Quick Hits: Couture and Fedor Meet In LA, Fitch Hoping To Fight Again In 2008, Miller-Baron Booked For UFC 89, and More
– UFC heavyweight champion Randy Couture and WAMMA heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko, as well as the fighters’ management, met on Monday in Los Angeles for undisclosed reasons likely relating to a potential future bout between the top heavyweights. [Sherdog]
– In a recent post at MMA.tv Jon Fitch revealed that he hopes to return to the octagon before the end of 2008. “I wasn’t that beat up. Just a little off in the head after the first dropedge. Im fine and will be back before the end of the year if I have any say in it,” wrote Fitch. [MMA.tv]
– “MMA Live”, ESPN.com’s MMA news show, could soon be headed to television according to UFC lightweight contender and show host Kenny Florian. [MMA Junkie]
– UFC veteran Sam Hoger will return from a 16-month layoff against Braden Bice at a September 19th World Championship Fighting Event in Wilmington, Massachussets. [MMA Junkie]
– Undefeated welterweight Lyman Good will soon sign with EliteXC. [The Fight Network]
– UFC newcomers Jim Miller and David Baron will square off at UFC 89 on October 18th in Birmingham, England. [MMA Weekly]
– Former professional wrestler Bobby Lashley will make his MMA debut at American Fight League’s first-ever pay-per-view event, which will likely be held in November. Details for the event, including a date, location, and PPV price, have not yet been announced but are expected to be revealed soon. Also in action will be Tara LaRosa, lightweight champion Diego Saraiva, welterweight champion Brent Weedman, middleweight champion George Lockhardt. UFC veterans Dan Christison, John Alessio, and Mike Van Arsdale may also fight at the fall event. [MMA Junkie]
Tags: Bobby Lashley, Braden Bice, Brent Weedman, Dan Christison, David Baron, Diego Saraiva, Fedor Emelianenko, George Lockhardt, jim miller, john alessio, Jon Fitch, Kenny Florian, Lyman Good, Mike Van Arsdale, Randy Couture, Sam Hoger, Tara LaRosa
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Fedor and Randy (OH YEA!!!!) lets get it on
im usually all about just getting ufc fight paper views…but if this fight goes down i’ll buy it no matter what organization its under
SAD TO SAY BUT IM WITH YOU ON THAT MIKE, TROY.
Randy and Fedor? Cmon it won’t even be worth watching. The best heavyweight in the world ever vs. an aging Randy. I think we all know
ian
I do believe thats been said about randy for the past 5 years.I remember people were worried about his safty against silvia.
GO TO ESPN AND YOU CAN WATCH THEM THERE. THEY DO A NEW EPISODE EVERY THURSDAY… IT IS A NEAT SHOW TO WATCH.
COME ON EVERYONE.. GIVE COUTURE SOME CREDIT.. THE GUY IS A BEAST AND THE NICEST GUY. YOU CAN’T HATE ON HIM JUST BECAUSE HE WANTS TO FIGHT THE BEST GUY. ISN’T THAT WHY EVERY FIGHTER FIGHTS… I THINK SO!!!!!!!!! BUT THAT BEING SAID I WILL WATCH THIS AND IF ITS IN AFFLICTION I HOPE THEY USE THE CAGE FU(K THE RING… THAT JUST GIVE FEDOR THAT MUCH MORE OF A ADVANTAGE
yes! there gonna fight! i hope couture wins. i dont like that he left ufc though but he wants to fight fedor
HA HA HA WELL UFCFAN WAS JOCKING MY SH1T YESTERDAY… WITH THE CAPPS LOL WHAT BAD WORD IS THAT HA HA
Fedor seems to be all over the place, his “reality” show, possibly fighting a washed up judoka or sumo in Japan NYE, now he is L.A. still talking about fighting Randy… o and his hand is still hurt… Randy hasnt fought since GG and am i to believe that he can go into a ring (where he has never been dominant) and fight Fedor and win? hey not to count the Natural out or anything but thats alot to put on a guy….
Fitch fighting again this year, thats good news i enjoy (always have) watching him fight…
i think the word is bitc#es
OH DUH THANK FR702
ian apparently thinks it would be a one sided fedor HULK SMASH in 37 seconds.I just dodn’t see it that way.
i dont care if both of them are in their walkers, the fight should happen because of all build up for it what between the legal battles, getting told it would happen in Oct, them hanging out yada yada its just becoming kind of a super glorified man drama
and i enjoy it hahaha hope it happens before Randy can file for Social Security tho
YOU CAN’T COUNT RANDY NOT NEVER… IM LOOKING FORWARD THIS BOUT. I JUST HOPE IT HAPPENS AND IF IT DOES HAPPEN I HOPE ITS IN A CAGE
Lashley wasn’t on roids. He was clean, tested monthly. Look at old photos when he was an Army all american wrestler. He looked the same then as he does now. If they have the skill and determination to succede in MMA than more power to them. They can only bring more publicity to the sport. Hey any news is good news. I wish him the best and the man is a wrestling beast, he will do well.
Timcat,
You’re right. Ashley did not use roids but he did get his hands on HGH which is undetectable.
Fedor is going to walk right through Couture. TOO MUCH TIME IS PASSING. The match has already been diluted and I’ll bet you guys anything that Zuffa/UFC have a trick up their sleeve to make sure this match never happens in another promotion. All Zuffa/UFC has to do is come up with more legal non sense to take up more time. Maybe I am wrong and even if I am the match is nothing wonderful to me anymore. All the drama that came along with it made it not as fun for me. Besides, Randy is just old now. He’s not getting any younger. He had a chance to make one last HARAHH and blew it with his own selfishness when he breached his contract after having it renegotiated TWICE!
HOW CAN YOU GUYS COUNT HIM OUT FOR REAL…
i dont alot of people think fedor is the best p4p fighter in the world i disagree i think fedor vs randy would be a good fight.
i think quite a few people will have a financial interest in this fight.. i’ll personally have 100 dollars on fedor…
i wouldnt bet i thought randy could win but he hasnt fought in a long time and is pretty old so and dont know whos gonna win.
I really think Fedor will submit Couture fast if they really fight.
It’s been a long time ago since Couture last fight and his age make that it must be difficult for him to wake up each day to go running and train.
Fedor will end that quick.
HES 43 44 IDK HES NOT 60 HE’LL DO JUST FINE. HE WOULDN’T TAKE THE FIGHT IF HE HAD ANY DOUBT..
I know “Captain America” is a Legend in the sport and he was (is?) a great fighter. But with that said I don’t think Randy was ever as good as Fedor is right now.
this looks like when Fedor was going to fight tim alot of ppl said that fedor would lose to tim because he had not fought in a year and would have ring rust as well, if randy is as good as we all know him to be he will be ready for a war in the ring. >.< not that it would help him if the guy cant absorb a punch from chuck then how in the hell is he going to take one from FEDOR… idont care about it meaning anything its a dream fight JUST TWO GUY who are somebodys at this sport its still a great fight
im not counting randy out i think he’ll just fine hes good enough to last this long.
i am stoked to hear lashley coming to mma, i was lucky enough to not only see him perform in wwe, but the day after the event i ran into lashley in the local shopping mall… the guy is a big dude, very very nice… i was walking by and said “thanks for the show last night it was awesome” his reply was” thanks man, hey you guys want some autographs?”
most super star athletes are bombarded with fans, begging for autographs, lashley offered them with a smile on his face…
i do hope that they dont treat him like they did brock and give him top fighters off the get go… but they prolly will in order to steal more fans from wwe… i also hope he doesnt rely on his strength and size alone like brock… i wanna see some skill come from the WWE performers…
as for fedor vs couture… the only time you could have those two men in the cage, and fighting as equals will be in a video game…
im not counting randy out, but 45yr old muscle vs 32yr old muscle makes a huge difference… i dont think his skill and experience will be enough to overcome a younger opponent who is also very skilled and experienced…
Guys look past the age. Fedor is a legit HW, Randy has always been small for heavy weight and was fighting in the LHW divison before his comeback. We also shouldnt forget the 2 KO losses to Chuck before hanging up the gloves. I was excited by his 2 stunning victories over napal and Tim, but those guys arent in Fedor’s class. It will be a one sided fight.
randy an fedor is getting boreing news, wen they set a date then i will get excited and happy until then zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.
fitch says he wasn’t that beat up haha that was one of the worse beat downs ive ever seen hope fitch can bounce back tho hes one of my top fighters,
intresting bobby lashley wouldn’t mind seeing how he gets on, he is a beast just like brock.
so bobby lashy is coming in t mma? if he is i would like to see him fight Lesnar! that sounds exciteing to wwe superstars gonna fight for real against each other!!!
Yeah, I’m surprised EliteXCrap or Affliction didn’t try and grab him. He could end up being a force in the sport in with a year or 2 of training. I still think that is what Brock needs before he truly is a threat to the belt. But those guys are great wrestlers and power houses so they are def a threat anytime they step into the cage/ring for an upset. Just ask Heath Herring!
dana could market the sh!t out of lashley vs lesnar winners gets stone cold in a hell in the cell match
YOU KNOW WHO IM SURPRISE HASN’T MADE HIS DEBUT…
BILL GOLDBERG… IT LOOKED LIKE LESNAR ROBBED HIS SIGNATURE “SPEAR” MOVE LOL AFTER HE MADE HERRING DO A BACKFLIP HE RAN IN FOR THE SPEAR LOL
goldberg is like 40 himself, and he barely kept up to kimbo in the open workout….
I think Lashley said he wants to fight Brock in an interview. I could be wrong but I’m pretty sure I read that and I even think it was on this site about a month ago?
The last I heard Randy was starting at QB for the Packers this season…
lol everything gets so much of subject.
He just needs to kiss up to Dana and the Fertittas and throw them a taste.
Yea,and then he can go to the olympics in 4 years and win 9 gold medals and show phelps up.
He’s not in the pool?
Good fight they both have wins over credible opponents. The one thing i respect about both is that they almost always fight the best, so it gives them cred.
I can’t wait to see Bobby Lashley. Lashley is a freak athlete and obviously has the work ethic to succeed in MMA. His match is going to be awesome to see.
i think bobby lashley going to do pretty well. i really want him to fight lesnar.
randy just needs to get out of the mma world, he did alot, is a great athlete but he doesnt love the sport and there are others who want to take his place who show love, cant wait to see fitch return hopefully joe will give him a good fight.
bobby lashley will be a great addition to the mma world, hopefully dana will jump on that deal
Fedor vs Randy MAD!!!!
Since Randy startedfighting at an age when many fighters retire (maybe Hughes included), fans needto cut him some slack. He is a very unique individual and has gone over and above most men’s capacity.
i agree randy is very unique….once he gets out of this zuffa law suit(if he gets out of it)….i believe he has a couple years left in him and maybe 9 or 10 fights left….if he wants to fight that much…i think if he beats fedor then he will definitly retire…but i think there are still some great matches left for him…arlovski,barnett,cro cop,big bog….id love to see any of those fights…all of which i think he would win except for the barnett fight..i think that would be a really tough fight….ive been waiting years for barnett to get his shot at fedor again because im telling you he is the one who is gonna beat fedor !!!
I think Randy thinks its only about Fedor but after reading through the book I get the feeling that Randy always gets into the situation that he thinks he is smarter than(marriages).When the money hits or when the next divorce hits or when the quiet hits one more fight will seem reasonable.
i dont see randy and kim getting divorced though…she seems like the one!
YZF, despite all your UFC Nuthugging and anti-all other MMA promtions ranting, I have to agree with you on this one. I think Randy could have a real chance to win this if HE HIMSELF still believes he can. One thing even Dana learned when trying to knock Randy out of the business… you don’t count out Couture. EVER.
Unfortunately, Fedor isn’t counting him out and will be VERY prepared for him. If this fight goes longer than 3 minutes I will be a very happy man no matter who wins.
Agreed Gunslinger…one thing Kim has that the other marriages didn’t… FIGHTING. They both love MMA and that will keep them together (hopefully) for a long while.
too bad he backed out of ufc, i wanna see randy coture vs brock lesnar..
DannyBoy,
I think the USA would be thrilled beyond beliefe if Randy won. Especially fans who are still unfamiliar with Fedor.(How is that possible?) Chances are Fedor will win but I’d prefer Randy just so his legacy is that much bigger and better. In my opinion, Randy has way more to gain at his age if he beats the P4P best fighter in the world, Fedor. FEDOR is P4P and everyone needs to realize that. I went to get coffee this morning and heard two guys talking MMA and one mentioned Fedor and his friend asked, “who?…..oh I don’t know him.” I wanted to die! or maybe I wanted to kill…..
enough with this p4p bs, there are weight classes for a reason.
i dont think anyone deserves top be called the best p4p fighter in the world. unless someone starts out in LW beats everyone, moves up to WW beats everyone, etc etc etc all the way to HW and beats everyone…. all the while holding the belts…
then that fighter would be the best p4p figher in the world, and as we all know that wont ever happen…
as it stands there are what 4/5 p4p best fighters in the world… GSP, BJ penn, silva, fedor, and who else am i missing…
point is im tired of seeing people say p4p best… unless its been proven its all assumptions and we all know what assuming does
The marriages were an example of where he thinks things are a little more resolved than they are. Even if Kim and he stick it out the point stll holds. Even Michael Jordan lost $ generating power when he left the court.
what r ur guys favorite organazation? i dont think i spelled that right. mine is UFC!
Hey Kris,
Paul taylor vs chris lytle is scheduled for ufc89 but is not in the rumors section. Just wanted to clarify that. And also that is a pretty good matchup I am lookin forwar too, along with every other fight on that card. People have been bashing the next couple of cards but I think joe is rockin the **** with these next couple cards, there all stacked with great matchups.
Ufc fan,
WEC/UFC
thanks for awsering.