Mauricio Shogun Rua fights Chuck Liddell in one of the rarest matchups setup by the UFC. This fight could not have happened in Pride FC but now that Shogun has come to the UFC this dream match is a reality. Mauricio Shogun Rua is coming off 2 knee surgeries and finally has had time to build up his cardio at the Chute Boxe Academy while Chuck Liddell has been hungry for a win since his fight with Quinton Rampage Jackson.
Randy Couture will fight Brock Lesnar at UFC 91 on November 15th, 2008. ESPN Video Interview with Randy Couture shows excerpts of many of his fights in the octagon from the beginning (Maurice Smith, Pedro Rizzo, Chuck Liddell, Tito Ortiz, Tim Sylvia) and talks about how he matches up with Brock Lesnar.
Watch excerpts of Brock Lesnar's previous fights in the UFC leading up to this fight with Randy Couture. Brock gives his own analysis of his MMA experience and the fighters he has faced (Frank Mir & Heath Herring).
MMA UFC Veteran Randy "The Natural" Couture returns after one year of ongoing disputes with the UFC to face former WWE wrestling star turned MMA fighter Brock Lesnar in one of the most heavily anticipated fights in UFC history!
If Randy Couture defeats Brock Lesnar he will face the winner of the fight between TUF / The Ultimate Fighter Coaches Frank Mir and Antonio Minotauro Nogueira. Both fighters easily ranked within the top ten best MMA heavyweight fighters in the world not to mention that both are slick with their submissions.
On February 4th, 2006, almost 1 year after their last encounter, MMA fighter Chuck Liddell and Randy Couture will scrap for the 3rd time for the UFC Light Heavyweight Champion belt.
Both fighters come into this UFC to finally settle the score. In their last 2 MMA fights Randy Couture and Chuck Liddell have both won one fight.
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Randy Couture moves down from heavyweight to fight Chuck Liddell at light heavyweight who was then the number 1 contender to take on Tito Ortiz (the current UFC light heavyweight champion at the time). Both fighters were fighting for the Interim UFC Light Heavyweight Belt.
Chuck Liddell's martial arts background stems from Kempo karate and Koei-Kan karate but also using his strong wrestling defense skills to stuff takedown attempts. Couple those mma skills with an unorthodox boxing style.
Randy Couture is an experienced wrestler, veteran MMA fighter and former UFC heavyweight Champion (with 15 fights coming into this event).
