UFC Hall of Famer Chuck Liddell has particular tastes.

The former light heavyweight champ doesn't shell out praise lightly and even Jon Jones, arguably the greatest fighter of all time, hasn't been spared "The Iceman's" jabs.

Outside of an unresolved rivalry with fellow former champ Tito Ortiz, Liddell was never much of a talker. But when it comes to featherweight champ Conor McGregor, game recognize game.

"I'll be honest: I don't like the way Conor talks," Liddell told Yahoo!'s Kevin Iole. "I'm not a fan of that. I get it. I understand it. It's his way of intimidating guys and getting into their head. Everyone has their way of trying to get into the other guy's head before a fight, and talking is his way. I don't like it, but I can put up with all the loudmouth, crazy things he says when he goes out and fights like he does and gives you those kinds of finishes."

McGregor stopped No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter Jose Aldo in just 13 seconds at UFC 194, something not even Liddell can pick at.

"I love the way Conor fights," said Liddell. "How can you not? I mean, the guy delivers. I've been an Aldo fan for years, and he's been such a great fighter, and Conor went out there and did what he said he was going to do."

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Dan Hardy breaks down Robbie Lawler vs. Carlos Condit and Andrei Arlovski vs. Stipe Miocic.

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Mike Swick teaches a transition to mount.

Free Fight: Andrei Arlovski vs. Antonio Silva.

Long watches.

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TWEETS

Right back at it.

Utterly defeated, post sparring @officialcainvelasquez Downside of being apart of team #AKA is having to help prepare... Posted by Luke Rockhold on Monday, December 28, 2015

Be careful.

Buds.

Rapaz, finalmente tive a honra de conhecer pessoalmente esse grande Mestre @ricksongraciejj, do qual me inspirou a ser... Posted by Kings Mma on Monday, December 28, 2015

@CatZingano @RNGooderham heheh remember when we fought together on UFC 178 our locker room chat — Demetrious Johnson (@MightyMouseUFC) December 28, 2015

Yeah, when you said "relax, it's just a fight"? I wanted to kill you dead, lol. But I guess you were right;) @ufc https://t.co/bgftjJrSuA — Alpha Cat Zingano (@CatZingano) December 28, 2015

@bisping @ufc ahh ya my belly game is getting strong — Forrest Griffin (@ForrestGriffin) December 29, 2015

Yep.

For real.

Can we get @Justin_Gaethje a wiki page now? He's one of the best fighters in the world! @MMAWorldSeries @Wikipedia pic.twitter.com/8WwCKENd3z — Schaub (@BrandenSchaub) December 29, 2015

No. 1 fan.

Not a fan of @stipemiocicufc. He is a sloppy boxer w/some ok wrestling. Has no Jitz skills, no Muay Thai skills and is not good anywhere. — UP2DATEMMA (@UP2DATEMMA) December 28, 2015

I appreciate your opinion but I have to disagree. I love Stipe. I would even say he's my favorite heavyweight. https://t.co/i7r4VQVQ0U — Stipe Miocic (@stipemiocicufc) December 29, 2015

No words.

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