Brandon Vera: "You mess around with Randy, you're going to get your ass whooped."

By Natalia Baage November 11, 2009"This is my most important fight just because I get to prove to the people around the world that I am one of the top dogs. It's a big fight. A big, big fight. From these last six fights, I've taken away what it takes to be a champ. The drive, the determination, the want and desire. This training camp is different. When I don't want to do the extra round, my body is actually making me go. My mind is tired but my body just keeps going. I don't get it. This is a new thing for me. This is somewhere I haven't been before. "When they called me for this fight my manager said, 'Brandon, you're going to fight in the U.K. You're going to fight in England.' I'm thinking, 'he is tripping' as I just fought and didn't want to jump right back into a training camp. Then he said, 'Okay, you're fighting Randy Couture.' Damn. You can't say no to fight Randy Couture. You can't. I...