Chicks Heart Fights

Randy Couture, the UFC veteran who hasn’t fought in a year due to a temper tantrum, will return to the UFC against Brock Lesnar, who has two UFC fights to his credit. The fight will headline UFC 91 in November, and is set to be announced at a press conference today.

This brings up so many questions. By November, Randy will have been out of the Octagon for 14 months. I still happen to think that Randy is one of the best fighters on the planet, but he hasn’t trained for a fight in a long time. Before that, he won fairly easily over Gabriel Gonzaga. He hasn’t really been challenged since he won over Tim Sylvia in March 2007. Will he be rusty? Will he be sluggish in the first round?

For Lesnar, this is an opportunity of a lifetime. His fight over Heath Herring showed that he can win but he still has a long way to go. If he can pull out a win over Couture, it will catapult him to title contention. Couture, on the other hand is in a lose-lose situation. If he wins, it will be what is expected and he won’t really regain legitimacy until he beats Nog, or hope of all hopes, Fedor. If he loses, his year-long holdout will look really stupid, and will taint his MMA legacy forever.