It's being reported that UFC 102 will feature Randy "The Natural" Couture vs. Antonio "Minotauro" Nogueira.This fight has been in the works more or less since Nogueira's arrival from Pride, but delayed by Randy's holdout and the heavyweight title unification "tournament" that now has Frank Mir facing Brock Lesnar after both "champions" lost their semi-final matches. So I guess this is a "consolation final" of sorts.
Who knows how many fights Randy has left, but this is one of the few opponents for which he seems to think it's worth staying active. The dream of seeing Randy take on Fedor Emelianenko seems to be just that, and with news that Mirko Cro Cop has flown the coop and signed with Japan's Dream organization, there are few big name match-ups left. If Randy beats Nogueira, look for a Mir-Couture match-up in the future, regardless of the Lesnar fight's outcome. Shane Carwin and Cain Velasquez are not quite ready for prime time - at least not in booking terms.
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