What is going to happen in November at UFC 91 when Randy Couture steps into the cage against Brock Lesnar? I think I know what the UFC wants. They want Lesnar to take Couture down, beat him up and become the next UFC champ. The UFC has been setting up Lesnar since his debut earlier this year; he is their new golden child. First they put him up against Frank Mir, a former champion, who they thought might be washed up. Mir proved he still had the heart by staying calm after getting dropped on his head, and submitted the former WWE star. Lesnar came real close to having a notch on his belt of beating a former champion. No problem, the UFC match makers put Lesnar up against a veteran who is recognized as being a legit, tough heavyweight, but has no takedown defense. Heath Herring has never come close to defending a takedown in his life, he was the perfect opponent for Lesnar to lie on and pound for three rounds and the UFC new it. So now Lesnar is a whopping 1-1 in the UFC, and is given a career defining fight against a MMA legend and current UFC heavy weight champion. Dana White’s master plan is nearing completion
Slow down Dana, Couture has other ideas in mind. Being the master strategist that he is, Couture will enter the cage with a well thought out game plan, and extreme confidence to make it work. Will the plan be to stuff takedowns and strike with Lesnar? Maybe, because nobody really knows what kind of striker Lesnar is. I know he has a pretty mean cloths-line, his drop kick is pretty deadly, as well as his open handed chest slap. Other than that, all we got is a good punch that put Herring down but didn’t knock him out. Couture might also be looking to let the fight go to the ground and work submissions. This seems, to me, to be the logical game plan. It could backfire if Lesnar is able to completely control Couture on the ground. Couture’s wrestling ability is in a different league than Herring, so I don’t see Lesnar controlling the whole fight if it goes to the ground. Maybe just 90%, and that’s all the daylight that Couture will need. I’m calling it now; Couture wins via arm bar late in the third round.
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