UFC Legend Chuck Liddell Reveals Shocking Truth About His Arrest

KEY POINTS

Chuck Liddell releases a statement about his alleged arrest on social media
Liddell insists that it was his wife whom the deputies were about to arrest
The UFC Hall of Famer hints that a mental health issue may have something to do with the case

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Chuck Liddell has divulged his version of the story.

Terrible news broke on Monday morning after the “L.A. Sherriff’s Department received a call about a fight” that happened at a Liddell’s home at San Fernando Valley, TMZ Sports reported.

The report added that “when cops arrived, they investigated, and determined” Liddell, 51, “was involved in a verbal argument that turned physical,” and the alleged victim was Liddell’s wife Heidi Northcott.

It was also said that officers who responded revealed that Northcutt did not ask for any medical attention. Liddell, on the other hand, was taken to jail and his bail is currently set at $20,000.

Pressed by the heat, Liddell took to social media his side of the story.

According to “The Iceman,” contrary to what many were told, the “deputies informed” him that it was his wife who was supposed to be “arrested” and not him.

“Last night the Los Angeles Sherrif’s Department deputies who responded were professional,” Liddell said in a statement on his official Instagram account. “While the information about this will be revealed in due course, I believe it is important to convey and clarify a few facts about the situation. I was the victim of the incident last night at our family home, as details of the case will reveal.”

“The deputies informed me that my wife would be arrested, as I did not respond to her assault while I sustained bruising and lacerations,” he continued. “I volunteered to go in her place.”

Liddell went on to admit that he has been covering up “a family mental health issue” that has been going around in his household for quite some time now.

“This was one of the many times I have tried to shield a family mental health issue from public purview,” the UFC legend bared. “It has become painfully apparent that this cannot continue, as our private life has now reached a public breaking point. Please respect our privacy as I help to navigate our family through this time.”

Investigation is still ongoing and changes in the details written in this article may change after the time it was published.

Liddell is considered as one of the greatest UFC fighters of all time and is widely regarded as a pioneer of MMA.

He last fought in 2018, where he suffered a devastating KO loss to his UFC nemesis Tito Ortiz.