So last week in the wake of the massive Affliction: “Banned” hysteria, we posed this question to our MMAmania.com readers:
At this point, do you have any interest in a bout between Fedor and Couture?
We received nearly 200 responses. And even though it was a tough choice here are the winning submissions (in no particular order):
“I absolutely want to see that fight as they’re the top 2 heavyweights in the world, the absolute classiest fighters most amazing ambassadors for the sport, and solid individuals outside of MMA, who are a pleasure to watch alone, let alone against one another. Make.It.Happen.”
– James
“This fight needs to happen. Not because it has any bearing on who’s the #1 HW in the world (it’s Fedor, accept it) but because 10+ yrs from now, the MMA mythology will be incomplete if it didn’t. Both fighters represent much more than just themselves, their countries and promotions.”
– JoeyVitaminB12
“Anytime you can watch two great athletes perform you have to be interested. Regardless of where it happens, what kind of structure it happens in or whoever promotes it, the fight needs to happen. This has the potential to be one of the biggest moments in a MMA history.”
– J Walk
“Honestly, I don’t care any more. By the time the fight finally happens, Randy will be pushing fifty. Granted, he’s an amazing athlete. But he’ll be near fifty. If he wins, it’ll be great, but if he loses, it’ll be ‘too much time, too old, too slow.’ If it hasn’t happened by now, the fight that everyone thought it could be will never happen.”
– Punk Rock Scott
“No matter who wins the critics will still complain but the fans will cheer.”
– Mike
Of course, I promised we would send out three free copies of Randy Couture’s new autobiography, “Becoming the Natural,” to the top three entries. Well, I couldn’t settle on just three so there are now five winners.
Congratulations to them and thank you to everyone else who chimed in — we wish we could award everyone who got involved, but that’s just not possible.
Thanks again to the book’s author, Loretta Hunt, for sending us some advanced copies to share with our readers. For those who did win please email us a fan-AT-mmamania.com with your addresses and any other contact info we need to fet your prizes in the mail.
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go randy..
Randy would get killed by Fedor….And half a dozen of the UFC’s top LHW’s.
Well that is the bonus of fighting in the HW division, there is less talent there. There are a couple real good guys at the top but after that the division gets a little soft.
Randy wouldn’t get killed. He would just get submitted if worse comes to worst. I admit Fedor is the real deal, but never count somebody out in MMA. Haven’t you guys learned your lesson back in UFC 86?!?
The only reason Randy wouldn’t get killed and just submitted is if Fedor CHOSE to end it that way. Yeah , you never count someone completely out, but IMO the odds are 100 to 1 (and I’m being nice) in favor of Fedor. This is no disrespect to Randy, but there is not one single aspect of MMA that he is better at than Fedor.
I agree Fedor would be the most likely to end it with one shot but 10-9, 9-10, 10-9, 9-10, 10-9 = the winner. This could be Couture just as likely as Fedor.
Ask Rampage what he thinks…
What does Rampage think when asked about Fedor? “Thank God I’m not a heavyweight”. That was a recent quote from him. lol
wow the nuthuggers atill exist??
still i ment..
randy has the best chance out of any of them. he may be old, but many of his wins come from the strategy he sets forth before he even steps into that ring. randy has a very good chance but FEDOR is how can i say it…FEDOR!
Correct blah. A lot of guys are countin’ Randy out right off the bat. But that is a fatal flaw in MMA. Underestimation. And besides, Randy is too old and clever to get “killed” by The King of MMA[a.k.a."Fedor]!
I was robbed. lol
Think about this? Randy Couture vs Andrei Arlovski… my winner would be Andrei every day of the week! I would love to see Randy Couture vs Fedor but lets face the truth Fedor would be too much for Randy.
“I absolutely want to see that fight as they’re the top 2 heavyweights in the world”
No way is Randy number 2. He’s number 4, at best-
Fedor > Nog > Barnett > Randy
in a ring randy has no chance! In a cage he is able nuetralise his opponents with his greco wrestling, something that he is better aat than most in the game including fedor. However in terms of best fighters, the heavyweight division is weak at best, there are 4/5 mediocre fighters and fedor, id say arlovski on his game is a good fighter and would be fedors biggest test! I also think Lesnar may be a future problem for most heavyweights, dependant on his chin?!
Lightheavy is by far the deepest of all divisions and has the most exciting fights and skilled fighters, no question!!
I would rather see them in a submission match to some degree but the fight is still desired.
i will love to see couture dismantled, i mean come on, he got beat many times in his previous career.. than he comes back, beat tim sylvia who basically sux.. beat gonzaga whose lungs last about 2 minutes when he is healty (and he had a broken nose).. and all of a sudden he thinks he is the best fighter in the world, where was is strategy when he got pounded by barnett, ricco and KTFO twice by chuck?
who ever picked the winners needs to read them how does I don’t care any more and No matter who wins the critics will still complain Win Sorry mike and scott they were honest opinions but contest winners to hipe the fight i dont think so.
I know it is too late but here is my write up. I don’t want to see this fight until Randy honors his contract that he signed with the UFC. It is sickening to see yet another sports figure walk away from an obligation they committed themselves to. Randy doesn’t deserve a fight outside the UFC. No wonder there are so many members of younger generations that simply quit to get their way. Fight Nog and Mir then you’re done. He would have his Fedor fight if he simply honored his contractual obligations with Zuffa. Fedor should lose some weight and drop to a much more competitive weight class in LHW.
I am a huge Randy fan but i still think he needs to prove himself over big Nog…but he’s not getting any younger so bring on the Russian already!!!