It was a banner night for Great Britain on Nov. 14 as the Ultimate Fighting Championship staged UFC 105 in front of its biggest U.K. crowd to date. ... Read More
(PRESS RELEASE) -- The first ever UFC card on Spike TV featuring Randy “The Natural” Couture drew an average audience of 2.9 million viewers on Saturday, November 14 (8:00 – 11:00 PM). ... Read More
UFC 105 “Couture vs. Vera” was a solid event. First and foremost, it provided a stage for the company’s U.K. talent, as Englishmen were victorious in seven of their nine bouts on Saturday at the Manchester Evening News Arena in Manchester, England. ... Read More
Sherdog.com reports from the Manchester Evening News Arena in North West England with live UFC 105 results and play-by-play. Former UFC heavyweight and 205-pound champion Randy Couture will take on Brandon Vera in the main event. ... Read More
MANCHESTER, England -- Randy Couture used his considerable wrestling skill to nullify Brandon Vera’s striking advantage Saturday and win a close unanimous decision in the UFC 105 main event at the Manchester Evening News Arena. ... Read More
His chiseled physique streamlined by yet another move to the light heavyweight division, UFC hall of famer Randy Couture looked primed for battle Friday at the UFC 105 weigh-ins. » Results & Video
For those who prefer text results to a live video feed of Friday’s UFC 105 weigh-in event, Sherdog.com has you covered following the jump. ... Read More
We know the story, and we know how it often ends: Randy Couture, who has somehow avoided the debilitating effects of 12 years spent inside the Octagon, takes on a younger, faster, hungrier opponent. People with microphones and laptops gather around and shake their heads at the waiting disaster. And then Couture makes us all -- observers, fighters, bookies -- eat a big, fat one.
This pattern has been repeated against Chuck Liddell, Vitor Belfort (twice), Tim Sylvia, Pedro Rizzo (twice), Gabriel Gonzaga, Kevin Randleman, and Tito Ortiz -- and to a lesser extent, in respectable efforts against Antonio Nogueira and Brock Lesnar. It is not Couture’s viability at his age that impresses, but his ability to resist the cumulative wear of spending over a decade in a sport that treats participants like a wood chipper welcomes trees. It’s an inexplicable career we should probably be grateful for witnessing first-hand. ... Read More
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