They exposed the virus to different conditions and used two methods to look at the infectivity of the virus. When the virus was spread in a thin layer onto surfaces like glass, metal or leaves, the longest survival was 144 hours at 5 degrees C (thatâs ~ 41F).
Liddell disputed that contention and badly wanted the match, which took two years to put together. But after Randy Couture claimed the title from Ortiz at UFC 44, Ortiz could no longer duck Liddell, not if he wanted to get another shot at the title.
Ortiz defended his light heavyweight title five times from 2000 to 2002, until Randy Couture took it from him. Ortiz has a 6-2- record in UFC title bouts and is third on the all-time list with 14 wins.