Randy Couture

By Kid Nate Looking back on this match, both men are still active fighters, but one has gone on to a Hall of Fame career and the other is still driving fans to ask "what if?" But coming into the fight, there was only on superstar in the Octagon -- Vitor "Phenom" Belfort. The Carlson Gracie protege's fast ha...

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By weoweoweo Team Black House has an impressive roster that includes former PRIDE and UFC heavyweight champion, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Lyoto Machida, UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva, Antonio Rogerio Noguiera (#7 Ranked LHW), Rafael Feijao, and form...

By Jeremy Botter A heavyweight contender’s bout first reported by Inside Fights last week has been moved to UFC 104. The bout, which was originally under consideration for the main event or co-main event of UFC 103 in Dallas, will instead take place underneath the Lyoto Machida vs. Shogun Rua light heavywe...

By Jeremy Botter Barring any freak injuries, the winner of the August Randy Couture vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira fight will face the winner of the UFC 100 Frank Mir/Brock Lesnar fight at The Ultimate 2009 in December. Internally, the company believes that any possible match coming out of the two fights wou...

By JC Carrera Randy Couture vs Gabriel Gonzaga – Gonzaga got in a couple of those SICK head kicks he used to knock out Mirko, but Couture just soldiered on and schooled young Gabriel, busting his nose during a quick takedown. Randy is totally awesome and he beat the crap out of Gonzaga. This was a great show.

By weoweoweo For sure. Facing a top guy like Randy is just like facing Fedor, Cro Cop. Definitely he is a legend of our sport, and we will make a great fight. I will fight in the same weight that I fought in Pride. I will lose about 10 pounds. Lighter, I can move faster, have more gas and can work my game better, have q...

By John Shubert Heavyweight (265 pounds) Fedor EmelianenkoFrank MirBrock LesnarJosh BarnettAlitair Overeem Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira Randy Couture Shane Carwin Brett Rodgers Cain Velasquez Also receiving consideration: Jeff Monson, Mirko Cro Cop, and Fabricio Werdum

By Inside Fights Staff One plan being tossed around internally last weekend would have seen Randy Couture drop to light heavyweight and coach opposite Machida on the show. Couture’s August fight would have been canceled and he would have received the light heavyweight title shot on the December show. The compa...

By Kid Nate Laugh all you want, but if Couture gets inside, Machida is going for a ride. Couture’s retirement fight if he fails in another heavyweight title bid, but only if Machida agrees to do it at heavyweight. (Guy’s gonna be 46 soon. Cut him some slack.)

By Jung Soo Kim If there is one thing I have learned from the years of watching MMA, it is that nothing is impossible. No one thought that Gabriel Gonzaga would outstrike Mirko Crocop. Nobody predicted that Matt Serra will beat Georges St. Pierre. Nobody thought that Randy Couture will beat Tim Sylvia. No one t...

By Kid Nate I rooted for Vitor Belfort, Babalu Sobral (twice), even Kevin Randleman against Chuck. Chuck's first fight against, and total drubbing by, Randy Couture is probabaly my favorite ever Chuck Liddell fight. Randy out thought, out fought and beat down the Ice Man and oooo was I satisfied!

By MMAmania In fact, former champions Andrei Arlovski and Tim Sylvia, as well as Mirko Cro Cop and Fabricio Werdum, are all represented. Meanwhile, surging star Shane Carwin — even Randy Couture — are not. KEY: LH: Fighter can switch to Light Heavyweight LW: Fighter can switch to Lightweight

By Nick Thomas HeavyweightsAntonio Rodrigo NogueiraBrock LesnarFrank MirBrandon Vera (LH)Gabriel GonzagaCain VelasquezCheick KongoEddie SanchezHeath HerringAndrei ArlovskiMirko CrocopFabricio WerdumTim SylviaMark ColemanAntoni HardonkJustin McCullyLight HeavyweightsChuck Lid...

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