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“… I’m 44 and looking at the end of my career. I want to fight the best guy in the world and be considered the best guy as well. That fight is the only way that will happen. It doesn’t make sense — the UFC is criticizing me for not fighting (Antonio Rodrigo) Nogueira, and I have a lot of respect for Nogueira. I think he’s a great fighter, but he’s been beat by Fedor twice. That fight doesn’t make sense for me right now. If I have more fights left in me after Fedor, maybe I’ll fight Nogueira then, but right now, it just doesn’t make sense.”
Embattled UFC Heavyweight Champion Randy Couture — who still holds that designation because of legal reasons — shares his thoughts on a fight with interim UFC heavyweight champion, (Antonio Rodrigo) Nogueira. “Minotauro” called out “The Natural” after he defeated Tim Sylvia to earn the vacated belt; however, it appears that Couture (for now) is hellbent on fighting one fighter and one fighter only, Fedor Emelianenko.
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That’s just sad. Nog has a better history and legacy at Heavyweight than Randy. This comment shows that Randy only cares about Randy. That sucks because he was such a hero of mine for a long time. Randy has two fights left on his UFC contract, a contract he was paid for, a contract that he signed. He is dishonoring his contract, insulting Nog, and being purely selfish in his goal to take on Fedor…
That is exactly right and I don’t think that Yoko is helping the situation any. Also, I am very surprised that Randy is doing MMA math. He of all people should know that it never works. Nog is a great champion and Randy is spitting in his face. I have never wanted Tim Silvia to win a fight, but I sure hope he smashes Fedor and screws everything up for Randy.
Randy is not using MMA math. The way that works is if fighter A beats fighter B, then fighter A will beat fighter C, because B beat C. That’s speculation. Now, that Fedor has beaten Nog twice is not speculation. That is a fact. He is saying that he may only fight once more in his career, and he wants it to be against Fedor, who many consider to be #1, based on his record, which includes the FACT that he beat Nog twice. Is he being protective of his position in the sport by not fighting Nog? Well duh. But if he wants the Fedor fight, why risk getting caught by Nog? I don’t see how that is disrespecting Nog. He doesn’t bring up the losses to disrespect him, but instead because they are relevent to his point. Besides if Slvia beats Fedor, the whole thing gets screwed anyways.
I totally agree MongoMan If he only wants to fight once more in his career then why should he settle for Fedor’s left overs when he wants Fedor. I don’t think Randy would own Fedor but I think that Randy has a prety good chance if he avoids the submission. I will say this, there is no way and hell Fedor knocks Randy out or wins by stoppage. The only way he beats Randy is by way of submission. Randy has better hips, I would say his stand up just as good as Fedor’s but Fedor is a wizard on his back and becuase of that I wouldn’t count him out.
I’m sorry, but that was quite possibly the worst example of MMA math.
Fighter A has beaten Fighter B
Fighter B has beaten Fighter C
MMA math would conclude that because of this, Fighter A would beat Fighter C if they were to fight.
HOWEVER, mma math does not work…
I Never said MMA math works. I said Randy wasn’t using it. He never said that a victory against Nog is a forgone conclusion if he can beat Fedor. He said Fedor is #1, and that given the fact that Fedor has beaten Nog twice, then he has no desire to fight him at this time.
And if my example of MMA math is so bad. Why did you just use the exact same explanation?
The fact that Randy mentioned Nog was beaten twice by Fedor therefore he is not interested in that fight is the definition of MMA math. If he would have said only that Fedor is #1 and that’s why he wants the fight then I could see your point. Randy is absolutly disrespecting Nog by not fighting him. How can anyone defend a man who backs out of a contract he signed? Not to mentiond the fact he was caught lying about his pay.
Here is the man’s comment:
“… I’m 44 and looking at the end of my career. I want to fight the best guy in the world and be considered the best guy as well. That fight is the only way that will happen. It doesn’t make sense — the UFC is criticizing me for not fighting (Antonio Rodrigo) Nogueira, and I have a lot of respect for Nogueira. I think he’s a great fighter, but he’s been beat by Fedor twice. That fight doesn’t make sense for me right now. If I have more fights left in me after Fedor, maybe I’ll fight Nogueira then, but right now, it just doesn’t make sense.”
Read it closely, he is saying he may only fight once more. And he wants that fight with the #1 guy. He compliments Nog several times in this statement. If the fact that he won’t compromise in his pursuit of this fight offends you, then that’s how you feel. But there is no need to put words in his mouth. He never said he would beat Nog if he beat Fedor, therefore no MMA math. That’s just simply how rankings work. Beat the #1 guy to be #1. Not beat #2 to be #1. There is no doubt that he is being protective of his position in the sport. He knows Nog is dangerous. A loss would screw that up. And yet he leaves the door open for a Nog fight after the Fedor fight. But he simply wants to test himself against Fedor. Why is that so wrong? Does ambition offend you?
This is the first I have heard anyone accuse him of lying about pay? Where did you hear this?
As far as the contract goes it was for 4 fights over 18 months. He was to be paid on a fight by fight basis. Meaning he didn’t get paid for something he didn’t do. What is in dispute is if he has the right to sit out the 18 months if he no longer wishes to fight for the UFC. It’s a sports contract, not a deal with the Devil. He should have options if he changes his mind. People do change their minds. It may be shocking to you, but it does happen. The UFC reserves the right to end contracts before they are up. Where is your outrage when that happens? Hell, the clause that allows the UFC to end the contract as they see fit is one of the reasons Fedor didn’t sign. Go figure.
The fact of the matter is that if you are caught up in buying all the trash talk and he said, she said b.s. then there is nothing I can say that will convince you to give the man a fair shake. But that is your prerogative.
End rant.
a contract that is faulty at best. Randy HAS NOT been paid for the two more fights on his UFC contract to be clear. he will be paid if he takes those fights. supposedly his UFC contract has a time limit that expires in Oct 08 then he’s free from it regardless if he does the two out of four fights left on it (contested by UFC and still being deliberated in court). people shouldn’t blame Randy for wanting what’s best for him. he’s been treated disproportionately as compared to many other MMA stars and just wants to end his career the way he wants to end it, fighting the best heavyweight MMA fighter in the world: Fedor (according to most polls). Nog is great but if he takes that fight he’s just conceding again and in a way saying that all of Dana’s mistakes in handling the Randy vs Fedor negotiations were OKAY (not allowing Fedor a more flexible non-exclusive contract, offering Fedor ridiculous amounts of money up to 10M while Randy would end up getting the usual 500K-1M, Dana denies this but he only claimed that he would never pay Fedor more than Randy after negos fell through). if there’s any dishonoring that’s been done it’s the UFC not taking care of it’s biggest star Randy Couture. Now we have both parties fighting in court instead, things are getting ugly, both parties reputations have taken blows. it’s very disappointing.
He is afraid he will lose.. That is all there is to it. Everyone forgets how Chuck Liddell Made him his bitch..
well put my friend
The Noguiera fight doesn’t make sense to randy because he would lose that fight. Me fighting rampage - that fight doesn’t make sense because I’m fairly certain I would be killed.
Randy SHOULD be looking out for himself. What person SHOULDN’T? The UFC sure isn’t looking out for him, they’re looking after themselves too, which is SMART. Nobody should depend on OTHER PEOPLE to take care of them, I don’t care if it’s MMA or life in general. People should always be doing what’s in their own best interest, at the end of the day that’s all that really matters anyway. The rest just makes you FEEL GOOD.
I understand Randy did sign a UFC contract BUT let’s face the truth: If you’re in Randy’s shoes, you’ve been fighting your whole life. You might be on YOUR LAST FIGHT. Fedor’s reputation as the P4P best fighter in the world has been known for years in the MMA world. You have an opportunity to fight this guy to etch your name in stone as maybe the best MMA practitioner of all-time. This decision is a NO-BRAINER. You fight Fedor as fast as humanly possible and fuck everything else, no regrets, no looking back.
And this is NOT disrespectful to Nogueira at all. Nogueira would do the same thing if he were in Randy’s position. In fact this whole decision has nothing to do with Nogueira whatsoever. When you’re already 45 years old, you don’t have any time to waste and the Fedor fight is easily the more attractive of the 2 fights, period. So do whatever the hell you gotta do to seal your legacy as an MMA champion…that’s what Randy is trying to do right before his body quits on him.
I think Randy is scared of Nog’s submission abilities. I would be too if I was Randy. Unfortunately for Randy if he ever does face Fedor…he is going to face another fighter with great submission skills and probably have an easier time taking Randy to the ground. Can see a Mir/Nog showdown taking place soon.
So because Randy wants to fight Sherdog ranked #1 (Fedor) and not #2 (Nog), he’s scared of #2?
That makes no sense.
If he were ducking #1 to get to #2, ok, that would make more sense…
No, Randy is Ducking #2, because if he looses to #2, a fight against #1(Fedor) will be pointless.
Randy is a coward for not taking the fight with Nogueira. I am sure the UFC would pay him a boat load to fight Nog, but it doesnt make sense for poor Randy! F off Couture, you used to be all about the fans now you are the Terrell Owens of mma…congradulations scumbag!
There is no doubt in my mind that Randy would loose to Big Nog. Although Randy’s stand up is improved, I still think Nogueira’s is better and on the ground Nogueira would make quick work of Couture. Also, Noguiera has 10 times stronger Chin then Couture does.
Randy wont fight Nog, because he would loose, and then it will mess up his big Pay day against Fedor, who will embarress Randy anyway!
I lost all respect for Couture. Nogueira is a legend at Heavyweight, I cant say the same thing about Couture.
Noguiera holds wins at Heavyweight over:
Tim Sylvia (finished the fight where Randy couldnt)
Cro Cop (Back when cro cop was a MONSTER)
Barnett (who finished Couture)
Werdum
Sergei Kharitonov
Ricco Rodriguez
Randy’s accomplishments at Heavyweight dont even Compare to Couture’s, but Randy says it makes no sense to fight Noguiera, No crap it doesnt make sense for Randy to fight Noguiera because if he did he would just get his arm ripped OFF!
Just becuase you don’t like someone you are going to automaticlally count them out of a fight. This isn’t Cro Cop you are talking about this is Randy and if I remember right Nog was being destroyed by Sylvia and he got the submission. Randy could have submitted Tim if he wanted to but he wanted to beat his ass and win by ko or tko. Right now Randy could beat anybody on the list of fighters that Nog has beaten. He is a different figher and I don’t think he would make the same mistakes he made in the past. I would never say that Randy would beat Fedor and I don’t like Fedor but just becuase I don’t like him I’m not gonna say oh Randy would beat his ass. That’s pretty shallow if you stop and think about it. I’m a Cowboys fan but I am not gonna sit here and say Yeah the Cowboys will destroy the Patriots just becuase I don’t like the Pats.
Tim Sylvia(Randy owned him and chose not to submit him)
Cro Cop HA HA HA HA!
Barnnett(Who finished Couture and had his title stripped for steroids)
Werdum(Easy win for Randy)
Sergei Kharitonov(Who?)
Ricco Rodriguez(Beat Randy a long time ago and I believe he’s on the celeberity rehab show addicted to cocaine and gambling.)
Well put. I completely agree with everything you just said there. Especially that Nog would destroy Couture.
Thank You that is exactly what I was thinking. Who has he beat in HW? Tim and Gonzaga…He as lost to his the other credible HW. Barnett and Rodriguez. He is not a HW monster he is an opportunist at best. He came in to fight a 75% Tim Sylvia, knowing very well that he could take avantage of Tim;s akwardness. Is he great because he beat Tim? I do not think so…Is he great because he beat Gonzaga? Mos def not. Gonzaga may prove to be a beast in the future but he has a lot to learn. I am impressed he finished him with a broken arm but his level of HW contentiondoes not compare to Big Nog. Couture turned into an EGO-Mainiac! What a shame that such a fan favorite became such a prick in his age assuming that he is the TOP HW in the World because he beat Sylvia and Gonzaga. Why does’t he get some redemption then and fight Barnett first. Or give the respect that he says he has for Nog and fight him. Because he knows Nog would either be ripping his arm off or putting him to sleep. I have never been such a fan of Tim SYlvia as I am now in hopes that he gets Fedor, wins, and not only rains on Couture’s ego but shits on it…To go from class act to class ass all in one year is amazing. Captain America can lick ButterBeans smelly ass, chode after a 2 hour workout….
Jimmy Dean: I am not counting Randy out of a fight because I dont like him….I am counting him out because Nogueira is a terrible match up for Couture.
The only aspect of mma that Couture is better than Nogueira in is the clinch….and if he were to clinch with Nogueira he could risk being tripped and if the fight goes to the ground its OVER! Especially if Nog lands on top.
We all know that Couture is the better wrestler, but so what? Wrestling with Nogueira is a very dangerous thing to do because that just feeds into his ju jitsu.
Also Noguiera was not getting Owned by Sylvia for 15 minutes. If you knew anything about Nogueira you would know thats how all his fights are. He gets beat up and then he finishes you!
FYI: Fabricio werdum is a much tougher m atch up for Randy than you think!
“He was dominating Tim Sylvia, but He chose not to submit him”? Congradulations that his 1 of the top 5 dumbest comments I have ever seen on this site! No fighter chooses to not submit a fighter! Com,e on that was just retarded.
Why am I even responding to someone who thinks Sergei is a nobody?
I look at every fight objectively. The way I feel about a fighter, never clouds my judgemt so to say that I feel a certaiun way because I dont like a fighter as a person is stupid and inaccurate!
Say what you want about me, but I always keep it real.
So in your oppinion, how could Randy defeat Nogueira? I dont see any way that could happen!
Fedor just as much a little b%$#* as Couture is. Him not signing with M1 after he signed a form of intention, and suing a commercial for not displaying his “tough image”. What a fag, they are both pissin me off, I hope Fedor loses to Tim, that will end all this hype right quick.
Mentioning taking Randy to the ground and easy or easier in the same sentence is a oxymoron.
Personally i think Randy would get picked apart by Nog’s boxing. Randy doesn’t throw many kicks and in a straight boxing match I think Nog would take it to him. Nog is an underrated boxer. Also i agree with you, if the fight went to the ground Nog would probably sub him.
ok Nog’s boxing as under rated as it is still got picked apart in the standup against Tim which didnt happen to Randy, but if it went to the ground Nog’s submissions are world class, but they both have strong points in there games. the one thing randy always comes with is a great game plan
I am surprised that you are talking about Nogs boxing skills against Randy considering he was completly dominated by Sylvia in the stand up and Randy completely dominated Sylvia in the stand up.
Although this may be true we need to consider how was sylvias condition during the Couture fight. I think its safe to say he was not 100%. Just because Sylvia out struck Nog and Couture out struck Sylvia does not mean Couture will outstrike Nog.
I don’t think Nog will be constantly worried about randy shooting on him as Sylvia was terrified of being taken down.
People critize the natural for having his mind set on fighting Fedor. One day he will be admired for going against the machine and doing what he feels is right. There should be a sanctioned way of these companies allowing there top fighters to compete on a world scale to determine who is truly the best at that weight division. Not just who is best for that fighting orginization. But only for the elite or the top of the top to go outside of their own company and be ranked on a universal level. Unfortunately companies prides are at skate to possibly show their guy isn’t the best and then we have the conflict of financial interest in who promotes, endorses and gets paid for the shows etc.etc.etc. I totally feel Randy in wanting to go for #1 which evidentally is Fedor especially with the sands of time drifting away from him which is obviously true. He is still formidable but knowingly is not at his peak. I think the fite will happen but I can only hope randy is in top form and mindstate with all the legal drama he is going thru…also he only seems to perform at his best inside the octagon!!!! Good luck Randy..You deserve the fite and worldwide recognition.
i hope silvia knocks fedor out which will screw randy’s superfight up. feel sorry for Nog, he wins the title but nobody to fight. the only decent heavyweight on a bit of a run and under contract is mir but it wasn’t all that long ago that vera and cruz were whopping his ass.
how does it not make sense. this guy is unbelievable. you are not the #1 contender randy, stop believing the hype.
I like(d) Randy, but disagree with what he’s doing completely. He should just f***in get his two fights over with, and then leave.
randy won his last two fights at HW and now he is too good for big NOG? the truth is he is scared of antonio, he said himself in a interview with sherdog that he would like to fight twice before retiring, so that means he could fight fedor and nog but he knows it a bad match up for him so he is running away.
feck him.
I mean, that makes perfect sense…
The UFC gave him a shoot at Big Tim (which also suited the UFC) and all of a sudden after he wins he is to good to fight anyone else in the UFC.
He thinks he’s too good to fight Nog? I dont think so.
What if Fedor says I don’t want to fight Randy cos he’s got 2 loses against Chuck, so I want to fight Chuck.
Randy just admit that its all about the dollar!!
I hate this…. fighters should fight whoever is put in front of them. They should not have a choice.
If we are not carefull MMA will turn into boxing, where the boxers choose who they want to fight.
If you sign for an organisation you are there b*tch.
Nog has beaten wayyyy more top fighters than Fedor. I think he’s beaten every fighter that Randy lost to besides Chuck.
This is getting unreal. I hope Randy gets his ass handed to him - not just loss, but loss BIG! I agree doing MMA math from a top level guy - just shows it’s all about the money. UFC vs Randy = broke Randy / Fedor vs Randy = broken Randy
Randy is a fraud overratted comes in and wins beats tim silva and overrated gabriel gonzaga and now he he thinks his better then the whole heavyweight devition in the world wake up randy can wait for you to get ko
how can this fight not make sense? nog, correct me if i’m wrong, has never been finished in a fight. couture has looked great since coming out of retirement at his age. this would be a megafight that i would gladly pay to see. Randy, do us all a favor. Pull your head out of the selfish sandbox you got and fight big nog, PLEASE!
RANDY COUTURE IS TAKING A GREAT CAREER IN MMA/UFC AND THROWING IT AWAY. DOES HE NOT THINK THAT EVERY MMA FAN IN THE WORLD WANTS TO SEE THIS FIGHT AS WELL? BUT AT WHAT POINT DO YOU DRAW THE LINE AND SAY IF THE FIGHT HAPPENS IT HAPPENS AND MOVE ON SEE ALL OF HIS FANS CAN SEE HIM PERFORM? I LOVE RANDY BUT THIS IS REDICULOUS. TAKE THE NOG FIGHT AND LET US SEE WHAT YOU HAVE BEEN DOING ALL THESE YEARS, PUTTING ON EXCITING FIGHTS, NOT PULLING THIS TITO ORTIZ SHIT.
Fighters always have a choice on who they fight. They choose whether or not to take on the fight by signing on the dotted line.
The best out there right now, by most independent estimates, is Fedor. He’s not choosing to fight Paul Buentello.
Funny how now everybody thinks Randy is overrated and all of his recent wins were over overrated fighters. Lame…
His recent wins ARE overrated fighters. Timmy ‘webfoot’ Sylvia (who had back problems when they fought); and Gabriel ‘one kick wonder’ Gonzaga.
getting real tired of writing stuff, and it dosen’t get posted. What’s going on here??????????????????????
Me too. Quite frustrating.
Seems to be a new language filter. I guess I’m a bad person.
Randy “I ducked Nog” Couture is what he’ll be known as if he even gets the fight with Fedor.
He’s ducking the #2 guy to fight the #1.
If he were ducking the #1 guy to get to the #2, you’d have a point but he’s not.
Yes but if your #3, #4 or #5 you fight #2 to get to #1…..haha
yeah but what makes him think he’s capable of going past number 2. He’s never beaten Nog and is totally blowing Nog off to try to get Fedor. I’d understand if Sylvia was still champ and Couture says “i’ve already beaten sylvia i want fedor” but he’s never fought and has never beaten Nog. Beating the best doesn’t make you the best until you’ve beaten the people the best has beaten as well
Couture is a clown IMO.
A few points on the whole ducking Nog notion.
Point 1: Nog is ranked lower than Fedor. It makes no sense that Randy is ducking an inferior fighter to fight the #1 HW. That’s retarded.
Point 2: Randy left the UFC before the fight with Nog was offered to him.
Point 3: Before the Sylvia v Nog fight, in late January Randy was calling Sylvia (someone he already beat in spectacular fashion) to win by some type of stoppage.
He’s an old man who is ready to retire. He just wants one last fight with the world’s greatest. I don’t hate him for it.
That’s exactly how I feel. You people bitching about Randy are forgetting his age. The man may only have one fight left in him and he simply wants to fight the best guy. And sorry, as much as you people hate to admit it Fedor is that guy. This ducking talking is utter nonsense. He simply wants the chance to fight the best in the world one time before he’s done. He’s not saying he is too good to face Nog.
all im saying is the fight does make sense
Randy is almost 45 years old and WILL DROP OFF performance wise almost overnight,so it might make sense to use his (quite possible) LAST fight in him to fight the guy that MOST consider the best HW (fedor). He said he would fight Nog after that, if he still has it in him. I just hope he fights Fedor before he goes down hill,big time fast.
OK…..So the Detroit Red Wings Win the WESTERN conference and the TORONTO Maple Leafs win the Eatsern conference some how……So now the Red Wings dont think the Leafs are good enough to play them Sooo The Red wings decide to JUST skip the whole Stanley Cup Final…………..This is what Randy is doing to MMA!!
Randys been bitching for so long that he could have fought Nog, Arlovsky and been released already.
Randy’s really screwed it up for other fighters too. Dana gave Randy a break and Randy destabalized the division. Randy’s turned out to be a scared bitch. He should just retire.
Randys been b!tching for so long that he could have fought Nog, Arlovsky and been released already.
Randy’s really screwed it up for other fighters too. Dana gave Randy a break and Randy destabalized the division. Randy’s turned out to be a scared b!tch. He should just retire.
Randy has lost a third of his fights, he can’t be considered the best for anything!
REAL fighters don’t pick and choose who they fight, just so they can have an unbeaten record. If you aren’t losing some you are DUCKING the best,Period.
Right, but Randy should be allowed to duck the Nog fight to prevent a loss and then he wouldn’t get a shot at Fedor.
You mean like Fedor?
i agree w/ everyone who says randy is full of b.s. nog is a true world champion and has fought almost everyone who counts cept randy and a.a.. randy is still an all time great to me but he is really tarnishing his legend and giving a big disservice to nog.
Its funny how Couture thinks it makes no sense to fight Nogueira, as if he is above Nogueira. Truth is there have only been 2 heavyweight champions in the History of Pride: Nogueira and Fedor. So Randy can not sell me that it makes no sense to him. Its complete BS because a fight against Nog would be a huge deal, even to the casual fans who dont really know about Nog, they will all still know that Nog won the title by finishing the same man Randy fought to a decision to win the title. This fight would be a marketers DREAM and it will be a huge $$$ moneymaker. Also, since he went AWOL from the UFC, I am sure he can use that as leverage and get a lot of money out of them for fighting nogueira. Randy is just a chump who knows loosing to Nogueira would tarnish the fight with Fedor.
Lets be honest, unless Fedor beats him senselessly into retirment, Fedor wont be Randy’s last opponent. Unless Fedor kills me, I will gaurentee that Randy will fight in mma AGAIN after the Fedor fight, so all this crap about this is the only fight that makes sense is just CRAP! He just doesnt want to fight anyone before he fights Fedor, and he definetly wants no part of such a dangerous guy like Big Nog because I loss will deminish the Fedor fight.
Randy is really going to look like a Jackass after he fights again after the Fedor fight, because it will mean that he could have honored his contract with the UFC. The UFC has done a lot for Randy, the least he could have did was been a man, honored his contract, fought 2 more times and then chased Fedor off into the sunset, until Fedor beats him down.
I will never forget The UFC’s press conference proving how much they paid him and showing the world what a liar he was. Nogeira is just as great of a test as Fedor for Couture so if it really was about what makes sense to him as far as testing himself is complete Crap, its all about the MOney! He knows that he will get Maximum $$$ too fight Fedor, thats all this is about and its a real shame. Lets be real, is he going to be broke if he fights Nog in the UFC instead of fighting Fedor for Cuban? Hell No! He is set financially either way, and to think of how so many fighters do struggle financially is a slap in the face.
I have lost all respect for Couture and Regardless of who he faces Fedor, nog, he is going to not only loose but be finished, so he is going to look like a senile old bat anyway!
Facts are he would be very lucky to get a win over Nogueira and would be one of the biggest notches on his belt, problem is I dont think he could beat Randy. I really cant see it happening.
As fans we are very lucky to have a Legend whose still in his prime as the UFC Heavyweight champion. Nogueira is without a doubt the greatest Heavyweight ever to fight in the UFC, and Randy looks like a real idiot trying to tell us it makes no sense!!!
If Randy wanted to really prove himself and his legacy he would have manned up and fought Nogueira and Arlovski (2 fighters I believe have had a better career at Heavyweight than randy). Then he would be free to to go look for the Randy fight.
For him to just not honor the UFC and try to leave is crap because to say there’s nothing left for him to prove in the UFC is just STUPID. Arlovski and Nogueira would both be better fighters than anyone Randy has ever faced at heavyweight so he should just stop lying to all the fans and tryingt o make it look like its not about money.
He ios worse than Terrell Owens, and least terrell is honest and will tell you its all about the money….Randy calls press conferences to lie to the fans about his financial dealings…What a bunch of shit!
Enough about this old man, he will need dentures a hip replacement soon and Yoko will be collecting his social security checks, this old Fossil!
He last fought in August. He could have fought in December, then April and he would have honored his contract with the UFC and be free to do whatever. Now at best he will have to wait till December to fight Fedor….wait a stupid career move!
Big Nog has been my favorite HW for some time now, and for good reason. I think Couture knows Nog would be too much of a threat. If he lost to Nog, he probably thinks he wouldn’t get a shot at Fedor.
randy is really turning into an old curmudgeon.
Randy should stick to throwing punches rather than attempting to construct rationalizations. If his aging is a serious factor for him, then obviously a fight with Nog actually makes the MOST sense, because with his ongoing legal battle with the UFC it is highly unlikely that he’ll be able to fight Fedor within the year. To make it seem like he doesn’t have much time left to fight, and then to say the most reasonable choice is to go after the opponent for which the most time would be spent disentangling himself from contract disputes rather than fighting or training is rather absurd. IF Couture has enough energy to wait another year or six months or so, then that means he should have enough energy to fight Nog in the meantime. And after the Nog fight, perhaps a few months after that the legal trouble will clear up and he can fight Fedor.
However, I think we all know the real reason he won’t fight Nog is because it would mean a return to the UFC like a dog with its tail between its legs.
haha i think that randy is right. randy is the best or 2nd best, why should he fight nog??if he beats fedor hes kinda beating them both(FEDOR AND NOG), seeing as nog has been beat twice by fedor. why screw around fighting someone when hes not ganna get ne credit from it. if he beats nog the new line for the fans is, “oh well, fedor beat him any wayz, fedor is still better”. lets just get it over with and have randy vs fedor PLZ
How do you figure Randy to be the best or second best HW? What’s he done to prove he’s one of the best? He beat Tim after proving he couldn’t hack it at LHW which he moved to after suffering several defeats at HW. If he fights and convincingly beat Nog, which I don’t think he would, then I’d say he’s one of the best. Till then, he’s just a veteran fighter with a mediocre record who beat Tim Sylvia and suddenly thinks he deserves a fight with the best to prove he’s the best.
Randy is 100% wrong!
This fight makes perfect sense, because the fans want to see it happen..In fact there is 3 fights that would make sense for Randy to be involved in.
Randy/Fedor
Randy/Nog
and Randy/Chuck
So For Randy to say that Fedor is the only fight that makes sense for him, when there is millions of fans that want to see him fight Nog, is retarded! He should be thinking about the fans, and not himself!
Comment by Gord
2008-04-13 14:25:59
REAL fighters don’t pick and choose who they fight, just so they can have an unbeaten record. If you aren’t losing some you are DUCKING the best,Period.
Are u stupid??hes trying to fight the best ranked hw..how can u call that ducking?haha man wheres ur head
HAHAHAHAHA Randy is a coward. what a sucker! He quit when Liddell knocked him out and now he’s running scared of Nog because Nog would mess him up.
I’ve said it since the day he “retired” : randy turned his back on MMA and his fans with this kind of nonsense. Boo Hoo I cant fight Fedor. Shut up and do your job. He gets paid plenty……I’m not the biggest Dana White fan either but he is right, never feel sorry for a millionaire.
Comment by adam
2008-04-13 14:33:25
haha i think that randy is right. randy is the best or 2nd best, why should he fight nog??
Randy should fight Nog because Nog is the UFC interim Champion and Randy should defend his belt, as he is under contract with UFC. So it does make sense. Are you atupid?
Dude, I’m starting to lose alot of respect for Randy…..Its like all this hype has gone to his head and all he can think about is money……..I’m so disapointed in him….I never thought i would see the day when “The Natural” backed out of a “CHAMPIONSHIP” fight. Why the hell did this guy come out of retirement anyway?????? If he really cared about the sport and the fans he wuld honor hi F**king contract and fight Nog………..
Que tonteia . . quiza el estar viejo lo hace pensar que es aguien que puede escoger con quien pelear y con quien no . . . que tiene Nogueira .. cintiron de PRIDE y cinturon de UFC . que tiene Fedor? El prestigio de ser el mejor de la historia . . que tiene Rany? . . Nada . solo palabras . .
deberia pelear contra nogueira Mientras fedor contra Sylvia . . si los dos ganan . seria mas sensato una pelea a fin de año . . no creen??
Si
Si! me gusta nadar
It’s official - Randy’s ducking Nog