Randy Couture

By Bryan Levick Couture will make his first appearance as a light heavyweight since losing to Chuck Liddell at UFC 57 in February of 2006. He hung up the gloves for a year and returned to dethrone heavyweight champion, Tim Sylvia . He makes the drop following two consecutive losses.

By Jesse Motiff What happens if Couture wins? What happens if Couture loses? A loss to Vera could be devastating for Couture, and it may put him on the fast track to retirement. Vera isn't even a top-10 light-heavyweight in the UFC, and a loss would move Couture far down the list of title contenders.

Las Vegas, NV (USA) - Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is a heavyweight legend looking to climb to the top of the mountain one more time following his win over Hall of Famer Randy Couture in August. Unbeaten rising star Cain Velasquez has moved rapidly up the ranks, but he needs one more win to get a sh...

By Jesse Holland But there was a time when St. Pierre was submitted by Matt Hughes and knocked out by Matt Serra just a few years later. Was the Canadian the far-and-away better fighter than “The Terror” at UFC 69? Of course, but this is what makes mixed martial arts so great.

By Erik Fontanez After hitting a minor snag in the negotiation process, the UFC has officially confirmed the heavyweight bout between former UFC champ Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and Cain Velasquez is a-go for UFC 108 on January 2nd.  Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Cain Velasquez

By Jesse Holland – UFC hall-of-famer and five time champion Randy Couture talks to MMA Fanhouse about taking opponent Brandon Vera out of his game and onto the ground at UFC 105 this Saturday in Manchester. It will be the first fight at 205-pounds for “The Natural” since he retired following his 2006 loss to...

By Tom Ngo The video game giant stated that the game will debut sometime in 2010, and in addition to Fedor and Rogers, UFC Hall of Famer Randy Couture, Jake Shields, Gegard Mousasi,  Renato “Babalu” Sobral and Jason”Mayhem” Miller are among the fighters on EA Sports’ preliminary roster.

By Jason Eisenhorn Rogers's dirty boxing on the cage was far from impressive. The whole point of pushing another fighter up against the fence is to "gas" them by forcing them to carry more weight on their upper body. Fighters like Randy Couture are masters at this technique. 

By Nick Thomas Main Bouts: Randy Couture (16-10) -140 vs. Brandon Vera (14-3) +110 Mike Swick (14-2) -215 vs. Dan Hardy (22-6) +175 Denis Kang (32-11-1) -130 vs. Michael Bisping (17-2) +115 Matt Brown (9-7) -150 vs. James Wilks (6-2) +130 Aaron Riley (28-11-1) -240 vs. Ross Pearson (9-3) +180  

By Jesse Holland Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has upped the ante in its latest round of counter programming, assembling a two-hour block of recent main event bouts to challenge tonight’s Strikeforce show from Hoffman Estates, Illinois.

By Erik Fontanez Word on the street is that former UFC interim heavyweight champ Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira will face undefeated Cain Velasquez at UFC 108 on January 2nd. Happy New Year! Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Cain Velasquez Shane Carwin vs. Brock Lesnar (UFC Heavyweight Champion)

By Ed J Pickle McNasty III Total Wins = 305Wins by Knockout = 88 (29%)Wins By Submission = 116 (38%)Wins by Decision = 101 (33%) Light Heavyweight: (Frank Shamrock, Tito Ortiz, Randy Couture, Vitor Belfort, Chuck Liddell, Quinton Jackson, Forrest Griffin, Rashad Evans, Lyoto Machida, Wanderlei Silva, Dan Hen...

By Jesse Holland UFC 105: “Couture vs. Vera” will feature a main event between former heavyweight champion, Randy “The Natural” Couture, returning to light heavyweight to battle Brandon “The Truth” Vera. In addition, hometown favorite Michael “The Count” Bisping will take on Pride FC standout, Denis K...

By Tom Grant Xtreme Couture was really the first gym of its kind, and Randy was the brain trust behind it. Couture is a graduate of Oklahoma State University and, along with Mark Coleman, was the among the first college wrestlers to really establish themselves in MMA.

By Tom Ngo Former UFC heavyweight and light heavyweight champion Randy Couture makes his return to the 205-pound division after suffering consecutive losses at heavyweight. The first of the two L’s was his title unification bout against Brock Lesnar at UFC 91, which initially planted the seed in...

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By Jesse Motiff Randy Couture returns to a sport in desperate need of something good to happen to it. Couture has overcome obstacles at every point in his career, none more so than coming out of retirement and dominating Tim Sylvia in March 2007, to win the UFC Heavyweight title.

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Sherdog.com UFC 74 Video: Couture, Gonzaga: Randy Couture Winner In 3 Rounds  - Gabriel Gonzaga vs. Randy Couture - Winner: Randy Couture by TKO. Three rounds is all Couture needed to win the UFC 74 fight against Gonzaga. ... The Natural" Retains Title at UFC 74 Sherdog.com all 3 news articles