It's UFC 102 time and that means the Five Bullet Point Preview: five talking points for each of the televised bouts that you can print off and use to be the coolest guy or gal at your party tonight. Let's get to it!
Randy Couture (16-9) vs. Antonio "Minotauro" Nogueira (31-5-1-1)
This will be only be Couture's second fight in the last two years - the first since losing his Heavyweight title to
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August 28, 2009
Here is Ryan Couture, son of MMA legend Randy Couture, who I still have a hard time not thinking of as “Randy Fashion.” It’s the name, I guess. Anywoo, we’re told that this it Ryan’s MMA debut in Vegas against Jimmy Spicuzza, which literally means “half Mexican, half hottub.” Hopefully, that seemed less slurry in [...]
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August 29, 2009
"Minotauro" Nogueira gets past Randy Couture in a thrilling battle of MMA legends to close UFC 102 in Portland.
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August 29, 2009
Video: Randy Couture UFC 102 Video Blog Eps. 4 And 5
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August 29, 2009
Okay, it's a bit much to draw any comparisons to a legend like Randy Couture, but it's not often that a fighter starts his MMA career at 33 and looks like a world beater 22 months later at 35. But just like Couture, who made the transition from wrestling to MMA fighter at age 33, that's where Aaron Simpson is right now. No Simpson wasn't facing a top 10 middleweight...
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August 31, 2009
Antonio Rodrigo “Minotauro” Nogueira outpointed Randy Couture in the main event at UFC 102 in Portland, Ore.
Dave Mandel was cageside to photograph the action-packed bout and post-fight press conference for Sherdog.com.
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August 31, 2009
Despite what ended up being a very decisive loss to Minotauro Nogueira on Saturday night at UFC 102, Randy Couture proved that he still belongs in a UFC Octagon. At an astonishing age 46. After the fight, the UFC endorsed the notion that Couture still has ’it’ by extending his contract, leaving him with a [...]
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August 28, 2009
By Pramit Mohapatra
Some of you might be wondering why I love these UFC video blogs so much. It's simple really. These vlogs are the best opportunity we as fans have to get inside the minds of the people who make this sport what it is. They are teaching tools. After all, Dana White is one of the most successful executives in the world, period, and Randy Couture is himself a multi...
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August 31, 2009
What was the secret to Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira’s performance against Randy Couture at UFC 102?
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August 31, 2009
By Pramit Mohapatra
In Randy Couture's final UFC 102 video blog, we get a cageside view of his epic clash against Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira. We also see him get checked out by a doctor after the fight and find out that that he's signed a new contract with the UFC, which he announces at the post-fight press conference. The video ends with Couture and his crew boarding a hummer...
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August 28, 2009
Mike Russell, UFC - When most people think of retirees who have returned to the workforce, they usually think of the cheerful blue-vested grandmother handing out carts and compliments at the door of Walmart or the overly helpful orange apron clad old-time handyman at the Home Depot who offers unsolicited renovation advice even after you indicate that you're only looking to buy...
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August 30, 2009
Quick summary on the postfight news conference:
Randy Couture said he never felt close to being “done” in the fight.
Couture said the audience was the loudest he’s ever fought in front of.
Couture said he’d have to look at the tape to see what he did wrong, but he thinks he did a lot of things well and also got caught some.
Couture said he gave everything he had and he’s...
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August 29, 2009
By Mike Williams August 29, 2009Welcome to FiveKnuckles.com live, blow-by-blow coverage of UFC 102: “Couture vs. Nogueira” presented by Yahoo UFC PPV.Tonight's card is coming to you live from the Rose Garden Arena in Portland, Oregon and features a heavyweight matchup between of the sport's all-time legends, Randy Couture and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira.As always...
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August 31, 2009
UFC 102 was an interesting show, to say the least. Some incredible knockouts and some interesting changes in several different weight classes and we got one of the better main event bouts in some time.Antonio Nogueira may have handled Randy Couture at times but it was a hell of a fight and Couture impressed, especially since he was able to hang in there and make it interesting. You...
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August 30, 2009
Here are notes from the UFC 102 post-fight press conference with Dana White, Brandon Vera, Nate Marquardt, Randy Couture, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, Thiago Silva, and Jake Rosholt.White said the UFC will probably go to Seattle before they go back to Portland again when they have another show in the Pacific Northwest. He said that the UFC made a mistake with the ticket prices this...
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