Nothing was ever reported, nor has there been any mention of it but I'm playing a bit of fortune teller and I will predict that Randy Couture will be dropping down to the lightheavyweight division. At least as long as Brock Lesnar is the heavyweight champion he will.
It's the only thing that makes sense for Couture since his days are numbered. If Lesnar loses Couture could easily get back into the heavyweight mix but considering the champion fights only 2 or 3 times a year Couture's heavyweight days are numbered. 45 is a great age for a mid life crisis, not a mixed martial artist. Couture has to fight and fight now, which is why the lightheavyweight division makes the most sense.
There are a ton of intriguing matchups since Chuck Liddell is no longer the gatekeeper with Couture's number. Hell, maybe they should fight for a 4th time in a battle of the geriatrics. Given that Forrest Griffin is the champ and is fighting Rashad Evans, throwing Randy Couture in the mix of those guys would show just where the 'TUFers' really stand. You can't say Griffin or Evans aren't elite fighters given one is the champ, and one is fighting the champ, but we've seen these guys from their beginning or since the UFC became mainstream.
Are the old guys ready to pass the torch or is the lightheavyweight division lacking a legend such as Randy Couture. It may be tough for a 45 year old to suck down 20 pounds given his slower metabolism or he might not be able to rehydrate and maintain his stamina for the fight but he would be extremely competitive in the division. So competitive that if his skills don't diminish too greatly over the next year, he could contend for the title.
If Couture drops to lightheavyweight, it instantly thrusts that division as the most competetive, next to the lightweight division. With Rich Franklin, Dan Henderson, 'Rampage' Jackson, Wanderlei Silva, Chuck Liddell as the supporting cast of the crop of new guys, this division could put on some of the best matchups we've seen in a division.
That all changes if Frank Mir or Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira beat Lesnar in the next fight. Or if Couture doesn't want to drop down in weight. I seriously doubt he'll be reading this website considering only about 9 people across America drop in here but if he did, this would convince him to drop down to lightheavyweight. Then again, if he did read this website he would wanna kick my ass considering I've been bashing him for the last 9 months about his 'Superfight' with Fedor. Simply because Fedor would walk through him.
What do you guys think about this option for Couture?
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Randy Couture WILL go down to Lightheavyweight
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The more Brock Lesnar gets in the way of experience, the more lethal he becomes. He already has the intimidation factor going...and rightly so! The guy is an absolute monster and any time you couple that kind if size and power with a substantial amount of skill, you have a true wrecking machine. There isn't anyone who can even come close to competing with Lesnar as far as true size and brute strenght goes. The heavyweights in the UFC should be terrified!!!!
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