Couture has signed a six fight deal with the UFC where he says he wants to stay and end his career. Why isn't he retiring now? He's taken a lot of punishment and is a good commentator for the sport. Its his time to say good bye. I give the man credit he did a great job this past weekend. But that doesn't last for long. Look at Chuck Liddell, he lost four of his last five bouts and no one wanted to see Chuck go out like that not even Dana White.
They always say its not how old you are its how old you feel. Well Randy if your feeling 30 great! I just don't see what you have left to prove. You are a legend in this sport. You should take you leave and walk out now, while everyone still respects you and not when its too late. Michael Jordan was a fat jump shooter for the Wizards and they had to drag him off the floor. (Thanks Bill Mahr.) Mike Tyson was out of shape and washed up and was punished in his last two fights.
Randy might be getting a little more credit from me if he didn't waste almost a year and a half fighting with White over his contract. In that time the sport developed some huge heavy weights, and now with the Ultimate Figther heavyweights show is about to premier, what is he going to do with this new crop? He cant even move down to 205. You have Machita the champ! Rashad Evans, Quinton Jackson, Forest Griffin, and a guy who is the 185 champ Anderson Silva. All those guys would get the best of Couture. Not in his prime but today is different.
White said Couture could pick his fights because he has earned the right and is a master. But seriously I don't want to see Randy laid out on his back twitching like he was hit by a MAC TRUCK. Its time to walk away buddy. We love you. Everyone loves you. We don't want to see you get hurt or worse. You cant use the juice. Randy is reminding me of some girls who just cant seem to act their age. Your 30, stop try'n to look 22! Act your age! Randy its okay, we are still going to watch you on the telecasts. Maybe Dana could let you be the commissioner or something. I think in the back of his mind he doesn't want to see you leave either but it sometimes walking away at the right time gives you a special place in History. If you leave too late you end up hurting your legacy.
That's what's on my mind!
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Its not that I am suggesting you don’t have a valid point here but I just want to let you know how another person might see the situation.
ReplyDeleteSomeone like me for example (with the disclaimer that I may be partial because I am a big fan or Couture).
First of all, I would hardly compare Couture to a “fat Michael Jordan” but ok.
And yes, Liddell lost the 4 fights but I think fans remember him more for the great fights that he won, over the losses.
Fans don’t like to (or want to) remember losses. Only victories.
It’s why we cheer for them over and over and use the wins to trash talk the opponents, bragging rights.
I’d say that regardless of how many fights Couture signed a contract to fight, or for the time period…we can all assume that he probably will NOT fight all of them.
Don’t you think Dana White might have actually been the smarter person (be it for selfish reasons) by giving Couture the contract that will keep with the organization that made him who he is today?
Couture obviously knows that he is close to the end of his career, he’s a smart guy.
But rather than “pull a Favre” with the retirement/comeback story AGAIN, he is making a commitment to the UFC and his fans that this is it and this is where he will stay until the end.
I doubt it has anything to do with him not being able to accept the fact that he is getting older and might not be as great a fighter as he was 5 years ago.
If you are one of the younger generations of fighters you mentioned, are you not totally stoked and honored that an ICON like Couture, who now has the ability to choose his last fights, would choose to fight you.
It really doesn’t seem like it could get much better for them.
One of the greats knows that you are great, and wants to share the ring with you.
So, I am disagreeing.
I think this is the best decision Couture and the UFC could have made as a final commitment to each other.
No matter how the fights turn out, Randy will leave his fighting career with respect from the fans and other fighters.
It's so much easier when all she says is . . . . "would you rather"
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