Loading ...UFC 91 - Lesnar vs Couture
The last time I saw Brock Lesnar he was wrestling Goldberg in Wrestlemania XX. The last time I saw Randy Couture he was floating on a pair of life preservers attached to his wife’s chest in a pool at the Wynn in Vegas (full story for another time). So I’m not sure what is more surprising: the fact that Lesnar chose to drop Vince McMahon and choke slams for Dana White and rear naked chokes or the fact that Randy would come out of retirement (or that pool for that matter) and get back in the octagon.
In any event, the two will be facing off this Saturday night at UFC 91 and I’ll be watching.
Testosterone infused competition is nothing new to Brock: He was the 2000 NCAA wrestling champion and runner up in 1999 (he lost in the finals to New England Patriots offensive lineman Stephen Neal). Brock moved into the WWE and became the youngest Heavyweight champion in history, he tried out and played on the Minnesota Vikings practice squad in 2004 and most recently started to hone his MMA skills and joined the UFC. He currently has a 2-1 record and I’m going out on a limb to suggest its not a question of “if” Brock will make it in the UFC, its when?
Randy Couture is no slouch either. He’s one of my favorite UFC fighters of all time. In the MMA world, he’s a dinosaur at the age of 45. While there is certainly more fight in this dog, he need not throw another punch to leave his mark in the MMA world: Couture, famous for his Greco-Roman wrestling, brought MMA into the spotlight while becoming one of only two UFC fighters to have held a championship title in two different divisions (heavyweight and light heavyweight). Couture is the only five-time champion in UFC history. In 2006 Randy became a member of the UFC Hall of Fame. One year late shit hit the fan when he “retired”/”quit” the UFC after contract disputes with UFC president, Dana White. Like all men do, the two settled their disputes and Randy is back in the Octagon once again.
Going into this fight, I cant help but pull for the veteran, Couture. He’s a guy’s guy who’s earned every honor under his belt. As we can all relate to, for whatever reason, this crazy MO-FO feels like he still has something to prove. That said, it’s only a matter of time before the moves Brock learned from Vince McMahon are quickly replaced with the bone crushing, joint breaking MMA style fighting Dana White is heavily invested in. In all, I think theres a bit more Brock needs to learn before he can beat a seasoned veteran like Couture. And Randy, if you win this f’n fight, by all means- F THE UFC AND GET BACK IN THAT POOL!
Be A Man.
-The Founding Father
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