Randy will win. Gonzaga doesn’t have the big fight experience or exdurance that Randy has. Randy by decision if Gonzaga doesn’t gas first and get submitted.

I’m looking forward to seeing Gonzaga fight more, now that he is one of the top dogs in the heavyweight division. I like his fighting style. This fight between him and Randy is too close to call though.

I think if couture can drag the match into later rounds he will easily defeat Gonzaga. Coutures cardio is obviously much higher even though he is older. Couture in 4th round im predicting.

Gonzaga is right about everything, except that he is wrong thinking he will not win by K.O. If he does win, it will probably be submission. Gonzaga is bigger than Randy by twenty to twenty-five pounds, so if Gonzaga can get on top of Randy; Randy will be in trouble. Couture is going to put the pressure on Gonzaga and put him in the clinch, some dirty boxing and eventually take the fight to the ground. Randy will win by ground and pound or decision.

I want Randy to win, Conzaga may be determined but him saying he will KO Randy sounds a little cocky to me, as if the hype has gotten to his head. I want to see Randy dominate him on the ground I get frustrated hearing how great the Brazillians are on the ground when sense the arrival of Wrestlers they have had a tough go at remaining on top. GO RANDY!!!!

I don’t see Gonzaga submitting Couture. If he gets on top of Couture though, I don’t see the fight going well for Randy.

Prediction: Gonzaga by TKO (Strikes) early in the 3rd round.

I’m so excited to see this fight. I just hope couture has been training his ass off considering all the movie stuff and obligations he has. busy guy.

..I’m a BrazilianAmerican and with this fight I’m in a Win Win situ..My pride roots for Gonzaga..but my heart and love of MMA is with Randy..On paper this fight favors more Gonzaga..with his great stand up, BJJ, and wrestling..his size, speed, strength is insane..this reminds my of the Randy vs Josh Barnett matchup, cause Josh and Gabe have kind of the same physical attributes and are very skilled. Now what Couture has going for him is..he is Randy Couture..Hall of Famer..MMA legend..American Icon..EXPERIENCE in The big fights..I don’t see Gabe submitting the Natural..I don’t see it going the distance in Gabe’s favor.. Either TKO either way..or a decision victory for Randy.

something else intrests me in this fight..is the fact the Gonzaga won with that head kick against CroCop..that fight may play a negative role in Gabes Mental Game..cause it might of gassed him up a bit..he is feeling himself a bit with that KO..hey who wouldn’t be gassed..but going into this fight for the UFC HW Belt..against Randy he can’t let that fight against Cro Cop get t his head..That can actually help Randy win this fight.

Randy by KO with the 1st punch he throws. Who knows? My crystal ball stopped working and all I know is that I am looking forward to watching a few fights on Saturday. It should be an entertaining card.

Big words for someone who has never been in a Championship fight before. . . It ALOT different from your regular match ups.

If Couture takes him into deep water Gonzaga is done. He will either get disheartened and GNP’d out, or he will be decisioned.

Remember when Randy arrived…nobody thought he could do it. Here is the same for Gonzaga. Could Gonzaga become the new Natural?

It won’t take long for Randy to realize what he has gotten himself into. Trouble

I think if couture can drag the match into later rounds he will easily defeat Gonzaga. Coutures cardio is obviously much higher even though he is older. Couture in 4th round im predicting.

I agree with you, but I don’t think his age hurts his cardio. Look at the ages of many of the top marathon runners/triathletes. Many of them are older….

Tim Sylvia was an enormous opponent. That usually takes its toll on the smaller fighter as fights go on. Randy showed very little of slowing down.

Should be a great fight.

I predict randy winning by tko, no idea what round…probably the later rounds I would predict.

“Big Words”….“Cocky”….What do you guys want him to say? “The only way I can win is if I get lucky.” “I cant KO The Natural, I have to out point him.” I wish interviews would halt. These guys cant say anything right! I thought he has said all the rivght things in his interviews so far. I wish he wouldnt because I want a reason to cheer against him. Though he seems like a stand up guy, I have to side with a RC decision win.

Gonzaga TKO win in the second round. Sorry Randy, you are a great champ and a even better guy but you are in trouble against GG!

I just hope Randy has brought in the real Heavyweights to train with again like he did for Tim. You need enormous guys to train with for this type of fight, but you also need to practice against skilled fighters. If I was Randy, I’d want Andrei Arlovski for my standup., Fedor for his size along with Gan McGee, Tim Sylvia, and Ricco Rodrigez to practice my wrestling on., get Jeremy Horn and Renzo Gracie for my bjj., and give me Chuck Liddell’s trainer just to add some crazy training into the mix so things don’t get to boring while training. Oh yeah, I’d go see BJ in Hawaii just for the hell of it. Maybe after the fight I’d see BJ instead. More fun to celebrate with.

“Big Words”….“Cocky”….What do you guys want him to say? “The only way I can win is if I get lucky.” “I cant KO The Natural, I have to out point him.” I wish interviews would halt. These guys cant say anything right! I thought he has said all the rivght things in his interviews so far. I wish he wouldnt because I want a reason to cheer against him. Though he seems like a stand up guy, I have to side with a RC decision win.

I agree.

Gonzaga threw a miracle kick to Cro Cop and now he is a top in the division? ? ? ? This guy was supposed to be Cro Cop’s last stepping stone. Nobody knew who this guy was and now they hype it like he has a chance to win. I give him about the same chance as I gave Marquardt against Silva.

Gonzaga threw a miracle kick to Cro Cop and now he is a top in the division? ? ? ? This guy was supposed to be Cro Cop’s last stepping stone. Nobody knew who this guy was and now they hype it like he has a chance to win. I give him about the same chance as I gave Marquardt against Silva.

To some extent I agree with you. I know GG is good but obviously UFC is hyping him to be a lot better then I think he really is. I mean marquardt was hyped to the point of “OH MAN ANDERSON COULD LOSE EASILY WITH THIS GUYS STANDUP.” then all of a sudden “WHAM, BAMN, THANK YOU MAM” Anderson Silva knocks him out in the 1st. lol

Gonzaga threw a miracle kick to Cro Cop and now he is a top in the division? ? ? ?

This guy was supposed to be Cro Cop’s last stepping stone. Nobody knew who this guy was and now they hype it like he has a chance to win. I give him about the same chance as I gave Marquardt against Silva.

Im with u, I would rather c Randy fighting 5 other heavyweights before gonzaga. I still havent forgotten GG fight wit kyle Jordan when GG gassed after the 1st round n him n Kyle Jordan stood toe to toe not throwing a single strike. I have never seen a crowd boo fighters sooo bad (and deservingly so) then with 45 seconds left GG thru a superman punch that landed.

Then he knocks out cro cop, now he is on top of the world. Sorry but Im not sold on GG yet. I will be watching this fight because of Randy. I expect Randy’s cardio, n big fight experience to take over, especially in the later rounds, like many of u predict. Randy’s been workin ju jitsu for a long time now, I don’t c Gonzaga having anything in his arsenal that Randy hasn’t seen yet or that Randy isn’t expecting.

Randy is familiar wit Gonzaga’s game and he will not underestimate him. He proved that by being the only man in the world to predict GG beating Cro Cop.

Randy by tko in the later rounds, or Randy by decision.

I would also compare GG’s chances to Marquardt vs. Silva. I think that is a fair assesment

Randy could get AA for standup not that he has as far as I’m aware. (Fedor isn’t a big HW btw.)

Initially I thought Gonzaga had too much for an ageing Randy but now I’m not sure anymore. How do you call this one. Head vs. Heart dilemma here.

Hey I just thought of this; if Wandy and Hendo ever fight again, which side would Randy be on? Wandy and Randy are now in business together, so then would Randy give Wandy advice for Dan. Randy and Hendo have a long history together, but that’s exactly what it is…HISTORY. What do you think?

I still havent forgotten GG fight wit kyle Jordan when GG gassed after the 1st round n him n Kyle Jordan stood toe to toe not throwing a single strike.

Hey John, I think you meant Kevin Jordan and not Kyle. It was UFC 56 if I remember right.

Randy could get AA for standup not that he has as far as I’m aware. (Fedor isn’t a big HW btw.)

Initially I thought Gonzaga had too much for an ageing Randy but now I’m not sure anymore. How do you call this one. Head vs. Heart dilemma here.

Yeah man, call me when its over…I can’t watch.

Gonzaga threw a miracle kick to Cro Cop and now he is a top in the division? ? ? ?

This guy was supposed to be Cro Cop’s last stepping stone. Nobody knew who this guy was and now they hype it like he has a chance to win. I give him about the same chance as I gave Marquardt against Silva.

That wasn’t exactly out of nowhere. Gonzaga was kicking Cro Cop’s ass all over the ring the entire fight. The only reason he had to kick him was because of a questionable stand-up from the ref when Gonzaga was still feeding Cro Cop elbows. Gonzaga wins by KO. No way the judges give Gonzaga a decision, and no way Randy quits without being completely unconscious.

my heart says randy, but the head says gonzaga..
wrestling: randy
boxing: randy
cardio: randy
heart: randy
experience and octagon smarts: randy
takedowns: randy
takedown defense: tossed up
bbj: gonzaga
strength: gonzaga
KO power: gonzaga
..overall it think size would really play a huge factor..the only chance of randy winning this is either:
(a) gonzaga gases-out and submits to strikes
(b) decision
..though randy has better skill overall, gonzaga has alot more ways and bigger chance to win..

..though randy has better skill overall, gonzaga has alot more ways and bigger chance to win..

I appoligze but I can’t agree with this part. I believe both individuals have the same # of ways in which to win. Y u ask, simple, nobody expected GG to get the win, let alone by KO. So does that mean Randy can’t win by KO? No, ofcourse not. That’s all I disagree with. Everything else, you are dead-on in my opinion!

Gonzaga to win by brutal KO 12 seconds into the fight.

I just heard through the grapevine, GSP is part of Greg Jackson’s camp for good now.

Hey John, I think you meant Kevin Jordan and not Kyle. It was UFC 56 if I remember right.

u r probably right. All i know is that was some boring shit. I don’t care how the fight ended, I cant forget about the 10 minutes of no action.

Im not sold on Gonzaga. I prolly wouldn’t even watch Gonzaga fight unless its against a top opponent like Randy or Cro cop.

Everytime I watch Gonzaga he fights hard for the 1st round. If he doesnt finish the guy off then he gasses.

This is a 5 round title fight against the most experienced big fight fighter of them all, who poses world class cardio, and who’s game planning is second to none.

I really dont c randy loosing. He just crushed tim sylvia, so lets throw the weight difference out the window

I predict trouble for Gonzaga, if GG gasses against Randy he will get his face smashed in. Randy will bring the belt back to Vegas.

Who’s next for Randy? Big Nog? Now that title fight excites me. Minatuaro is a warrior, wit heart n a great chin… I cant wait to c him in a 5 rd War!

Big Nog would prolly crush Gonzaga. What do u guys think would happen in that fight? Im not being smart, Im just being curious.

I don’t see GG knocking out Randy. Randy is a wrestler with good standup, better than Gonzaga’s. Gonzaga has the ability to knock out his opponents, but thats going to be hard if hes in the clinch and pressed up against the fence (Randy’s trademark). This is going to be a very technical fight, where ever it goes. I think Randy will win this as long as he stays off his back.

GG by sub, late in the 2nd or early third. Time will catch up with Couture, though I hate to see it.

..Guys Couture will not get caught in a Submission by Gonzaga or even any other BJJ specialist..I don’t see it happening.

Couture wins via GnP/TKO or by decision.
Gonzaga wins via Gnp/TKO.

If this fight goes the distance or just passed the 3rd..Randy will win. Gonzaga will not catch Randy in a choke or armlock, etc..Only GnP..

“Just to note recently Randy fought Jacare ( World JiuJitsu Champion ) ADCC Champion to a draw ( Submission wrestling match )”

Hey I just thought of this; if Wandy and Hendo ever fight again, which side would Randy be on? Wandy and Randy are now in business together, so then would Randy give Wandy advice for Dan. Randy and Hendo have a long history together, but that’s exactly what it is…HISTORY. What do you think?

I THINK RANDY WILL FIGURE OUT A WAY TO DEAL WITH IT WHEN IT ROLLS AROUND.

I see this fight going the distance. My heart says Randy, but my brain says it could honestly go either way. Randy is the smartest fighter in MMA, I can see him finding a way

my heart says randy, but the head says gonzaga..
wrestling: randy
boxing: randy
cardio: randy
heart: randy
experience and octagon smarts: randy
takedowns: randy
takedown defense: tossed up
bbj: gonzaga
strength: gonzaga
KO power: gonzaga
..overall it think size would really play a huge factor..the only chance of randy winning this is either:
(a) gonzaga gases-out and submits to strikes
(b) decision
..though randy has better skill overall, gonzaga has alot more ways and bigger chance to win..

  I agree with you, well said I really don’t see randy getting the KO or submission, if either of those happened I would be shocked, but happy.

My heart wants to go with Randy. But, my head says Gonzanga…

The Randy that beat Timmy was unbeatable that night. I am not sure if Randy has the same “mind set” for this fight. Gabriel is a much more dangerous fighter in all regards. Gabriel is really hungry and out for blood. Randy has so much other stuff going on in his life, I wonder how much focus he has for this.

Both are solid fighters, I’m just looking forward to a great fight. Think how close we were though to seeing Cro Cop vs. Couture this Saturday as a main event. Not saying that this upcoming fight ain’t sweet (I don’t bite the MMA hand that feeds me), but if CC won that fight, oh man.

Winner of RC vs GG should fight winner of BigNog vs CroCop for the title. Then if the UFC ever call on AA, he should fight winner of Heath Herring vs Vera. Tim Sylvia should take on Werdum. I wasn’t looking foward to c-ing Kongo at all, but I read that he trained with Rampage for his fight with Chuck. I guess that changes my ming a little…

My heart wants to go with Randy. But, my head says Gonzanga…

The Randy that beat Timmy was unbeatable that night. I am not sure if Randy has the same “mind set” for this fight. Gabriel is a much more dangerous fighter in all regards. Gabriel is really hungry and out for blood. Randy has so much other stuff going on in his life, I wonder how much focus he has for this.

I heard Randy was also going through another divorce. I think Wandy leaked it in an interveiw????….

GG by sub, late in the 2nd or early third. Time will catch up with Couture, though I hate to see it.

Dude, did you watch the Tim Silvia Fight?

Randy was pressing the fight every round… (Championship matches are 5 , 5 min rounds… GG always gasses after the first. If GG SERVIVES the 1st round, hes TKO/KO 2nd FORSURE!

GO RC!!!

What I keep remembering is how I thought the Sylvia/Couture fight was going to go. I was rooting for Randy, but I thought Tim was going to knock his head off.

Randy’s stand-up was — not deadly per se — but it was impressive. He was moving, making angles, and landing punches consistently. I’m not how that will factor into this fight.

Like i said before, I’m glad that Couture got to see Gabe kick Cro Cop in the head — that way he knows to look out for it. One thing I’ll be looking for early int he fight is to see which of the two is quicker.

I’m not so much concerned about conditioning. Randy’s may be better, but Gonzaga is bigger — that will really wear on Couture.

I can see either fighter winning by TKO or it going to decision.

I heard Randy was also going through another divorce. I think Wandy leaked it in an interveiw????….

Im not surprised, the combat sport life is not for the family man. Same as with musicians, its hard to have a family being on tour 9 months a year. Im sure its the same way for fighters, being in training so much. Their family is their gym.

Did you see Randy’s wife at UFC 68! Damn, if I had a wife like that there would be no way I could concentrate on training.

Anyway, I would be interested to know if that was true or not. His last divorce was a big factor in his first retirement, and probably his loss to Chuck. His head was not in the game. Hopefully that doesn’t happen against Gabe.

Is it at all possible that the UFC is hyping this fight to be better than it actually will. When Dana announced the winner of CroCop/Gonzaga would fight for the title, he didn’t think Gonzaga would win. What I’m saying is; if Dana knew Gonzaga was going to win, he wouldn’t have promised the winner a title shot. Gonzaga was a nobody, in other words because it’s harder to promote a nobody…get me? Or maybe everyone else in the HW division was simply booked up with obligations, so Dana had no choice but to give that winner the shot??? Just talking sh*t…

..Guys Couture will not get caught in a Submission by Gonzaga or even any other BJJ specialist..I don’t see it happening.

Couture wins via GnP/TKO or by decision.
Gonzaga wins via Gnp/TKO.

If this fight goes the distance or just passed the 3rd..Randy will win. Gonzaga will not catch Randy in a choke or armlock, etc..Only GnP..

“Just to note recently Randy fought Jacare ( World JiuJitsu Champion ) ADCC Champion to a draw ( Submission wrestling match )”

Thank You! I have been trying to say that randy will not be submitted in this fight! If Gonzaga doesn’t finish within the 1st 2 rounds, then he will have NO shot at taking the title from Randy.

Forget the high kick. Randy has seen it, he knows Gonzaga has it in his arsenal. If Gonzaga dares to throw that leg up like that in this fight, Randy will catch it, n throw gonzaga to the floor.

Fighters tend to shy away from throwing high kicks against wrestlers. I think Randy is hoping that he does throw it, because it will lead to an easy take down for Randy

hmmm…I’m going with Randy for his experience and heart/smarts

gonzaga ,don`t have heart

Love Couture and all that he’s brought to the sport, but I can’t see him winning the fight. The Gonzaga that destroyed Cro Cop was a beast, and if he shows up to this fight, it will be a quick fight. If it’s the Gonzaga I’ve seen before, Randy will have a better-than-good chance of holding his belt.

While I’m picking Gonzaga, I’d love to see Couture hold the belt and face Fedor in his next defence. I’m holding out hope Fedor will be introduced on Saturday night – what a rush!!!

Very accurate and percise punches will allow Randy a serious advantage. He has excellent head movement which was displayed in his last fight. That allows him to throw some nice counter punches. Gonzaga’s aggressiveness may hurt him a bit in terms of Randy’s boxing. The punches will keep Gonzaga slightly guessing and may help Couture to secure some much needed takedowns where he can be vicious. Maybe I am just hoping for the best, but I seriously forsee Randy’s stand-up allowing him to dictate the fight.

The longer the fight goes, the better it gets for Randy.

Near the end of the third round with maybe 1 minute and change left, Couture gets a take down which allows him to land some serious punches which prompts a ref stoppage.

Gonzaga by refer stoppage after many rounds of brutal ground and pound

Trusting that Randy will be Randy in this fight and injury free, he will defeat GG. Randy is not intimidated and will know how to counter an agressive fighter. What GG doesn’t know is how strong Couture is. Everyone wants to focus on his age and his smarts but this guy took Tim Silvia down at will and he was the largest opponent he had ever fought. GG has to be smart with Couture because Couture has seen it all before. GG does have a chance seeing that Couture doesn’t not want to be on his back pinned up against the cage like CC was. But Couture will be looking for that. Sorry GG not just yet for you.

Randy is one of the greatest. Regardless of win, lose or draw, Randy has my respect. He is the only guy that I just want to see him compete and not mind the outcome. Having said that, my money goes to Gonzaga.
     Gonzaga’s size and strength and age off course will determine his win in this fight. I do not think you can judge randy’s performance and stamina in 4th or 5th round by looking at his fight with sylvia. Sylvia is a joke. Has it ever occur to you guys that randy is so beloved especially after defeating sylvia because finally someone is able to get rid of sylvia whom that useless SOB arlovski can’t after 3 fights? I was overwhelmed with emotion because finally someone get rid of sylvia and I feel we owe randy the world for doing us that favour!!
     Now, back to Gonzaga vs Randy. On the ground game, gonzaga will neutralise randy G&P. Can randy takes gonzaga down? I have my doubt. What if gonzaga takes randy down? I don’t like to say it but I think randy will be in serious trouble if taken down by gonzaga. Either way, I don’t think we will see any sort of submission victory by this two guys as both r too good to succumb to submission.
     On stand up game, both r pretty much equal. The only difference is that gonzaga could knock u out and randy not well known for knock out power. However, in terms of accuracy and scoring points, randy will be better. Either way, I think this is going to be a battle for ground dominance rather than a dragged out stand up fight.
     So, the outcome will come down to stamina. This will bring me to the point of age disadvantage for randy. Some has argued that gonzaga has not experienced title fight before so he is relatively inexperienced in terms of 4th and 5th rounds. I beg to differ. Gonzaga’s team would have well prepared him for this. Having said that, I did see the fight where gonzaga was fairing a lot better during his initial rounds with fabricio werdum but gassed out towards the end and lost the fight.
     Another point to note is that randy is a master game planner for all his fights! He studied his opponent very well and each time he fights his opponent, he always seem to know their weaknesses. He is absolutely brilliant in taking his opponents apart this way. Unfortunately for him, Gonzaga hasn’t have that many fights for randy to fully analyse gonzaga’s ‘habits’. This will work towards randy’s disadvantage because gonzaga will be more ‘difficult’ to prepare.
     Weighing the pros and cons above, I put my money on gonzaga.

I have no problem with Napo saying he will win by KO, its prolly gonna happen. I love RC but I think Gonzaga is a beast and will put pressure on RC for the first 3 rounds. If Napo cannot win in 3 rounds then RC will take it the distance and get the nod. I give RC all the credit for beating Sylvia, but that first punch that he put on tim that rocked him and put him on his ass totally messed up Tims game plan for the entire fight. If that punch hadnt landed then it might have been a diffrent outcome. I love RC but I dont think he will get by Gonzaga…. Good luck Captain America

Randy is strong. People his age have that deceptive old man strength. Like Don Fry, randy is also on old experienced ox. He mkight not be stronger then Gonzaga but I guarentee his base will be stronger then Gonzaga. I think Randy will take Gonzaga down way easier then Gonzaga taking randy down.

Gonzaga will get destroyed in the clinch. He will have the perfect game plan, as all ways. I have no reason to believe he wont excute his master gameplan, because he usually does

No one should underestimate Randy. He always goes out there and holds his own. He will NEVER become what Ken Shamrock has, he has never showed signs of struggling, and has never been in a non competitive fight. And for the first time, we will see GG’s skills put to the test, its hard to call, but it will be a good fight, that is one thing you can count on with Randy.

Randy will win. Gonzaga doesn’t have the big fight experience or exdurance that Randy has. Randy by decision if Gonzaga doesn’t gas first and get submitted.

LOL ok we will see hes training way to hard for this ill bet ya some $$ if ya want to get serious

Randy will win. Gonzaga doesn’t have the big fight experience or exdurance that Randy has. Randy by decision if Gonzaga doesn’t gas first and get submitted.

LOL ok we will see hes training way to hard for this ill bet ya some $$ if ya want to get serious

As much as my gut tells me Gonzaga, my heart tells me its Couture. Can’t put down Captain America. WARRRR COUTURE!!!

Im with u, I would rather c Randy fighting 5 other heavyweights before gonzaga. I still havent forgotten GG fight wit kyle Jordan when GG gassed after the 1st round n him n Kyle Jordan stood toe to toe not throwing a single strike. I have never seen a crowd boo fighters sooo bad (and deservingly so) then with 45 seconds left GG thru a superman punch that landed.

I agree GG didn’t have very good cardio in that fight, but he took that fight on very short notice. He only had a week or two to train.

Big Nog would prolly crush Gonzaga. What do u guys think would happen in that fight? Im not being smart, Im just being curious.

If Big Nog doesn’t pick his game up from his performace against Herring, I think GG would crush him.

What is the debate? Gonzaga is a slug past the first round. Look at his past fights. I don’t care how young he is if he doesn’t have the heart or disipline to train properly. He was just supposed to be a warm up for CroCop who got caught by a lucky high kick. A rematch with CroCop would be a sad night for Gonzaga. Randy is THE professional and a true champion. He is my hero. Go Randy!

I heard Randy was also going through another divorce. I think Wandy leaked it in an interveiw????….

I hope that isn’t true , Randy wasn’t himself when he went through his first divorce, to the point where he retired from the sport he loves so much.

For anyone who thinks Randy’s age will be a negative factor,three words, Henderson, Couture and Liddel. With age comes experiance , knowledge and apparently more belts.

I think Kevin Kelly pointed out that Randy has good head movement. Had I not seen Randy’s last fight I would have to disagree as Liddell has said Randy doesn’t move his head and he doesn’t work angles when engaging in standup; he bum rushes his opponent so to speak.

Well this WAS all true until his performance against Tim. That was a different Randy who had done some serious boxing and standup training. Yes, I agree with Kevin Kelly, on the basis of his bout with Tim his head movement and boxing skills really have improved markedly.

Another point here, some people are questioning Gabe’s cardio. Well as far as I’m aware he’s only gone full time recently (think it was shortly before the bout with Mirko but I’m not sure). We should probably expect improved cardio, especially as it could be a 5 round affair.

This has to be one of the most talked about fights- right up there with Liddell-Jackson II pre-fight. I can see either guy winning. Both these guys are top notch obviously but I don’t think they are the best in their division. I’m going to be even more interested in the next fight: winner vs. Minotauro. After that, either AA or the Maine-iac should get a shot if Emelianenko hasn’t signed by then. Those match-ups should sell a lot of tickets.

I just hope Randy has brought in the real Heavyweights to train with again like he did for Tim. You need enormous guys to train with for this type of fight, but you also need to practice against skilled fighters. If I was Randy, I’d want Andrei Arlovski for my standup., Fedor for his size along with Gan McGee, Tim Sylvia, and Ricco Rodrigez to practice my wrestling on., get Jeremy Horn and Renzo Gracie for my bjj., and give me Chuck Liddell’s trainer just to add some crazy training into the mix so things don’t get to boring while training. Oh yeah, I’d go see BJ in Hawaii just for the hell of it. Maybe after the fight I’d see BJ instead. More fun to celebrate with.

Maybe he can get Tony Blair to help with his speech afterwards, Bill Gates to help with his website, and Lance Armstrong to help with cardio…

How in the hell will he get Arlovski, Fedor, Slyvia, Horn, Gracie, Liddel and Penn?!

He should also get Don King to help promote his next fight.

Gonzaga is going to win this and he is the perfect fighter to take the belt and defend it against the influx of heavyweight super stars. It’s going to be a great year.

i too am calling for a 3rd or 4th round stoppage of gonzaga over couture, no disrespect to randy, but i think gonzaga’s prediction is right on…

Tough one to call can go either way. Did anyone notice that Gonzaga recently left Chute Box camp, and now we have Silva who’s a great friend of Randy’s helping him out for this fight. I’m sure Silva will have a lot to offer, knowing his ex Chute member. If there’s anything against Coure on this one is his age, but man no dought he will be in great shape though coming in to this. Gonzaga has good standup and great ground game so I’m predicting Gonzaga to win by KO but I’ll be cheering for Randy.

For anyone who thinks Randy’s age will be a negative factor,three words, Henderson, Couture and Liddel. With age comes experiance , knowledge and apparently more belts.

Henderson – 36, Lidell – 37 & Coture you said is – 44. Big differnce don’t you think?

By the way Couture has been by more larger opponents in the past, that I mean ones who have got good mma, sorry Tim. I’m talking about the baby face assasin & Ricco Rodriguez

who knows ?

i like randy but i will cheer for gonzaga

..Guys Couture will not get caught in a Submission by Gonzaga or even any other BJJ specialist..I don’t see it happening.

Couture wins via GnP/TKO or by decision.
Gonzaga wins via Gnp/TKO.

If this fight goes the distance or just passed the 3rd..Randy will win. Gonzaga will not catch Randy in a choke or armlock, etc..Only GnP..

“Just to note recently Randy fought Jacare ( World JiuJitsu Champion ) ADCC Champion to a draw ( Submission wrestling match )”

hey PhilQny….thank you….for someone who trins in bjj….you are so right about the jacare match….he is one of the baddest bjj guys on the planet….not taking anything away from gonzaga….but his bjj is no where near jacare’s….randy’s defenitaley not getting snagged by gonzaga….you’ve made a very good point….thanx

hey PhilQny….thank you….for someone who trins in bjj….you are so right about the jacare match….he is one of the baddest bjj guys on the planet….not taking anything away from gonzaga….but his bjj is no where near jacare’s….randy’s defenitaley not getting snagged by gonzaga….you’ve made a very good point….thanx

No Doubt..One BJJ guy to another.

Gonzaga will KO Randy just like Chuck did. Gaonzaga is a bad match-up for Randy, he is better at controlling Randy’s greatest skill wrestling, and his KO power dwarfs Randy’s.

Randy rocks, but he recent rise is just temporary to give the sport another marketing boost.

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