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Chuck Liddell vs Randy Couture 3 Highlights (The Final Chapter)

#ufc #mma #chuckliddell #randycouture #combatsports #martialarts #fights #ko #punch UFC 57: Liddell vs. Couture 3 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on February 4, 2006. It was held at the Mandalay Bay Events Center on the Las Vegas Strip in Nevada, and broadcast live on pay-per-view in the United States. Headlining the card was an anticipated rubber match between top UFC stars and former coaches of The Ultimate Fighter Chuck Liddell and Randy Couture, widely touted and marketed as MMA's first major trilogy. It was the UFC's largest grossing gate to date, $3.3 million, in addition to an estimate of over 400,000 pay-per-view buys. The disclosed fighter payroll for the event was $667,000. Following their UFC 52 rematch, both fighters' visibility in mainstream media increased dramatically. Revenues and the fighter pay-scale also increased and Spike TV ordered a second season of The Ultimate Fighter following the huge success of the first season and would become the network's signature program as well as the new UFC Unleashed program which aired UFC fights from past events. Everyone expected Randy Couture and Chuck Liddell to meet again a rubber match for the title. Until then, Couture would have to earn his title shot and Liddell would have to defend his championship before a third fight could be considered. Both fighters were scheduled to fight on the UFC 54 card on August 20, 2005, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Randy faced fellow wrestler and former teammate Mike van Arsdale in what was a very competitive grappling match. Randy took control in the second round with his superior conditioning. He then defeated a visibly gassed van Arsdale by submission (Anaconda Choke) at :52 of the third round and became the number one contender for the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. Later that same night in the main event, Liddell fought in his first title defense against the first fighter to ever defeat him, Jeremy Horn. Although Chuck was the clear favorite as the champion, many die-hard fans gave Horn a good chance given his vast fighting experience with a professional record of 85–15–5 and the fact that he beat Liddell once before. Liddell dominated Horn with powerful strikes during the first two rounds, knocking him down twice. Horn did come back and outbox Liddell in the third round as Chuck seemed to slow down a little. In the fourth round Chuck delivered a straight right hand which caught Horn on the eye-socket and sent him to the ground again. Horn then told the referee that he could no longer see clearly and the ref ruled Liddell the winner at 2:46 of round 4 by TKO (Verbal Submission). The stage was now set a rubber match between Liddell and Couture for the UFC Light Heavyweight title. The two fighters would meet again in the main event at UFC 57 on February 4, 2006. This would be at the time the UFC's largest grossing gate with $3.3 million in sales. The event would again shatter the previous PPV buy rate with over 400,000 buys. Randy stated that the accidental eye poke by Liddell in their last fight caused him to be angry and reckless which left him vulnerable to the knockout and that he would not make that mistake again. Chuck said he was looking to knockout Randy for a second time. The two exchanged strikes for the majority of the first round with Liddell getting a cut above his eye and Couture receiving a broken nose by an uppercut. Couture then stole the first round with two successful takedowns at the end of the round. The second round went much the same way with both fighters keeping the fight on the feet. As Couture lunged forward with a telegraphed big right hand, Liddell sidestepped and caught Couture with a big right hook to the chin. Couture fell to his knees and Liddell pounce with several more strikes to the head. The referee stepped in and stopped the fight at 1:28 of the second and ruled Liddell the winner by TKO. Immediately following the fight in a post-fight interview with UFC commentator Joe Rogan, Couture announced his retirement from professional mixed martial arts, although he would continue as a UFC commentator and a coach for MMA fighters.