http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/...=8263&zoneid=3 Couture Accepts UFC 101 Bout with Nogueira by Tom Hamlin A long-rumored bout between former UFC heavyweight champion Randy Couture and former UFC interim heavyweight champion Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira appears set to take place. According to multiple sources, he has agreed to face Nogueira at the yet-unannounced UFC 101 sometime in August. The event may take place in Portland, Ore. The UFC is now awaiting a response from Nogueira’s camp. Previously, Couture was offered a fight with Nogueira in the first half of 2009, but his role in Sylvester Stallone’s “The Expendables,†set to film in late March, got in the way. Couture was also rumored to be under consideration for UFC 99 in Cologne, Germany on June 13, but a source indicated he would be unable to complete a proper 8-week training camp and would not take the fight. Nogueira was last seen at UFC 92, where he lost his interim heavyweight title in a TKO loss to current interim champ Frank Mir. Couture – who has fought for or defended a title in 15 of his 19 UFC fights – lost the undisputed heavyweight title when he succumbed to strikes against Brock Lesnar at UFC 91. Stay tuned to MMAWeekly.com for more updates on this story as they become available.
The fight makes sense. It's almost like it's for 3rd place in the 'tourney' along with Mir and Lesnar. TFK
Would of been nice to see these two fight at there best but since there older it will make for an exciting fight I think.
REED likes the IDEA of this Fight...They Should ADD Serra vs. Hughes to the Undercard... REED:hammert:
I like the idea REED. They could actually sell a card pretty well that way. It would have been a perfect card to put Shogun/Liddell as well. The whole card could wouldn't have a damn thing to do with any title picture, but it would be fun:cheer:
Randy beats the Nog that showed up for the Mir fight. I hope for Nog's sake he was injured or sick for the Mir fight. Nog looked totally done in that fight.
agREED... Noguiera was MAYBE a Step Above PUNCHING BAG Status, N the Mir Fight...REED hasn't Seen an ACCOMPLISHED MMAist Look More SHOT than Noguiera Looked that Night.... REED:hammert:
If you have ever seen Nog fight before, you know that was a shell of the man he once was in there with Mir.
REED Saw Nogueira vs. Herring, but that was about It...But REED Gives Nogueira the Benefit of the Doubt, Based on How U & the Other Guys of this Forum Speak of him.... REED:hammert:
His style may have just finally caught up to him. One thing he's always been known for is the fact that he can take one hell of a beating. He's taken some serious abuse over the years. He also supposedly trains like a maniac too, lots of sparring going all out. With guys like Anderson Silva.
