Former heavyweight and light heavyweight champion, Randy Couture (16-10), could return to the 205-pound division to take on Brandon Vera (11-3) in the main event at UFC 105 from the Manchester Evening News (MEN) Arena in Manchester, England, on Nov. 14, according to BloodyElbow.com.
The report indicates that UFC sources have confirmed the showdown, which was [...]

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“The reason why I’m doing MMA is it’s probably the closest thing you can find to football as far as conditioning, cardiovascular and the physical aspect. I’m not going to be fighting and I’m not going to be getting hit. I’m just going to be training my behind off…. I want to [...]

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"That’s not a bad idea. Whatever has to happen, will happen … If Dana White and the fans want it, what can I do? I’ll fight (Couture) and try to invert the score. How do I think it’d be? Just put us there, my friend … That’s how we see the things."
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"I haven’t really looked at the cards and the shows that they have. What’s on the schedule, I don’t know, but I’m especially leaning towards dropping down. I’m pushing in weight. It would be easy for me to make 205 and there’s more interesting fights there right now. I don’t know how realistic it [...]

Check out the final footage of Couture’s seven-part UFC 102 blog series after the jump.

As the sport of mixed martial arts continues to grow at an incredible rate, so too does the talent pool from which the UFC has to choose from when fine tuning its roster. As a result, most fighters get a little nervous about their future after losing back-to-back fights inside the Octagon.
Then again, Randy Couture [...]

UFC 102: “Couture vs. Nogueira” from the Rose Garden in Portland, Oregon, has officially wrapped, which means that it’s time for those select fighters who went above and beyond in their respective fights to get a little extra grease for their efforts.
To the tune of $60,000 each.
The promotion dished out its standard post-fight monetary bonuses [...]

Check out episode five of Couture’s UFC 102 video blog after the jump.

Check out Keith Jardine and Thiago Silva eying each other up after the jump. For the complete photo gallery of the UFC 102 pre-fight press conference head over to CombatLifestyle.com.