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- crazy_horse - 14.01.2007
Ich denke auch ähnlich wie Nefercheperur.
Es schadet Couture doch nur!Rücktritt vom Rücktritt!?
Ich fand Randy Couture immer sehr sympathisch!
Aber so schadet er sich wirklich selbst!Wenn er gegen Sylvia verliert, wird sein Status sehr beschädigt sein. Man wird denken, dass er nur kämpft, um mehr Geld zu verdienen (was zwar verständlich, aber nicht lobenswert ist). Der Gedanke besteht allerdings jetzt schon!
Zu dem Kampf selbst: Die UFC kann mit dem Kampf eigentlich nur gewinnen:
- hohe Buyrate
- frenetischer Jubel bei einem Sieg von Couture
- Sylvia Hype bei Syvia Sieg
Sehe wenig Chancen für Randy. Er ist älter und wird nicht besser! Auch wenn er meint, dass er mit HW jetzt besser umgehen kann!
Ich halte zwar nicht allzu viel von Sylvia, aber seine Fähigkeiten müssten ausreichen, um den Kampf im Standup zu halten und durch Decision (vllt sogar KO) zu gewinnen.
Dennoch ein recht interessanter Kampf. Falls es Couture schafft, wäre das eine Riesensensation und würde für eine sehr interessante "neue" Konstellation in der HW Division sorgen!
- Souljacker - 14.01.2007
Zitat:Original von crazy_horseDen Kampf an sich finde ich auch interessant... und so unwahrscheinlich, das Randy den Takedown schafft finde ich es gar nicht... allerdings ist es für die HW-Konstellation nicht gut... Ich bekomme jetzt schon Zahnschmerzen wenn ich an ein eventuelles "Randy Couture vs. Mirco CroCop" denke...
Dennoch ein recht interessanter Kampf. Falls es Couture schafft, wäre das eine Riesensensation und würde für eine sehr interessante "neue" Konstellation in der HW Division sorgen!
Edit: Summa Summarum: Vor einem Jahr hätte mich dieser Schritt gefreut... als die Heavyweight Division grottig war, hätte der Name "Randy Couture" ihr sicherlich gut getan... heute wirkt es nur gezwungen und hinterlässt einen faden Beigeschmack... Hoffen wir einfach mal, das Randy nicht seine gesamte Reputation verliert wie ein gewisser Ken S.
- Nefercheperur - 15.01.2007
Abgesehen mal von Randy Couture und dem kurzfristigen Erfolg die das Comeback bringen mag fuer die UFC, finde ich das solche Fights ohne Glaubwuerdigkeit und ohne jeglichen Sportlichen Wert langfristig der UFC schaden. Sicher kann man mit Couture vs Sylvia, Shamrock vs Ortiz II und III, etc viel Geld verdienen und steigen die Buyrates. Aber langfristig werden selbst die neuesten der neusten UFC Fans irgendwann merken, das solche Freak Fights Sportlich keinen Wert haben, und meistens dann auch noch ziemlich entaeuschen.
Irgendwann zieht naemlich nichtmehr das Argument von Dana White “Hauptsache ein toller Fight“ auf die Frage, mit welcher Berechtigung Fighter XYZ nun einen Titleshot bekommt? Denn Couture vs Sylvia ist nichts anderes wie Coleman vs Fedor, Hendo vs Wandy II oder Arlovski vs Eilers.
\"Why I`m Coming Back!\" - Randy Couture - Nefercheperur - 16.01.2007
Randy schrieb diese Woche eine Kolumne fuer den Fight Network, in der er beschreibt wieso er zurueckkommt, was ihn dazu bewegte, und was er sich davon erhofft.
Dear Fans,
Welcome to my first edition of what I hope will become a regular column for me here at The Fight Network with my “Couture Chronicles.” What better way to begin my journey with you then on the night I end my year-long retirement from competing in the sport I adore – mixed martial arts.
As many of you watched tonight on Spike TV, I officially announced my return to the Octagon to face UFC Heavyweight Champion Tim Sylvia at March 3’s UFC 68 “The Uprising,” which will be held at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio.
I’m sure there are a lot of questions regarding my decision, my reasons for coming back. I can tell you a year ago, I was dead serious about my retirement from the sport I’d made my name in.
Standing in the Octagon, just minutes after my second loss to UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Chuck Liddell, I raised my gloves in the air with the intention to never step inside the cage again as a competitor.
The last year has been a miraculous one for me. Thanks to the support of you, the fans, and your unwavering faith in me, I have become a proud ambassador for the sport.
I competed in and finished my first adventure race in March: kayaking down the majestic Colorado River; trekking 40 miles through the Moab, Utah mountain terrain; rappelling some 275 feet down its side; and finishing it off with a six-mile run.
In July, I traveled some 22 hours to Iraq and experienced firsthand, the lives of the brave men and women defending our country.
I had my first speaking role in a major studio motion picture with Rob Schneider, and visited Monaco in September, training His Majesty’s personal bodyguards.
Most gratifying of all, I’ve had the opportunity to visit America from coast-to-coast, representing the sport through countless seminars and personal appearances, shaking hands with old and new MMA fans alike.
The first six months of retirement, I absolutely was happy. The divorce settled, the dust settled, and on a personal note, I felt a lot more like myself. In that time, I got to settle a lot of things that were going on with my family and my ex-wife and all this other stuff that was a huge emotional distraction for me. My wife Kim was a huge piece of getting me through that and she had her own trials and tribulations through that whole thing as well. We both supported each other and we felt like we came out the other side.
Then six months ago, a little itch came over me. Six months ago, the idea to start competing again in something became real for me and the thing I feel like I’m best at is fighting.
I definitely questioned the decision, went back-and-forth. Friends were constantly texting me, “You need to come back and beat the giant. You need to come back and be the heavyweight champion again. You look healthier and you look like yourself again at heavyweight. Get your butt in shape and come back and beat the giant.”
Even Kim said, “You can beat these guys. You should go back and fight Chuck Liddell or fight Tito Ortiz again. You can beat Tim Sylvia. Look at that heavyweight. You can compete with that heavyweight.” My wife was as excited about the sport and me making a comeback as anybody. Returning briefly to the spotlight to face Ronaldo “Jacare” de Souza for a grappling match in the Professional Submission League didn’t hurt things either.
Sitting cageside at UFC 65 on November 18, with the deafening crowds at Sacramento’s Arco Arena building into delirium, I made up my mind. Watching UFC Heavyweight Champion Tim Sylvia fight Jeff Monson, knowing both competitors very well, that’s really when the thought took hold and I became serious about it.
I was giving Tim the benefit of the doubt against Andrei Arlovski a few months earlier. Andrei is a very explosive fighter and with both fighters having knocked each other out, a conservative approach to a guy like Andrei was probably warranted. I thought that both guys fought the same way. They both fought not to lose rather than go out and take a risk and really get after it and fight to do something spectacular and win that championship.
Tim turned around and kind of took the same approach with Monson after he clearly dominated the first couple of rounds, not just on its feet, but by eliminating the only worry and hope Jeff had for winning the fight on the ground. Tim basically answered the question: can Sylvia go with Jeff Monson on the ground? Not only could he go with him; he had him in a triangle and everything else. I think at that point I expected Tim to show that same fervor that he showed against “Cabbage” and Ricco Rodriguez and in some of his other fights when he was aspiring to be the heavyweight champion. He was clearly the superior striker and again, took that same conservative demeanor, not to lose, instead of trying to put an exclamation point on his performance.
I think just seeing that and analyzing that made me realize that I could get in there and I could beat these guys.
In the last few weeks, Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic has come on the radar, obviously another top fighter who’d be another interesting fight. Tim’s standing there with the title and needing an opponent, and is also, I think, an interesting and formidable opponent.
It has always been about the competition for me. These are some interesting fights. These fights excite me. These fights challenge me. Even at 43 years of age, I have more things I can accomplish and more things that I can do. In my opinion, I can still compete with these guys and beat them.
Am I doing the right thing? Is this stupid? Is this another Michael Jordan-esque stunt, another pro athlete that can’t let go? I don’t feel like that. I’ve enjoyed doing commentary and all the other things that have kept me busy. I don’t think it’s a huge issue of letting go.
Hell, maybe I’m just kidding myself and Tim’s going to point it out to me. I don’t think that’s the case. I guess we’ll find out on March 3. Maybe I just don’t have it anymore and I’m just as crazy as everyone thinks I am.
If you feel this legend should stay retired, then let this “old man” live out his glory days, at least one more time. If you believe I’ve still got in me, like I believe I do, then come along for the ride. Regardless, I will fight my heart out for you come March 3.
I just feel like I’ve got more fighting in me to do.
http://www.thefightnetwork.com/news_detail.php?nid=3019
Neuer Fight fuer UFC 68 - Nefercheperur - 17.01.2007
-Gleison Tibau bestaetigte nun das er bei UFC 68 in einem Lightweight Fight auf Jason Dent treffen wird. Tibau gab bei UFC 65 sein UFC Debut und verlor gegen Nick Diaz, Dent dagegen gab bei UFC 63 sein UFC Debut und verlor gegen Roger Huerta.
-Lightweight Fight:
Gleison Tibau (11-4-0) vs Jason Dent (12-7-0)
UFC68 Poster - Nefercheperur - 21.01.2007
Die UFC gab nun das UFC 68 Poster bekannt:
[Bild: http://www.wwf4ever.de/ufcposter/UFC68.JPG]
- DAZsound - 23.01.2007
Look at this body und das mit über 40 !!!! respect randy
Update - Nefercheperur - 23.01.2007
Laut folgendem Artikel soll Matt Hamill bei UFC 68 auf Rex Holman treffen. WOOOHOOOOO das ist bisher der UFC Fight indem wohl die zwei besten Wrestler aufeinander treffen.
http://www.insidebayarea.com/argus/prepsports/ci_5056566
-Light Heavyweight Fight:
Matt Hamill (2-0-0) vs Rex Holman (4-1-0)
- Nefercheperur - 25.01.2007
Genial, Wikipedia hat mal wieder die Infos bevor sie passieren.
-Wikipedia Artikel
- The Chosen One - 25.01.2007
Die wissen einfach alles.
;) Hätte aber nichts gegen dieses Ergebnis.
UFC 68 Update - Nefercheperur - 28.01.2007
Die Show ist nun offiziell ausverkauft. Tickets werden mittlerweile fuer die Show mit $7000 gehandelt, natuerlich unter der Hand.Gruende dafuer sind sicherlich.....
-UFC Debut in Ohio, wo eine grosse MMA Fanbase haben.
-Randy Couture`s Comeback gegen Tim Sylvia
-Das “Comeback” von Matt Hughes und Rich Franklin die zuletzt ihre Title verloren.
-Sowie Mike Swick und Renato Sobral ebenfalls auf der Card, und man weiss das wird eine wahnsinns Main Card, auch wenn die meisten Fights unausgeglichen sind.
Update - Nefercheperur - 01.02.2007
-Fuer UFC 68 wurden nun ein weiterer Fight bestaetigt, und zwar wird Jon Fitch bei der Show auf Luigi Fioravanti treffen. Beide Fighter haben zuletzt einen Winning Streak gehabt, Fitch gewann 11 Fights in Folge, darunter zuletzt vier UFC Fights. Fioravanti hat seine letzten 4 Fights gewonnen, wird nun aber in der Welterweight Division antretten, anstatt in der Middleweight Division.
UFC 68-The Uprising
3 Maerz 2007
Columbus, Ohio
Nationwide Arena
-UFC Heavyweight Title Fight:
Tim Sylvia (23-2-0) © vs Randy Couture (14-8-0) (3rd Defense)
-Welterweight Fight:
Matt Hughes (40-5-0) vs Chris Lytle (22-13-5)
-Light Heavyweight Fight:
Renato Sobral (27-6-0) vs Jason Lambert (22-6-0)
-Middleweight Fight:
Rich Franklin (20-2-0) vs Jason MacDonald (18-7-0)
-Welterweight Fight:
Jon Fitch (12-2-0) vs Luigi Fioravanti (10-1-0)
-Middleweight Fight:
Martin Kampmann (14-2-0) vs Drew McFedries (5-1-0)
-Lightweight Fight:
Gleison Tibau (11-4-0) vs Jason Dent (12-7-0)
-Light Heavyweight Fight:
Matt Hamill (2-0-0) vs Rex Holman (4-1-0)
Komplette UFC 68-The Uprising Card bekannt - Nefercheperur - 09.02.2007
Die UFC gab nun den neunten und letzten Fight fuer UFC 68-The Uprising am 3 Maerz bekannt. In einem weiteren Lightweight Fight werden Jamie Varner und Jason Gilliam aufeinander treffen. Varner gab bei UFC 62 sein UFC Debut und verlor gegen Hermes Franca in einer Armbar in der dritten Runde. Gilliam wird bei UFC 68 sein UFC Debut geben, er ist in 9 Fights ein ungeschlagener King of the Cage Fighter
UFC 68-The Uprising
3 Maerz 2007
Columbus, Ohio
Nationwide Arena
-UFC Heavyweight Title Fight:
Tim Sylvia (23-2-0) © vs Randy Couture (14-8-0) (3rd Defense)
-Welterweight Fight:
Matt Hughes (40-5-0) vs Chris Lytle (22-13-5)
-Light Heavyweight Fight:
Renato Sobral (27-6-0) vs Jason Lambert (22-6-0)
-Middleweight Fight:
Rich Franklin (20-2-0) vs Jason MacDonald (18-7-0)
-Middleweight Fight:
Martin Kampmann (14-2-0) vs Drew McFedries (5-1-0)
-Prelim Welterweight Fight:
Jon Fitch (12-2-0) vs Luigi Fioravanti (10-1-0)
-Prelim Lightweight Fight:
Gleison Tibau (11-4-0) vs Jason Dent (12-7-0)
-Prelim Light Heavyweight Fight:
Matt Hamill (2-0-0) vs Rex Holman (4-1-0)
-Prelim Lightweight Fight:
Jamie Varner (11-2-0) vs Jason Gilliam (9-0-0)