Chuck Liddell scored a second-round KO win when they first met at UFC 47 in April 2004 – but it was marred in controversy as an inadvertent eye poke left him momentarily unable to see ‘nothing but black’. Tito Ortiz had no complaints after he suffered a second knockout loss to Chuck Liddell at UFC 66.

Erich Richter is a brazilian jiu-jitsu blue belt but he has a black belt in MMA betting. During the football season he’s showcased massive profits at The Post in the player prop market the last two seasons. While constantly betting long shots, his return on investment is 30.15 percent since 2022.

But on Dec. 30, 2006, 19 years ago, Liddell retained the light heavyweight title with a third-round knockout of arch rival Tito Ortiz. Their fight headlined UFC 66 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, and at the time was the highest gate in MMA history.

UFC is no longer in the Rinat Fakhretdinov business. Despite a 12-year unbeaten streak and a violent, first-round finish over Swedish slugger Andreas Gustafsson just a few months back, the 34 year-old “Gladiator” was not re-signed after completing his UFC contract at UFC Paris.

Top-ranked light heavyweight contenders Dominick Reyes and Johnny Walker are reportedly set to meet in the first fight confirmed for UFC 327.

Hooker (24-13 MMA, 14-9 UFC) will make a quick turnaround from submission loss to Arman Tsarukyan at UFC Fight Night 265 in November. He will take on Saint Denis (16-3 MMA, 8-3 UFC), who is riding a three-fight winning streak, including a 16-second knockout of Beneil Dariush at UFC 322.