Randy Couture

A REASONABLE REALIGNMENT OF MMA WEIGHT CLASSES

Sat, Nov 14 | from Bleacher Report
Super Heavyweight is a bizarre reversal of logic. People don’t fight at Super Heavyweight because they’re too big and too dominant for Heavyweights to handle. They fight at Super Heavyweights because they have no chance of winning against any world-class Heavyweight, or are too big to...

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Opinion: Defrost Chuck "The Iceman" Liddell? The UFC May Have No Other Choice

The UFC took the emphatic position that Chuck Liddell would never fight in the UFC again. “If there’s a chance of me fighting Chuck Liddell again, I would love it,” Ortiz said during the pre-fight UFC 106 press conference. A returning Chuck Liddell may be the only option for Jan. 2.
Mon, Nov 16 | from Bleacher Report

UFC 105 Winners: What's Next?

Randy Couture One reason is that Machida has already verbally agreed to fight Mauricio Rua in a rematch for the light-heavyweight championship. Another reason is that Couture did not win impressively. So in the end, Couture has agreed to fight UFC Hall of Fame fighter, Mark Coleman at UFC 1...
Thu, Nov 19 | from Bleacher Report

Randy Couture and Brandon Vera Among 13 UFC 105 Fighters Suspended

A total of 13 UFC 105 fighters, including headliners Randy Couture and Brandon Vera, have been issued mandatory medical suspensions for various injuries sustained in their respective scraps inside the MEN Arena in Manchester, England this weekend. Couture took a “controversial” una...
Thu, Nov 19 | from 5thRound.com

UFC 105 Medical Suspensions: Headliners Couture, Vera Out 30 Days; Swick, Brown Among Five Suspended for 180 Days

The UFC has released the medical suspensions from Saturday’s UFC 105 event in Manchester, England, with headliners Randy Couture and Brandon Vera each receiving 30 day suspensions, while five fighters, including Mike Swick and Matt Brown, could be out up to 180 days for more serious in...
Thu, Nov 19 | from MMAFrenzy.com

UFC Heavyweight Division's Road To Recovery Goes Through Randy Couture

With Mirko "Cro-Cop" Filipovic basically finished as a viable contender and Ben Rothwell beaten by Cain Velasquez, let's take a look at the rest of the division's heavyweight contenders. He knocked out Fabricio Werdum in his debut at UFC 90, which sent Werdum packing.
Thu, Nov 19 | from Bleacher Report

UFC 109: Battle for the Best Senior Citizen

Couture has beaten Maurice Smith, Vitor Belfort as well as lost to him, Pedro Rizzo, Chuck Liddell,Kevin Randleman, Tsyushi Khosaka and Jeremy Horn to name a few. All very notable fighters all very dominant at the time they were fighting.
Tue, Nov 17 | from Bleacher Report

5thRound.com World Rankings UPDATED

1. Fedor Emelianenko 2. Brock Lesnar 3. Frank Mir 4. Antonio Rodrigo Nogeira 5. Alistair Overeem 6. Randy Couture 7. Shane Carwin 8. Cain Velasquez 9. Junior dos Santos 10. Brett Rogers 1. Anderson Silva 2. Nate Marquardt 3. Yushin Okami 4. Dan Henderson 5. Vitor Belfort 6. Robbie Lawler 7. Yoshihiro Akiyama
Tue, Nov 17 | from 5thRound.com

Ngo-Stradamus Predicts “UFC 105: Couture vs. Vera”

Couture makes his return to the light heavyweight division for the first time since retiring after his loss to then-champ Chuck Liddell at UFC 57 in February 2006. Randy subsequently un-retired to capture the heavyweight title from Tim Sylvia, and even successfully defended it against...
Sat, Nov 14 | from 5thRound.com

MMA Fighters with the Hottest Girlfriends Update

In the past we posted a topic about the Hottest Wives and Girlfriends of MMA. Since that post, there’s been some new additions. At UFC 105, it appeared as if Kim Couture has been officially replaced. Randy Couture showed up with a nice looking blonde for his fight against Brandon Vera (see ph...
Thu, Nov 19 | from MMA Fight Girls Wallpaper

Is MMA Destined To Suffer the Same Fate as Boxing?

Many MMA fans often mention that boxing promoters only care about the money and not the sport. But that can also be said for MMA or UFC. Why do you think Fedor Emelianenko has not fought in a UFC card? It’s because he does not want to sign an exclusive contract with UFC. Dana White does not want to co...
Wed, Nov 18 | from Bleacher Report

Dana White: “[Brock Lesnar] Hasn’t Been Right For A Year”

More and more information regarding UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar’s health is slowly trickling out. According to doctors, Lesnar has had a problem with his intestines for over a year and that was the root cause of his contracting mononucleosis.
Wed, Nov 18 | from 5thRound.com

George Roop Puts on a Striking Clinic at Rage In The Cage

This past Saturday some folks in the Tucson Area stayed home to watch MMA legend Randy Couture prove he can still hang at UFC 105. Many people surely stayed home to watch Manny Pacquiao strengthen his own legend in the realm of the sweet science.
Mon, Nov 16 | from Bleacher Report

Two MMA legends meet at UFC 109!

Former UFC heavyweight champions and hall of famers, Randy Couture and Mark Coleman, are penciled in to collide in a 205-pound showdown at UFC 109 from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Feb. 6, according to Sherdog.com.
Wed, Nov 18 | from hardboiledmma (WordPress)

The Clinch Game, Good For MMA?

Randy Couture walked out of the Manchester Evening News Arena yesterday with his 17th win. Facing a tough Brandon Vera, the seemingly ageless Couture won a unanimous decision after three rounds in the octagon. However, not everyone agreed with the decision brought on by the judges in Engl...
Mon, Nov 16 | from 5thRound.com

Randy Couture Takes Controversial Decison at UFC 105

For the second consecutive show, a UFC main event has ended with a controversial unanimous decision as Randy Couture edged Brandon Vera to earn his first light heavyweight victory since February 2006. In the mind of all three judges sitting Octagon-side, Couture bested the Filipino 29-...
Sun, Nov 15 | from 5thRound.com

Tito Ortiz: The Self-Promoting Champion of Guerrilla Marketing

At the age of 46, Randy “The Natural” Couture returned to the UFC Light Heavyweight Division and immediately declared an interest in fighting Lyoto “The Dragon” Machida (UFC LHW Champion). At this stage in his career, I think that a lot of people would agree that Randy Couture has very lit...
Wed, Nov 18 | from Bleacher Report

Forrest Griffin-Tito Ortiz 2: The Meaningless Main Event

It is a problem that the UFC is adjusting to quite rapidly. Brandon Vera is a decent fighter but he is in no position to main event a pay-per-view. The same can be said for Mark Coleman when he fights Randy Couture at UFC 109. How long can White put on sub-par main events before fans being to tune out...
Tue, Nov 17 | from Bleacher Report

Randy Couture vs. Mark Coleman - Feb 6th UFC 109

by Loretta Hunt (Sherdog) Randy Couture and Mark Coleman have verbally agreed to a light heavyweight by Loretta Hunt (Sherdog) Randy Couture and Mark Coleman have verbally agreed to a light heavyweight
Thu, Nov 19 | from couture «

Randy Couture Over Brandon Vera: A Tainted Win? Afterthoughts on Hardy, Bisping

Perhaps I was expecting too much from Randy "The Natural" Couture (17-10); I vividly remember the awesome fight he had against another heavyweight legend Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (32-5), and eagerly anticipated a repeat of that bout in UFC 105, held on Nov. 14 held in Manchester, Englan...
Sat, Nov 14 | from Bleacher Report

Neil Melanson - talks Randy Couture & UFC 105

Meet Neil Melanson our head Jits coach here at Xtreme Couture. Neil has proven his technique to not Meet Neil Melanson our head Jits coach here at Xtreme Couture. Neil has proven his technique to not
Thu, Nov 19 | from couture «

UFC 105 Aftermath and WEC On Wednesday!

Simply put, Randy Couture still has it. The man is an amazing specimen when you stand back and look at his accomplishments and his AGE. This man is 46 years old, and he absolutely dominated Brandon Vera in the clinch. Keep in mind that both guys had wrestling backgrounds. This wasn’t a “Randy’s w...
Mon, Nov 16 | from allthingsmma (WordPress)

Rashad Evans vs. Thiago Silva Will Headline UFC 108

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira was originally scheduled to take on Cain Velasquez in the main event, but after getting another staph infection, Big Nog was forced to pull out of the bout. Couture instead took on Brandon Vera this past weekend at UFC 105 where he successfully returned to the UFC’...
Mon, Nov 16 | from 5thRound.com

Randy Couture Racing the Sands of Time To Remain Relevant

Almost 13 years ago, a talented, hungry, accomplished wrestler took his first steps into the Octagon. The wake he would leave in his path would forever change the sport of mixed martial arts. Either one of those fights would be a tall order, but the odds have failed to beat Couture before.
Sat, Nov 14 | from Bleacher Report

MMA Newsday: Lesnar Update, Couture-Coleman, Overlooked Brown-Aldo Fight

Who wants a legends match? According to Sherdog , fans will get to "enjoy" hall-of-famers Randy Couture and Mark Coleman doing battle against each other in a 205 tilt at February's UFC 109 in Las Vegas. Ugh. The combined ages here? 90. Seriously, what is going on here?
Tue, Nov 17 | from Bleacher Report

Post-UFC 105 analysis; scoring, refereeing and its discontents

Light Heavyweight bout between Alexander Gustafsson and Jared Hamman. Gustafsson defeated Hamman via KO (punches) at 0:41 of round 1. Welterweight bout between Paul Taylor and John Hathaway. Hathaway defeated Taylor via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26).
Mon, Nov 16 | from mmazu (WordPress)

Brock Lesnar, And Four Reasons Why He Could Never Beat Fedor Emelianenko.

Lots of wrestlers have learned striking and became great MMA fighters—Dan Henderson, Randy Couture, Matt Hughes, Josh Koscheck, and Matt Hamill to name a few. Wrestling is one of the best base skills to have as an MMA fighter, but it doesn't guarantee there won't be holes in your game.
Mon, Nov 16 | from Bleacher Report

Randy Couture now focused on 3 Day Training Camp this Weekend.

With UFC 105 wrapping up in England this past weekend and Randy Couture putting another “W With UFC 105 wrapping up in England this past weekend and Randy Couture putting another “W
Mon, Nov 16 | from couture «

Can Bobby Lashley Replace Brock Lesnar in UFC?

Wrestling has a lot of real things going on in the ring, but not nearly as much as MMA. Wrestling fans know that, MMA fans know that, and the whole world over the age of 11 knows that. If he signs with Strikeforce, they will let him do both wrestling and MMA, but UFC may not let him wrestle.
Tue, Nov 17 | from Bleacher Report

UFC 105: Couture Invents Cage'n'Pray and Coasts To Victory.

Randy Couture has just invented Cage'n'Pray. Basically laying on Vera the entire fight, while doing little else, I knew that Randy would take the W as soon as Bruce Buffer said the word "unanimous." I can see why the judges gave the fight to Couture, but I don't think Randy really won in any sig...
Sun, Nov 15 | from Bleacher Report

EA Sports MMA Randy Couture Live Chat

EA Sports will be hosting an online chat with UFC Hall of Fame member Randy “The Natural EA Sports will be hosting an online chat with UFC Hall of Fame member Randy “The Natural
Mon, Nov 16 | from liverkick (WordPress)

Programming: Strikeforce Announces “Fight Camp 360: Fedor vs. Rogers,” UFC To Counter-Program 11/7 Event With “Main Events”

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