Randy Couture Speaks |
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MMAcca
Heavyweight Champ
Career record: 176-94
Season: 46-24 (#607)
Location: North East of England
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Couture: Well, the language in [my UFC] contract is pretty clear. It’s 18 months or four fights and the 18 months expired on July 19, so we’re in a 30-day grace period for negotiating or re-negotiating with the UFC. If they find a way to make the Fedor fight happen, I’ll be all over it, but I don’t really see that happening realistically. The non-compete clause expires on Oct. 10, a year from when I resigned, and so I’ll be able to go back to work commentating and working with the other promotions and getting back into the business of MMA.
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Post #1 8/12/08 1:48:00PM
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slappywhite
MMA Regular
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Career record: 147-87
Season: 41-29 (#2153)
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I'm gonna guess its not as clear as Couture wants to believe
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Post #2 8/12/08 2:03:20PM
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finnish_line
MMA Regular
Career record: 150-93
Season: 41-29 (#1597)
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I've always heard that the 18 months part means nothing unless all four fights are fought.
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Post #3 8/12/08 2:09:01PM
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Aether
MMA Sensei
Career record: 120-82
Season: 38-23 (#2266)
Location: Canada
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I'm sure that sometime around late september Zuffa is going to appeal to the courts to prevent him from working until the case is resolved. I have a hard time believing that if the language is really that clear that it would take them a year of legal battles to figure it out.
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Post #4 8/12/08 2:27:56PM
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Mchubb316
MMA Sensei
Career record: 217-120
Season: 45-25 (#1353)
Location: Southern Oregon
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I think it depends on who you talk to. Couture and Zuffa have two different versions of what the contract states. Unless we see the original contract, we will not know what the situation is. From the sounds of it, Zuffa has a more realistic case on what the contract actually says.
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Post #5 8/12/08 2:38:05PM
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gabe531
MMA Regular
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Career record: 187-88
Season: 52-18 (#254)
Location: ohio
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randy all i can say is good luck. fedor will destroy you and you will wish you didnt leave ufc. wait nog would destroy you 2 so you shoulda just retired once you beat gonzaga and let your legacy begin to live. now you wont go out winning like you hope to do
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Post #6 8/12/08 2:40:57PM
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Solidus
MMA Regular
Career record: 180-105
Season: 53-17 (#147)
Location: WV
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I think Randy stood a legitimate chance against Fedor over a year ago, but now there's just no way. This fight will never happen anyway.
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Post #7 8/12/08 4:37:26PM
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I'm a LEAD FARMER MOTHA F*CKER
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Career record: 135-93
Season: 39-31 (#2217)
Location: Denver, Colorado Birthplace of the UFC
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oh there gonna fight Randy will make sure of that and we all know Fedor wants it too so why not in ni Feb next year
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Broncos will go 11-5
4-0 av bets
He's been known to cure narcalepsy by just walking into a room. His orgin donation card list his beard. He is a lover not a fighter but he's also a fighter so don't get any idea's
he is SpiderSilva
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Post #8 8/12/08 5:45:35PM
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FrankTheTank1181
Standup Guy
Career record: 115-56
Season: 48-22 (#352)
Location: Washington State
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I'm sick of the whole Couture ordeal, I could care less if and who he fights. 
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Post #9 8/12/08 7:04:40PM
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mrsmiley
MMA Sensei
Career record: 151-105
Season: 31-28 (#4236)
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I would still love to see this fight.
However,I think Randy should first fight Nogueria to prove he really is the number one contender.I think he's trying to bypass Nogueria because their is more money outside of the UFC,and Fedor is largley regarded as the best.
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Post #10 8/12/08 7:31:10PM
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