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5 Things You Might Not Know About the Liddell-Ortiz Rivalry

There aren’t many rivalries as pivotal for the history of mixed martial arts as that of Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz. On Nov. 24, two pillars of MMA will turn back time at Golden Boy Promotions’ first venture into MMA. Their fight will take place at The Forum in Inglewood, California. As they try to prove that their competitive drive has not waned, here are five things you might not know about the Liddell-Ortiz rivalry.

1. Ortiz initially refused to fight Liddell.

At a time when Ortiz was having an impressive run and captured the Ultimate Fighting Championship light heavyweight championship, Liddell was also doing great, eventually emerging as the No.