February 4, 2006; 6 years ago.
Liddell and Couture Meet in Rubber Match
With each competitor having won one of their previous fights, Chuck Liddell and Randy Couture meet for a third time at UFC 57 in Las Vegas. Liddell takes the rubber match of the trilogy, knocking Liddell out in the second round. Following this bout, Randy Couture announced that he would retire from the sport, although he would soon return.

February 4, 1989; 23 years ago.
Mark Breland Recovers World Title
In an attempt to win the WBA Welterweight Title for the second time in his career, Mark Breland takes on Korean Seung-Soon Lee at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Breland fires right out of the gate, knocking Lee down and out in the first round. Breland defends the title four times before being knocked out in the ninth round by Aaron Davis in July of 1990.

February 4, 1979; 33 years ago.
Andrei Arlovski's Birthday
Former UFC Heavyweight Champion Andrei Arlovski celebrates a birthday today.

February 4, 1979; 33 years ago.
Alexis Arguello Defends in Italy
In defense of his WBC Super Featherweight Championship, Alexis Arguello travels to the Sports Palace in Rimini, Italy, to take on Alfredo Escalera. Arguello has Escalera down twice during the fight before finally ending it with a third knockdown in the thirteenth. Arguello would continue to reign over the division until 1980, when he would move up to lightweight.

February 4, 1973; 39 years ago.
Oscar De La Hoya's Birthday
Oscar De La Hoya, Ring Magazine's "Fighter of the Year" in 1995 and Ring Magazine's top-rated Pound for Pound fighter in the world in 1997, was born today in 1973.