Prior to the fight, Liddell had a torn knee ligament, and he then popped a tendon in his finger during the fight. Liddell was victorious, winning by technical knockout in the third round. He then had a rematch against Tito Oritz in a UFC event that was the most financially successful up to that point. In the same year, Liddell defeated Renato ‘Babalu’ Sobral in the first round. Once again, he won by knockout, and this led to Couture announcing his retirement from MMA. Liddell faced Couture for the third time in 2006 in Las Vegas. He then defended his title against Jeremy Horn and won by technical knockout in the fourth round. He won by knockout to become the UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. In 2005, Liddell fought Couture for the light heavyweight title. Since then, there has been bad blood between Oritz and Liddell. Liddell won by technical knockout in the second round of the match. The pair taunted each other throughout the match. Liddell finally got his wish to fight Tito Oritz for the light heavyweight title in 2004. However, he lost against Quinton’ Rampage’ Jackson in the tournament’s second round after Liddell’s corner threw in the towel. Liddell won against Alistair Overeem in the tournament’s first round. In 2003, Chuck Liddell was the official UFC representative at the Pride Middleweight Grand Prix.

Liddell lost the match after the referee stopped the fight. Instead, the UFC organized a match for Liddell against Randy Couture. He wanted to fight Tito Oritz, but Oritz cited scheduling conflicts. Liddell continued to enjoy success in his MMA career, and he was considered the number one contender in the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship by 2002. He then took a loss before going on to win a series of fights and establishing himself as one of the UFCs top contenders. After winning his debut fight by the judge’s decision, he won his second fight by decision against Brazilian Jose ‘Pele’ Landi-Johns. Liddell began his mixed martial arts career with the Ultimate Fighting Championship and made his debut in 1998 against Noe Hernandez. Furthermore, he trained in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, as he intended to begin a mixed martial arts career. Liddell also competed as a kickboxer and has an amateur record of 20 wins to just two losses. He then went on to study at the California Polytechnic State University and became a Division I wrestler. While at high school, Liddell was talented in many sports, including football and wrestling. At the age of 12, he also began studying Koei Kan karate. His mother and his maternal grandfather brought him up, and it was his grandfather that introduced him to boxing at a young age. 7 Liddell’s Personal Life Chuck Liddell’s Early LifeĬharles ‘Chuck’ David Liddell was born in Santa Barbara, California, on December 17, 1969.

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