Chuck Liddell vs Randy Couture 1 Highlights (Couture Makes History) #ufc #mma #randycouture
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UFC 43: Meltdown was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on June 6, 2003, at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event was broadcast live on pay-per-view in the United States and later released on DVD.
Headlining the card was an Interim Light Heavyweight Championship match between future UFC Hall of Fame inductees Randy Couture and Chuck Liddell.
Randy "The Natural" Couture vs. Chuck "The Iceman" Liddell is a mixed martial arts trilogy. All three fights took place under the Ultimate Fighting Championship in the United States. All three fights have ended in knockout and have been for the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
The origins of the trilogy go back to UFC 36 on March 22, 2002, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Randy Couture was the defending UFC heavyweight champion and was making his third title defense against grappling standout Josh Barnett. Couture was controlling the majority of the fight until Barnett took his back and delivered a series of unanswered strikes to the head before the referee stopped the bout at 4:35 of the second round. Following the event, Barnett tested positive for steroids in a post-fight drug test and was stripped of the title and suspended by the Nevada Athletic Commission.
Meanwhile, Chuck Liddell was scheduled to fight Brazilian boxer Vitor Belfort at UFC 37.5 in June in Las Vegas to determine the number one contender for the UFC light-heavyweight championship. Liddell won by unanimous decision. While it was expected that Liddell would face Tito Ortiz (his friend and former training partner) for the title, Ortiz expressed the desire for a grudge match against mixed martial arts pioneer Ken Shamrock. Ortiz and Shamrock finally met in November at UFC 40. Ortiz dominated Shamrock with multiple strikes and takedowns and won the bout by TKO (corner stoppage) at 5:00 of the third round. Earlier that night, Liddell defeated Renato Sobral by KO (head kick) in the first round. After the fight, Liddell stated that he wanted his next fight to be for the light-heavyweight title. Ortiz said later that he and Liddell would have to renegotiate things, stating that their friendship wasn't worth the money they were being paid to fight.
Following the steroids controversy with Barnett, Couture faced heavyweight grappler Ricco Rodriguez at UFC 39 in September 2002 for the vacant UFC heavyweight title. Again, Couture found himself in control of the fight until Rodriguez delivered multiple strikes and elbows from the mounted position and was declared the new heavyweight champion at 3:04 of the fifth round. Many fans and critics believed that Couture at the age of 38 years was done as a mixed martial artist believing that he was too small and old to compete with the younger heavyweights following his second consecutive loss.
Proceedings were not going well with the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. Ortiz was in a contractual dispute with the company and refused to defend his title against Liddell, citing injuries, entertainment obligations, and inadequate pay. After months of failed negotiations, the UFC created an interim light heavyweight title to be fought for in June 2003 at UFC 43 in an effort to pressure Ortiz to return and defend his title. As a special attraction for the fans, the UFC decided to have Randy Couture move down from heavyweight to light heavyweight and face Chuck Liddell for the interim belt. Many believed Liddell would easily defeat Couture and eventually face Ortiz to unify the title. Couture was a heavy underdog going into the fight with critics citing his age and recent losses at heavyweight. In what was a shock to the MMA world, Couture neutralized Liddell's powerful hooks with straight punches and eventually began taking him down at will. Couture eventually gained full mount and forced a referee stoppage due to punches at 2:39 of round 3. With this victory, Couture earned the nickname "Captain America" and became the first MMA fighter to win a professional title in another weight class. Liddell would leave to represent the UFC in the Japanese Pride Fighting Championships and would not fight again in the UFC for nearly a year.
Couture went on to face Tito Ortiz at UFC 44 for the undisputed UFC Light Heavyweight Championship in September 2003. Couture was again a major underdog going into the fight. Couture won a unanimous decision in dominant fashion culminating to Couture spanking Ortiz in the final moments of round 5 despite Ortiz's corner men yelling he's tapping and became the undisputed UFC light heavyweight champion at age 40.
UFC 43: Meltdown was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on June 6, 2003, at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event was broadcast live on pay-per-view in the United States and later released on DVD.
Headlining the card was an Interim Light Heavyweight Championship match between future UFC Hall of Fame inductees Randy Couture and Chuck Liddell.
Randy "The Natural" Couture vs. Chuck "The Iceman" Liddell is a mixed martial arts trilogy. All three fights took place under the Ultimate Fighting Championship in the United States. All three fights have ended in knockout and have been for the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
The origins of the trilogy go back to UFC 36 on March 22, 2002, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Randy Couture was the defending UFC heavyweight champion and was making his third title defense against grappling standout Josh Barnett. Couture was controlling the majority of the fight until Barnett took his back and delivered a series of unanswered strikes to the head before the referee stopped the bout at 4:35 of the second round. Following the event, Barnett tested positive for steroids in a post-fight drug test and was stripped of the title and suspended by the Nevada Athletic Commission.
Meanwhile, Chuck Liddell was scheduled to fight Brazilian boxer Vitor Belfort at UFC 37.5 in June in Las Vegas to determine the number one contender for the UFC light-heavyweight championship. Liddell won by unanimous decision. While it was expected that Liddell would face Tito Ortiz (his friend and former training partner) for the title, Ortiz expressed the desire for a grudge match against mixed martial arts pioneer Ken Shamrock. Ortiz and Shamrock finally met in November at UFC 40. Ortiz dominated Shamrock with multiple strikes and takedowns and won the bout by TKO (corner stoppage) at 5:00 of the third round. Earlier that night, Liddell defeated Renato Sobral by KO (head kick) in the first round. After the fight, Liddell stated that he wanted his next fight to be for the light-heavyweight title. Ortiz said later that he and Liddell would have to renegotiate things, stating that their friendship wasn't worth the money they were being paid to fight.
Following the steroids controversy with Barnett, Couture faced heavyweight grappler Ricco Rodriguez at UFC 39 in September 2002 for the vacant UFC heavyweight title. Again, Couture found himself in control of the fight until Rodriguez delivered multiple strikes and elbows from the mounted position and was declared the new heavyweight champion at 3:04 of the fifth round. Many fans and critics believed that Couture at the age of 38 years was done as a mixed martial artist believing that he was too small and old to compete with the younger heavyweights following his second consecutive loss.
Proceedings were not going well with the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. Ortiz was in a contractual dispute with the company and refused to defend his title against Liddell, citing injuries, entertainment obligations, and inadequate pay. After months of failed negotiations, the UFC created an interim light heavyweight title to be fought for in June 2003 at UFC 43 in an effort to pressure Ortiz to return and defend his title. As a special attraction for the fans, the UFC decided to have Randy Couture move down from heavyweight to light heavyweight and face Chuck Liddell for the interim belt. Many believed Liddell would easily defeat Couture and eventually face Ortiz to unify the title. Couture was a heavy underdog going into the fight with critics citing his age and recent losses at heavyweight. In what was a shock to the MMA world, Couture neutralized Liddell's powerful hooks with straight punches and eventually began taking him down at will. Couture eventually gained full mount and forced a referee stoppage due to punches at 2:39 of round 3. With this victory, Couture earned the nickname "Captain America" and became the first MMA fighter to win a professional title in another weight class. Liddell would leave to represent the UFC in the Japanese Pride Fighting Championships and would not fight again in the UFC for nearly a year.
Couture went on to face Tito Ortiz at UFC 44 for the undisputed UFC Light Heavyweight Championship in September 2003. Couture was again a major underdog going into the fight. Couture won a unanimous decision in dominant fashion culminating to Couture spanking Ortiz in the final moments of round 5 despite Ortiz's corner men yelling he's tapping and became the undisputed UFC light heavyweight champion at age 40.
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