Vera respects 'Mr.' Couture but doesn't want his face punched in

For Brandon Vera, it's been a weird lead up to his fight against the legendary Randy Couture at UFC 105. He's referred to his opponent as "Mr." on several occasions. Approaching a fight, that may be a first for the 46-year-old Couture. It's geniune respect on the part of Vera."If you hesitate, decide you want to hold back, especially against Mr. Couture, you're going to catch a bad ass-whooping," Vera told the media at this morning's UFC 105 press conference in Manchester, England. "He has handed some of the worst ass-whoopings I've ever seen in the history of the UFC. Pounding people's face in and I don't want to be on the receiving end of that." Once he enters the Octagon on Saturday night, that's where respect turns to rage for Vera:"Come fight night, you're going to see potentially the best Brandon Vera you've ever seen and I won't be hesitating at all, I promise. That's for me and for Randy, ...