Couture Vs Vera UFC 105

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Meh

[Kris P Lettus]

They fighting at HW or LHW??

I know Vera had dropped down..

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LHW

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UFC hall of famer Randy Couture will meet Brandon Vera in the UFC 105 main event on Nov. 15 at the Manchester Evening News Arena in Manchester, England. BloodyElbow.com and The Daily Telegraph reported the bout on Sunday.

Sources within the camps of both fighters confirmed to Sherdog.com that verbal commitments have been made, though bout agreements have not yet been signed.

The fight will be Couture’s first as a light heavyweight since he lost to Chuck Liddell in February 2006, ending a memorable trilogy that helped carry the UFC into a new era of prominence. The 46-year-old mixed martial arts legend last appeared at UFC 102 in August, when he dropped a unanimous decision to Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira -- the only man to hold the Pride Fighting Championships and UFC heavyweight crowns. Couture has lost his last two fights at heavyweight, leading some to question his place in the division. One of the sport’s most decorated competitors, he holds victories against six former UFC champions, including Liddell, Tito Ortiz and Vitor Belfort (twice).

Vera, who turns 32 in October, has posted back-to-back wins since his split decision loss to Keith Jardine at UFC 89. A skilled muay Thai striker and grappler, he cruised to a unanimous verdict against Krzysztof Soszynski at UFC 102. Seven of his 11 career victories have come by knockout or technical knockout, a 69-second drubbing of former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir included.

Other bouts already confirmed for UFC 105 include a middleweight matchup pairing Michael Bisping with Denis Kang and a pivotal welterweight showdown pitting Dan Hardy against the undefeated Dong Hyun Kim.

UFC 105: Couture vs. Vera
Saturday, Nov. 14
Manchester Evening News Arena
Manchester, England

Randy Couture vs. Brandon Vera
Michael Bisping vs. Denis Kang
Dan Hardy vs. Dong Hyun Kim
Aaron Riley vs. Ross Pearson
Paul Taylor vs. John Hathaway
Matt Riddle vs. Nick Osipczak
Alexander Gustafsson vs. Jared Hamman
Terry Etim vs. Shannon Gugerty

[Impact!]

Not a huge card, but looks like it could have some cool fights.

[CSL]

Paul Taylorrrrrrr

[Stickman]

I'm not interested in that fight. I honestly don't care about Brandon Vera and I don't think I'm alone with that. If Couture losess I think his career is over because who would really care to see him fight again?

[Funky Fly]

Vera is a great striker, but he's been hella lazy since pushing Mir's shit in. He's not hungry.

Couture will shut him down anyway, since he's a smart fighter who plays to his strengths.

[Mr. JL]

Yeah, I definitely do not see myself getting too interested in going to see Couture fight Vera.

[The Mask]

not very psyched for this card. at this rate i might not even bother getting tickets for the cunt.

[Danny Electric]

Main event , as usual is a bit of a let down at a British event.
However I like some of the other fights, good to see Ross Pearson get his fist fight and a few others of the British fighters.

[Impact!]

Personally I think Vera V Couture could be alot better than alot of people are thinking...Vera will either show people what he can really do, or Couture is gonna prove he can still go with the young guns.

Hardy V Stun gun should be a pretty cool, hopefully Hardy can keep it on the feet though, and Bisping *should* have at least a solid showing against Kang. Plus, on top of all that you have Paul Taylor who brings good fights...

[Danny Electric]

I haven't seen Vera be impressive in a long time, I think I have fallen asleep during his last 2 fights.