He would go on to become a household name throughout 20 with notable title defenses over Jeremy Horn, Randy Couture, and Renato Sobral. The win, along with his exposure on the show and the UFC's growing popularity, garnered Liddell much media attention and fame.
Liddell was successful in the rematch by defeating Couture via knockout at 2:03 of the first round and thus becoming the new UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. After the season's conclusion, Liddell and Couture met for a second time on Apat UFC 52. He, along with then champion Randy Couture, went on to become opposing coaches in the first season of the UFC's eventual hit reality series The Ultimate Fighter. Ortiz has since stated that Liddell's thumb made contact with his eye, causing him momentarily to see "nothing but black".įollowing his win over Ortiz, Liddell once again established himself as the number one contender for the UFC Light Heavyweight Title. Shortly after the second round started, Liddell landed a flurry of punches that dropped Ortiz and led to a KO victory. When the round ended Ortiz pushed referee John McCarthy out of his way, into Liddell, and the pair exchanged words. After most of the first round was spent feeling each other out, Liddell threw a few punches and a kick which was blocked by Ortiz, with Ortiz slapping himself on the head, taunting Liddell. Liddell wins by knockout at 0:38 of round 2Īfter Liddell and Ortiz had both lost to Randy Couture in their respective bouts at UFC 43 and UFC 44, they were set to face at UFC 47 on April 2, 2004, in Las Vegas. Liddell and Ortiz were scheduled to meet a third time at UFC 115 but Ortiz was forced out of the bout after an injury required him to receive neck fusion surgery. The second time, was a UFC Light Heavyweight Championship bout at UFC 66 in which Liddell won again by technical knockout at 3:59 in the third round. By this victory he became the first person to knockout Ortiz.
All three fights have ended in a knockout in the Light Heavyweight Division.Īt the first meeting at UFC 47, Liddell won by knockout at 0:38 seconds in the second round. "The Huntington Beach Bad Boy" Tito Ortiz is a trilogy of mixed martial arts fights between Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz two that took place in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and one in the Golden Boy Promotions MMA promotion. JSTOR ( September 2014) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)Ĭhuck "The Iceman" Liddell vs.Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.įind sources: "Chuck Liddell vs. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. This article needs additional citations for verification.
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