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Randy Couture choked out fellow Hall of Famer Mark Coleman on Saturday night, thus setting a new standard for the oldest competitor to ever win a bout inside the Octagon. Granted, he broke his own record, but that doesn’t diminish the accomplishment. Couture also tied the record for most fights in the UFC at 22. He shares the record with Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz, who will fight each other after the eleventh installment of The Ultimate Fighter.

UFC 109 – Feb. 6 2010

The biggest sports weekend of the year gets even bigger with UFC 109: RELENTLESS.  In the main event, it’s the clash of legends UFC fans have waited ten years for when Hall of Famers Randy “The Natural” Couture and Mark “The Hammer” Coleman finally square off in a battle for the ages. The UFC’s top two middleweight contenders, Nate Marquardt and Chael Sonnen, collide in a bout that will move the winner one step closer to a world title shot.  Plus, two of the game’s 170-pound superstars, former champion Matt Serra and two-time title challenger Frank Trigg, meet for the first time in a pivotal matchup. UFC 109: Relentless, Saturday, February 6, live on pay-per-view from the Mandalay Bay Events Center, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The UFC 109 line up:

Randy Couture vs. Mark Coleman
Prediction: Couture Decision

Nate Marquardt vs. Chael Sonnen
Prediction: Marquardt TKO Rd 1

Mike Swick vs. Paulo Thiago
Prediction: Swick TKO Rd 2

Demian Maia vs. Dan Miller
Prediction: Miller Decision

Matt Serra vs. Frank Trigg
Prediction: Serra TKO Rd 1

Mac Danzig vs. Justin Buchholz
Prediction: Danzig Submission Rd 2

Melvin Guillard vs. Ronys Torres
Prediction: Guillard KO Rd 2

Phillipe Nover vs. Rob Emerson
Prediction: Nover TKO Rd 2

Brian Stann vs. Phil Davis
Prediction: Stann Decision

Tim Hague vs. Chris Tuchscherer
Prediction: Hague TKO Rd 2

Mostapha Al Turk vs. Rolles Gracie
Prediction: Al Turk KO Rd 2

UFC 108
Date: Saturday, Jan. 2, 2010, at 10 p.m. ET on pay-per-view (PPV)
Location: MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada

Main event:

205 lbs.: Rashad Evans (13-1-1) vs. Thiago Silva (14-1)

Main card (Televised):

265 lbs.: Junior dos Santos (9-1) vs. Gabriel Gonzaga (11-4)
170 lbs.: Carlos Condit (24-5) vs. Paul Daley (22-8-2)
155 lbs.: Tyson Griffin (14-2) vs. Jim Miller (15-2)

Under card (May not be broadcast):

155 lbs.: Dan Lauzon (12-2) vs. Cole Miller (15-4)
155 lbs.: Joe Lauzon (18-4) vs. Sam Stout (14-5-1)
170 lbs.: Martin Kampmann (15-3) vs. Rory Markham (16-5)
155 lbs.: Sean Sherk (37-4-1) vs. Rafael Oliveira (9-2)
170 lbs.: Mike Pyle (18-6-1) vs. Jake Ellenberger (21-5)
185 lbs.: Mark Munoz (6-1) vs. Ryan Jensen (15-4)

All fights officially confirmed by UFC.com.

Event: UFC 107: “Penn vs. Sanchez”
Date: Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009, at 10 p.m. ET on pay-per-view (PPV)
Location: FedExForum in Memphis, Tennessee

Main event:

UFC Lightweight Champion BJ Penn vs. Diego Sanchez

Main card (Televised):

265 lbs.: Frank Mir (12-4) vs. Cheick Kongo (14-5-1)
155 lbs.: Kenny “Ken Flo” Florian (11-4) vs. Clay “The Carpenter” Guida (25-10)
170 lbs.: Jon Fitch vs. Mike Pierce
265 lbs.: Paul Buentello vs. Stefan Struve

Under card (May not be broadcast):

185 lbs.: Wilson Gouveia (12-6) vs. Alan Belcher (14-6)
155 lbs.: Matt Wiman vs. Shane Nelson
170 lbs.: Ricardo Funch (7-0) vs. Johny Hendricks (6-0)
185 lbs.: Rousimar Palhares vs. Lucio Linhares
170 lbs.: DaMarques Johnson vs. Edgar Garcia
170 lbs.: Kevin Burns (7-3) vs. TJ Grant (14-3)

*All fights officially confirmed by UFC.com.

Event: The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 10 Finale
Date: Saturday, December 5, 2009, at 9 p.m. ET on Spike TV
Location: “The Pearl” at the Palms Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada

Main event:

265 lbs.: TUF Finalist No. 1 vs. TUF Finalist No. 2

Main card (Televised):

205 lbs.: Matt “The Hammer” Hamill (7-2) vs. Jon “Bones” Jones (9-0)
155 lbs.: Frankie “The Answer” Edgar (10-1) vs. Matt Veach (14-4)
185 lbs.: Lucio “Spartan” Linhares (13-4) vs. Rousimar “Toquinho” Palhares (9-2)

Under card (May not be broadcast):

170 lbs.: Dennis “Superman” Hallman (41-12-2) vs. John “Doomsday” Howard(12-4)
155 lbs.: Mark Bocek (7-2) vs. Joe Brammer (7-0-1)*

Event: UFC 106
Date: Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009, at 10 p.m. ET on pay-per-view (PPV)
Location: Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada

Main event:

205 lbs.: Tito Ortiz vs. Forrest Griffin

Main card (Televised):

170 lbs.: Anthony Johnson vs. Josh Koscheck
205 lbs.: Luis Cane vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
170 lbs.: Phil Baroni vs. Amir Sadollah
170 lbs.: Dustin Hazelett vs. Karo Parisyan

Under card (May not be broadcast):

170 lbs.: Marcus Davis vs. Ben Saunders
185 lbs.: Kendall Grove vs. Jake Rosholt
170 lbs.: Paulo Thiago vs. Jacob Volkmann
170 lbs.: Brian Foster vs. Brock Larson
155 lbs.: Fabricio Camoes vs. Caol Uno
155 lbs.: George Sotiropoulos vs. Jason Dent

Michael Bisping vs. Denis Kang

Round 1
A Bisping head kick is the first significant strike of the bout, but is blocked. Lots of anxious feinting and missed jabs from both fighters. Bisping comes forward straight into a short right hook which puts him on the mat. Kang dives into his full guard, and immediately begins to work on top. Kang methodically works his way to side control, and looks to power his way to mount before Bisping regains half guard. Kang relentlessly trying to pass, flirting with quarter guard and full mount, but the Brit continues to regain position on the bottom. Kang finally gets to a better mount, and lands a nice elbow and punches to follow, but Bisping continues to show great hip escapes, getting back to full guard. Bisping continues to trap Kang’s right arm and looks for armbars, but Kang diligently pounds on top. A third armbar attempt from Bisping is closer, but allows Kang to momentarily pass to side control. The round ends with Kang smothering in half guard.

Round 2
A pair of early Bisping head kicks meet nothing but air. A lunging overhand right from Kang lands on Bisping. Kang continues to look for the short right hook as Bisping comes in. Bisping drops levels for a takedown, transitions to a single-leg takedown, and finishes in Kang’s full guard. Bisping postures up and liberally throws down rights and lefts as Kang tries desperately to escape. Kang finally gets back to his feet, but is cut and looks shaken. Bisping gets another takedown, and mashes on top again as Kang rolls to escape, being pounded the whole way. The tide of the fight has quickly turned in favor of the former “Ultimate Fighter” winner. With a minute to go, Bisping gets an effortless double leg, and continues to pound on Kang, who looks completely inert and helpless. As Dan Miragliotta warns Kang that he needs to defend himself, he gets to his feet, only to be pelted with more knees and punches that force him right back down to all fours. Miragliotta steps in to rescue the overwhelmed Kang at 4:24 of the second round, giving Bisping the emphatic win.

Main Event
Randy Couture vs. Brandon Vera
Round 1
Vera lands a quick kick, and flurries on Couture with punches, putting him on his heels. As Vera swims to his neck, Couture gains control in the body clinch up against the fence. Vera using an overhook and wrist control to stop Couture’s takedown advances. Marc Goddard calls for a break at the pair grind to a halt against the cage, but Couture immediately ducks under a Vera punch, and pushes him into the fence again. Couture secures double underhooks, and gets a takedown, but Vera quickly shifts back up the cage. Couture secures a front headlock, and lands two knees to Vera’s head before changing levels in pursuit of another takedown. Couture gets a hold of a single leg, but can’t pull Vera off of the fence and finish the takedown. Couture lands a left hand over the top as he releases the leg. Marc Goddard separates the pair again with 20 seconds to go, but Couture again clinches up immediately.

Round 2
A low kick by Vera lands south of Couture’s belt line, and simultaneously, Couture catches a thumb to the eye. Fortunately, “The Natural” appears unfazed by the inadvertent double foul. Vera switches to southpaw, allowing Couture to rush forward, and push him into the fence again. After a moment with Couture’s back on the fence, Vera is again reverse, with Couture grinding him into the fence, trying to drag him off his back leg and finish the elusive takedown. Marc Goddard breaks the pair up again. Vera lands a jab, and sinks a nice left body kick. A knee to the body from Vera folds Couture in half, sending him reeling across the cage. Vera attacks Couture, forcing him to his back, and into his full guard. Couture clings to Vera off of his back, and Goddard stands them up. The pair trade lazy left overhands. Clinching again, Couture finally starts to dirty box a bit, putting together some right uppercuts and hooks before the round ends.

Round 3
Vera lands an inside low kick on a bobbing Couture. Undaunted, Couture comes forward with a flurry of hooks and uppercuts, punching away as Vera covers up against the fence. Couture now dirty boxing more ably. Vera still showing stalwart takedown defense as he fends off a double-leg takedown. Couture lands a clean left elbow. Couture’s right uppercut and left elbow continue to land and Vera looks to control his wrist in the clinch. Marc Goddard separates the pair once again. Vera lands a pair of crisp body kicks, but Couture is able to get a collar tie in the middle of the cage, and land some uppercuts and knees to the body. Vera initiates the clinch this time, pushing Couture into the fence, and dropping for a double-leg takedown. The crowd beginning to boo the grinding pace of the fight, as Marc Goddard warns the pair for inactivity. Vera hits a beautiful kneetap on Couture, putting “The Natural” on his back and quickly taking mount. Couture overhooks Vera’s left arm, and sweeps him before he can mount any offense. Scrambling back to their feet, the pair trade knees to the body, and grazing hooks before the bell.

All three judges score the bout 29-28 for the winner by unanimous decision, Randy “The Natural” Couture. A crestfallen Brandon Vera exits the cage, and dejectedly sits on the perimeter of the Octagon hanging his head after the decision is announced.
Source: Sherdog.com

Full UFC 105 Results:
Winner Loser Rnd. Time
Randy Couture Brandon Vera 3 5:00
Dan Hardy Mike Swick 3 5:00
Michael Bisping Denis Kang 2 4:24
Matt Brown James Wilks 3 2:27
Ross Pearson Aaron Riley 2 4:38
John Hathaway Paul Taylor 3 5:00
Terry Etim Shannon Gugerty 2 1:24
Nick Osipczak Matthew Riddle 3 3:53
Dennis Siver Paul Kelly 2 2:53
Alex Gustafsson Jared Hamman 1 0:41
Andre Winner Rolando Delgado 1 3:22

Event: UFC 105
Date: Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009, at 9 p.m. ET on Spike TV
Location: Manchester Evening News (MEN) Arena in Manchester, England

Main event:

205 lbs.: Randy Couture (16-10) vs. Brandon Vera (11-3)

Main card (Televised):

185 lbs.: Michael Bisping (17-2) vs. Denis Kang (32-11-1)
170 lbs.: Dan Hardy (22-6) vs. Mike Swick (14-2)
170 lbs.: Matt Brown (10-7) vs. James Wilks (6-2)
155 lbs.: Ross Pearson (9-3) vs. Aaron Riley (28-11-1)

Under card (May not be broadcast):

155 lbs.: Terry Etim (13-2) vs. Shannon Gugerty (12-3)
170 lbs.: John Hathaway (11-0) vs. Paul Taylor (10-4-1)
170 lbs.: Matt Riddle (3-0) vs. Nick Osipczak (4-0)
155 lbs.: Paul Kelly vs. Dennis Siver
205 lbs.: Jared Hamman (10-1) vs. Alexander Gustafsson (8-0)
155 lbs.: Roli Delgado (6-4-1) vs. Andre Winner (9-3-1)

Event: WEC 44: “Brown vs. Aldo”
Date: Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009, at 9 p.m. ET on the Versus Network
Location: “The Pearl” at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nev.

Main event:

145 lbs.: WEC Featherweight Champion Mike Thomas Brown (22-4) vs. Jose
“Junior” Aldo (15-1)

Main card (Televised):

145 lbs.: Manny “Pitbull” Gamburyan (9-4) vs. Leonard “Bad Boy” Garcia (13-4)
155 lbs.: “Razor” Rob McCullough (17-5) vs. Anthony “Showtime” Pettis (7-0)
155 lbs.: Shane Roller (6-2) vs. Danny Castillo (8-1)

Under card (May not be broadcast):

145 lbs.: L.C. Davis (14-2) vs. Diego “The Gun” Nunes (13-0)
145 lbs.: John Franchi (5-1) vs. Cub Swanson (13-3)
155 lbs.: James Krause (10-1) vs. Ricardo Lamas (6-1)
135 lbs.: Frank Gomez (7-1) vs. Seth Dikun (7-3)
155 lbs.: TBA vs. Kamal Shalorus (4-0-1)
135 lbs.: Antonio Banuelos (16-5) vs. Kenji Osawa (15-8-2)

All fights officially confirmed by WEC.