In some way, it’s been 17 years since one among most instrumental predominant occasions in UFC historical past.
On Might 26, 2007, Chuck Liddell put his gentle heavyweight title on the road within the UFC 71 predominant occasion in opposition to Quinton Jackson. The combat was a rematch from their 2003 PRIDE combat, through which Jackson completed “The Iceman” within the second spherical in Japan.
“Rampage” received his crack at Liddell’s 205-pound belt after only one combat within the UFC, a knockout of Marvin Eastman just a few months prior. On the time of UFC 71 at MGM Grand Backyard Enviornment in Las Vegas, it arguably was probably the most mainstream consideration the UFC had gotten but.
About 90 seconds into the combat, “Rampage” caught Liddell and dropped him, then completed him with punches just a few seconds later to win the title for the beginning of years of largely entertaining moments surrounding Jackson fights.
Take a look at his win over Liddell at UFC 71 above.
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