Saturday night's heavyweight showdown between former UFC heavyweight champions, Randy Couture and Antonio Rodrigo Noguiera may have title implications attached to it.
During a meet and greet with the media yesterday, Couture said that the idea has been "tossed around".
The current champion Brock Lesnar is scheduled to meet Shane Carwin at UFC 106 in November with the winner possibly facing the winner of the Couture-Big Nog matchup.
Other contenders in the mix are Mirko "Cro-Cop" Filopovic who is set to fight Junior Dos Santos next month at UFC 103 in Dallas. Cain Velasquez is also another fighter whose named has been thrown into the mix. He was originally scheduled to face Carwin at UFC 104 but will now face off against former IFL heavyweight champion Ben Rothwell. A win by either fighter could vault them to the top of the rankings.
Then there is always former champion Frank Mir. Mir is scheduled to fight Cheick Kongo at UFC 107. A win by Mir would put him right back in the thick of things. Kongo would need to string together a few wins before he would receive any consideration. He is coming off a loss to Velasquez at UFC 99.
Couture seems to be in great shape and told the media that he is a better fighter today than he was when he started 12 years ago. Known for his solid wrestling, great cardio and setting up and executing solid game plans, Couture is seeking his sixth championship with the organization. He has held the heavyweight title on three occasions and the light heavyweight crown twice.
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The event is not tomorrow as stated.......
Ok now I really hope Nogueira wins. Lets face Randy is a wrestler with average stand up skills. He was destroyed by Lesnar and I doubt he would be able to overcome him at this point. Nogs at least has a BJJ game that has worked against bigger stronger and even faster opponents. Wrestling favors the bigger and better athlete like Lesnar. BJJ can negate that, something Mir should've remembered.
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