Chuck Liddell admits he ‘took it a little hard’ when he first lost UFC job

Last December, following the stunning purchase of the UFC by entertainment behemoth WME-IMG, a number of UFC executives and longtime employees were laid off from the company by the new owners. Included among those layoffs were UFC Hall of Famers Chuck Liddell and Matt Hughes, both of whom held largely ceremonial executive positions within the UFC as a reward for their time served fighting for the company as popular champions during the promotion’s early years.
More than 10 months have pass