The majority of the first round was a feeling-out period, but Liddell exploded at the end of the round and partially landed a hard combination, prompting an angry Ortiz to push the referee toward Liddell and taunt him after the horn sounded. Goldberg: “He threw a Punishment hat outside the Octagon and an ‘Iceman’ fan threw it right back in. Rogan: “Even at the weigh-ins Chuck looked really confident because he finally got the fight that he really wanted.” Ortiz, the betting favorite, walked out next. If Tito decides to stand up with him, he may get caught.” Liddell entered the cage first. “He’s got great knockout power, and we’ve seen it in the six or seven top guys in the world that he’s knocked out. “He’s very dangerous,” then UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Randy Couture said about Liddell prior to the fight. In the end, Liddell reigned supreme, becoming only the second fighter after Frank Shamrock to finish Ortiz with strikes. Although they had not been on friendly terms for some time prior to their meeting in 2004, former training partners Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz were among the cream of the crop in the UFC’s light heavyweight division when they finally clashed for the belt.
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