Chuck Liddell Wins UFC 62 Crown In 95 Seconds With TKO of Sobral

Chuck Liddell UFC 62 ChampionChuck Liddell winner of UFC 62 Ultimate Fighting Championship with TKO of Renato Sobral. There had been talk on the part of Chuck Liddell’s opponent that so much had changed in the nearly four years since their last matchup in 2002, that it would be a grave mistake to expect a similar result.

Renato Sobral had entered his rematch with the UFC Ultimate Fighting Championship’s light heavyweight champion last night on a 10-match winning streak, but walked away from the Octagon in the same fashion as Liddell’s previous five opponents — the victim of a brutal knockout.

With the sort of relentless punching display that has carried him to the apex of his sport, Chuck Liddell scored a technical knockout over Renato Sobral just 1 minute 35 seconds into the first round to retain his title at UFC 62 Ultimate Fighting Championship at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.

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UFC Ultimate Fighting Championship 62 Liddell Vs Sobral

UFC Ultimate Fighting ChampionshipUFC Ultimate Fighting Championship 62 light heavyweight champion Chuck “The Iceman” Liddell takes to the Octagon to defend his crown against Brazil’s Renato “Babalu” Sobral as the main event for the Ultimate Fighting Championship organization’s UFC 62: LIDDELL vs. SOBRAL live from the Mandalay Bay Events Center Saturday, August 26, 2006.

One of the UFC’s true superstars, Chuck Liddell has defended the crown he won from Randy Couture in April of 2005 twice, most recently with a second round knockout of Couture in their February rubber match. Sidelined since then due to a toe injury, Liddell knows that a victory on August 26 will set-up perhaps the most anticipated matchup in MMA this year with the San Luis Obispo resident taking on Brazilian superstar Wanderlei Silva.

Renato Sobral has had a ten fight winning streak since the first bout between the two, won by Liddell in November of 2002. In that almost four year period, Sobral has truly fought his way to the number one contender’s slot, submitting Travis Wiuff,

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