This was originally supposed to be the first Tito Ortiz vs. Chuck Liddell fight, but Ortiz wouldn't agree to terms. UFC brought in Randy Couture, and nobody gave him much of a chance. Couture was old and had lost two straight fights. That set up an amazing performance by Couture, who outboxed the striker Liddell the first two rounds, then took him down and finished him in the third.