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.
Curtis won the Commonwealth Title from Don Muraco only to lose it to the flying feet of Rick Martel. Martel successfully defended the title against Curtis, Buggsy McGraw and Butcher Brannigan only to lose to King (The Animal) Curtis.