Mauricio Shogun Rua fights Chuck Liddell in one of the rarest matchups setup by the UFC. This fight could not have happened in Pride FC but now that Shogun has come to the UFC this dream match is a reality. Mauricio Shogun Rua is coming off 2 knee surgeries and finally has had time to build up his cardio at the Chute Boxe Academy while Chuck Liddell has been hungry for a win since his fight with Quinton Rampage Jackson.

On February 4th, 2006, almost 1 year after their last encounter, MMA fighter Chuck Liddell and Randy Couture will scrap for the 3rd time for the UFC Light Heavyweight Champion belt.

Both fighters come into this UFC to finally settle the score. In their last 2 MMA fights Randy Couture and Chuck Liddell have both won one fight.

On April 16th, 2005 MMA fighter Chuck Liddell and Randy Couture will be fighting for the UFC Light Heavyweight Champion belt.

This will be their 2nd meeting in the octagon since their first fight 2 years ago.

We all know that Chuck Lidell is not known for his submissions but brutal knockouts of other mma fighters but don't count Randy Couture out either.

Randy Couture moves down from heavyweight to fight Chuck Liddell at light heavyweight who was then the number 1 contender to take on Tito Ortiz (the current UFC light heavyweight champion at the time). Both fighters were fighting for the Interim UFC Light Heavyweight Belt.

Chuck Liddell's martial arts background stems from Kempo karate and Koei-Kan karate but also using his strong wrestling defense skills to stuff takedown attempts. Couple those mma skills with an unorthodox boxing style.

Randy Couture is an experienced wrestler, veteran MMA fighter and former UFC heavyweight Champion (with 15 fights coming into this event).

This heavily, heavily anticipated fight between the "Iceman" Chuck Lidell (UFC) and "The Axe Murderer" Wanderlei Silva (Pride FC) was 6 long years in the making.

Both Ultimate Fighting Championships fans and Pride Fighting Championships fans have been going back and forth on which one of the two fighters was the best. Each fighter has been a champion in their weight class and defended their belt in multiple fights.

Mixed Martial Arts fans are in for a real treat for this historical fight in the octagon. Forget submission or jiu jitsu skills. These fighters are going for the knockout!