29
DEC. 8
Lucio Linhares, 46Clay Guida, 38
Naoyuki Kotani, 38
Luiz Andrade I, 34
Pannie Kianzad, 28
DEC. 9
Chris Guillen, 47Aaron Riley, 39
Joey Beltran, 38
Rani Yahya, 35
Terrell Hobbs, 34
DEC. 10
John Olav Einemo, 44Andreas Kraniotakes, 38
Zoila Frausto, 36
Jamie Varner, 35
Soo Chul Kim, 28
DEC. 11
Toni Tauru, 35Mark Drummond, 34
Amir Aliakbari, 32
Anthony Rocco Martin, 30
Mateusz Gamrot, 29
DEC. 12
Royce Gracie, 53Evangelista Santos, 42
Yuki Shojo, 39
Court McGee, 35
Luke Sanders, 34
Neiman Gracie, 31
Derrick Adkins, 30
Alessio Di Chirico, 30
Spencer Jebb, 30
DEC. 13
Maurice Smith, 58Mike Nickels, 48
B.J. Penn, 41
Amilcar Alves, 40
Dennis Bermudez, 33
DEC. 14
Valdir Araujo, 35Caio Magalhaes, 32
Graham Park, 31
Heili Alateng, 28
Ion Cutelaba, 26
DEC. 15
Cleber Luciano, 46Yasubey Enomoto, 36
Jared Chaffee, 35
Ivica Truscek, 32
Poliana Botelho, 31
DEC. 16
Narantungalag Jadambaa, 44Elaina Maxwell, 41
James Thompson, 41
Adriano Martins, 37
Takeya Mizugaki, 36
Won Sik Park, 33
Cody McKenzie, 32
Nicco Montano, 31
DEC. 17
Chuck Liddell, 50Kiyoshi Tamura, 50
David Loiseau, 40
Francisco Trevino, 38
Joe Ray, 35
Matt Dwyer, 30
Aline Sattelmayer, 29
DEC. 18
Kim Couture, 44Evan Dunham, 38
Roland Delorme, 36
Deiveson Figueiredo, 32
Gerald Meerschaert, 32
Bojan Velickovic, 31
DEC. 19
Davis Sylvester, 46Michihiro Omigawa, 44
Satoshi Ishii, 33
Darrion Caldwell, 32
Jack Marshman, 30
Steve Montgomery, 29
Tatiana Suarez, 29
Brad Katona, 28
DEC. 20
Mark Coleman, 55Steve Granieri, 45
Taiyo Nakahara, 37
Tristan Johnson, 36
Alexei Kudin, 35
Robert Whittaker, 29
DEC. 21
Mark Kerr, 51Tuan Pham, 42
Masakatsu Ueda, 42
Mike Bannon, 37
Brad Tavares, 32
DEC. 22
David Branch, 38Bentley Syler, 37
Michel Quinones, 35
Norman Parke, 33
Stephen Langdown, 27
DEC. 23
Francisco Bueno, 47Fabricio Camoes, 41
Egidijus Valavicius, 41
Iony Razafiarison, 35
Joanne Calderwood, 33
DEC. 24
Drew Fickett, 40Jason Miller, 39
Cyril Asker, 34
Tim Elliott, 33
Aisling Daly, 32
David Khachatryan, 32
DEC. 25
Rafael Natal, 37Damien Brown, 35
Jordan Smith, 35
Rolando Velasco, 33
Dustin Ortiz, 31
DEC. 26
Joe Angel Zamora, 48Jerome Le Banner, 47
Alex Stiebling, 43
Dan Hornbuckle, 39
Jesus Martinez, 36
Gregor Gracie, 33
Advin Omic, 33
Albert Tumenov, 28
DEC. 27
Liron Wilson, 47Daniel Acacio, 42
Yosmany Cabezas, 36
Cale Yarbrough, 33
Joe Pingitore, 29
DEC. 28
Gerald Lovato, 41Steve Mocco, 38
Richard Knepp, 36
Matt Bessette, 35
Katlyn Chookagian, 31
DEC. 29
Rumina Sato, 46Mitsuhiro Ishida, 41
Sheila Gaff, 30
Camila Lima, 30
Joey Davis, 26
DEC. 30
Shannon Gugerty, 38Nick Osipczak, 35
Wagner Prado, 33
Magomed Alhasov, 29
Darren Stewart, 29
DEC. 31
Ian Freeman, 49Diego Sanchez, 38
Randy Steinke, 33
Chidi Njokuani, 31
Michael Trizano, 28