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.
The Rock would regain the Intercontinental title when Vince McMahon stripped Stone Cold Steve Austin of the belt in December 1997, shortly after Austin had defeated The Rock in defence of the title at the D-Generation X pay-per-view.