No charges have been filed against Chuck
Liddell in an
alleged domestic violence incident involving the former UFC
champion and his wife last week.
TMZ Sports was first to report that the Los Angeles District
Attorney has elected not to prosecute the couple following an
argument that turned physical. According to the report, the DA
spoke with Liddell, his wife, Heidi Northcott, and the couple’s
daughter, and determined that a verbal argument turned physical but
no one was seriously hurt as a result of the altercation.
The couple’s daughter reportedly told prosecutors that she
witnessed Liddell and Northcott pushing each other. Liddell ended
up with a red mark on his face, while his wife had no visible
injuries.
Liddell was booked for misdemeanor battery last week when Lost
Hills, Calif., police were called to a domestic disturbance.
Liddell later released a statement claiming that he was the victim
in the incident and has tried to “shield a family mental health
issue from the public purview.” Liddell
filed for divorce from Northcott late last week.
Known as “The Iceman,” Liddell was one of the UFC’s most popular
fighters during his heyday as 205-pound champion. After an
eight-year retirement, Liddell returned at a Golden Boy
MMA-promoted event, where he suffered a first-round knockout loss
to Tito
Ortiz on Nov. 24, 2018.