<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="608"><tbody><tr><td class="Txt18Yell" height="30"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="Txt11Gray"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="TxtBox"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tbody><tr> <td class="Txt13Gray"> Backed by Mark Cuban's HDNet Fights promotion, estranged UFC heavyweight champion Randy Couture (Pictures) nabbed a substantial victory Monday in his ongoing legal dispute against Zuffa. The District Court of Dallas County, Texas, denied Zuffa's three motions to stay, delay and/or dismiss HDNet's challenge of Couture's promotional contract, on which Zuffa says the fighter still owes two bouts. The decision opens doors for the court to hear HDNet's motion for a summary judgment on June 2, a date that could conceivably offer resolution on Couture's standing as a free agent. Couture contends his promotional contract will expire in July, once the agreement reaches its 16-month conclusion. HDNet first brought suit against Zuffa in Texas on Feb. 13, decreeing that they had a business arrangement with Couture pending his separation from Zuffa and urging the court to make a summary judgment (decision) on his promotional contract status with the company. On April 21, Zuffa filed motions to stay, dismiss and/or delay the case in Texas, arguing that such a ruling on the contract provisions would undermine efforts underway in Las Vegas courts to clarify terms. Judge Carl Ginsberg turned down all three motions. Couture's legal battles with Zuffa will continue in Nevada. His employment contract is the crux of a breach of contract lawsuit filed by Zuffa on Jan. 14, with the company alleging Couture's name (as well as that of Xtreme Couture) and likeness were being used to advertise a rival promotion and that the athlete made "false claims" that damaged the company. Zuffa is also seeking arbitration on his promotional (fight) contract, though that could be affected by a Texas ruling. All parties agree that Couture's one-year non-compete clause in his employment contract expires in October 2008. Should the Texas court rule in favor of HDNet on June 2, the hypothetical bout between Couture and Russian heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko (Pictures) could materialize before year's end.</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>
:laughing::laughing::laughing: Like somebody else on here once said if Fedor (Ray Leonard) was asleep in bed and Syvia (Tito Trindad) had a baseball bat he still wouldn't win.
TFK is actually pretty good at predicting MMA fights. I think he is thinking Sylvia will win because he is a fan of Sylvia nothing else. Really he even knows Fedor will ice that scrub.
Yeah, TFK knows his stuff but he's very biased sometimes. For some reason he's always been huge on Sylvia, I don't think he's ever picked against him. Sylvia over Fedor is an awful pick.
Most likely Fedor will submit Tim, but if he elects to stand with Silvia it could be big trouble for Fedor. I don't count Tim out in this fight at all. It will be the best guy Fedor has faced in a LONG time.
I'm going to go out on a limb and say Fedor will out strike Sylvia on his way to victory.If Couture can do it ,why not Fedor? He has the better standup,he's quicker and has faster hands than Randy,plus he's beaten better standup fighters than Sylvia(CroCop,Shilt,Goodridge exc).Timmy's not a hard fighter to figure out and when it comes to preparation,nobody in MMA is better than the Russian.I 've seen him dominate great fighters either at there own game or on there terms too many times too convince me otherwise.
