Randy Couture

By Jon Grilz Sound ridiculous? Sure about that? Seth Petruzzeli was paid not to take his fight to the ground with Kimbo. Kimbo was allowed a free pass onto the Ultimate Fighter for the publicity. Couture sucks as a fighter and only exists in MMA thanks to her husband. Oh, and Dana White is a money whore that u...

A match first scheduled to take place more than a decade ago is finally going to happen at UFC 109. UFC Hall of Famers Randy Couture (17-10) and Mark ... Hendo leaves UFC for Strikeforce: "They need to really respect the fighters a ...Examiner.com

Edmonton Rush Owner Bruce Urban announced on Tuesday the National Lacrosse League team has formed a partnership with UFC Hall of Famer Randy Couture. ... Rush, Couture come to gripsEdmonton Sun Examiner.com -Sherdog.com -Bleacher Report

A number of Ultimate Fighting Championship fighters, such as Randy Couture, Chuck Liddell, and Matt Hughes, have all made the transition from NCAA Division ...

UFC Legend A Natural Fit press release) I'm very excited about the opportunity to train with Randy Couture - he is one of the greatest athletes in the world today not to mention an amazing coach ... UFC Hall-of-Famer sponsors RushiNews880.com all 2 news articles »

By Bryan Levick UFC 109 will mark the third straight fight for Randy Couture in which he is not fighting for either the light heavyweight or heavyweight championships. Up until UFC 102, where he faced and lost to Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, Couture had been involved in only one not-title fight in his UFC car...

By Jesse Holland Surging light heavyweight and UFC sophomore Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (18-3) has officially agreed to throw hands with hot-and-cold cage veteran Brandon Vera (11-4) at UFC 109: "Relentless" from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Feb. 6.

By Tom Ngo Couture was last seen taking a controversial unanimous decision victory over Brandon Vera at UFC 105 last month. It was his first light heavyweight fight in nearly 3 years. The fan-favorite has respectfully requested this showdown for a while and it will finally happen under Vegas’ brigh...

By Jesse Holland Spike TV has announced that The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) Season 11 will debut on March 31, 2010, and feature a 16-man roster of middleweights vying for a "six-figure contract" under the tutelage of former TUF Coaches and bitter rivals Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz.

By Erik Fontanez For former UFC fighter Jake Rosholt, the time has come to consider the next move in his fighting career. Having been released by the world’s leading MMA promotion a few weeks ago, Rosholt is currently a free agent and waiting for his next opportunity.

By Kris Karkoski Former light heavyweight champions Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz will appear as opposing coaches on the upcoming eleventh season of The Ultimate Fighter, UFC President Dana White announced on Saturday during The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale on Spike TV. Pictured: Chuck Liddell

By Robert Gardner Headlining the finale are two star prospects in the UFC light-heavyweight division, Jon “Bones” Jones and TUF alum Matt “The Hammer” Hamill. Youth and athleticism are on the side of Jones, but beating the odds is nothing new to “The Hammer”. Hamill will impose his will and grind his way to a u...

By Tom Ngo Big Nog holds a dominating 32-5-1 mark and was last seen taking a unanimous decision over Randy Couture at UFC 102 back in August. Many believed Nogueira was on his last leg after his convincing loss to Frank Mir at UFC 92, but his win over Couture proved otherwise.

By Tom Ngo Jon Fitch, Koshcheck’s teammate, was able to avenge the loss by taking an easy unanimous decision over Thiago at UFC 100.  The Brazilian was able to bounce back from his only professional blemish by posting a Uni-D of his own over Jacob Volkmann UFC 106 last month.

Randy Couture set up shop in Las Vegas and the fighters have followed. There are now dozens of gyms across Sin City. Many "Ultimate Fighter" contestants ...

By Tom Ngo MMA needs to re-define the word “unanimous” as another UFC main event has ended with a “controversial” unanimous decision. At UFC 105 on Saturday night, it appeared as though Brandon Vera had done enough to defeat Octagon Hall of Famer Randy Couture, however all three judges once again sa...

By Tom Ngo 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...

By Gary Herman 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.

By Jesse Motiff Talk first began after the Randy Couture-Brock Lesnar title fight for the Heavyweight Championship. Many saw Lesnar having an unfair advantage over Couture due to a 60-pound weight differential. Fighters like Lesnar, Shane Carwin, and Cain Velasquez would fight in the super-heavywei...

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 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 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!

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By Jesse Holland MMAmania.com has been able to confirm that Combat USA veteran Patrick Barry (4-0) will make his sophomore appearance inside the Octagon when he takes on massive King of the Cage heavyweight champion Tim Hague (9-1) at UFC 98 on May 23 from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. “Get...

By Matt Welch Velasquez falls alongside Shane Carwin and UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar as the future stalwarts of the UFC’s heavyweight division and while Carwin gets his litmus test in due time with a UFC 96 contest against Gabriel Gonzaga, it’s time for Velasquez to follow suit.

By John Shubert Steve Bruno v. Matt Riddle: Riddle wins via unanimous decision. I was way off on this one. Matt Grice v. Matt Veach: One word folks: WOW! This fight HAS to win fight of the night. The stoppage was controversial I'm not denying that. In fact I was even upset.

By Darren Michael W Furthermore, top position is of utmost importance in mixed martial arts.  While Penn might have been able to control from the bottom well if both fighters were doing a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu match while wearing a traditional GI, the lack of a GI and addition of strikes makes top position far m...

By Flyin' Hawaiian After Maynard graduated from Michigan State University in 2003, he began training for a spot on the 2004 US Olympic wrestling team.  One day, he got a call from a guy who represented BJ Penn, asking if he'd fly out to Hawaii to help him get ready for a fight.  He agreed, and the rest was history.

By Ric Roberts The difference will be Manny's Judo throws against Thiago's Muay Thai. I see Tavares using his striking to keep his shorter opponent at bay and not allowing Gamburyan to utilize his throws. Prediction: Tavares by Unanimous Decision 29-28

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