When Chuck Liddell finished college, all his family wanted was for him to get a real job.
Four years at Cal Poly University in his native San Luis Obispo, Calif., had earned him a stellar collegiate wrestling record.
More importantly, his family thought, it had also earned him a degree in business and accounting.
Unmotivated by a life of ledgers and bottom lines, the 25-year-old Liddell made other plans.
Between the odd kickboxing bout and a bartending gig, the young Liddell made enough money to scrape by.
"I almost went out and got a real job, but now, I'm real glad I didn't," says the UFC light-heavyweight champ and arguably its highest profile fighter.
