Old man Fight Club!
With UFC 109 we’re going to see Mark Coleman and Randy Couture in the main event. The young challenger, Coleman (45 years old) vs. The crafty old timer Couture (46 years old).
My pick is Randy Couture 100% via exhaustion. Coleman has done a lot during his many many days but since 2000 he hasn’t accomplished a whole lot, in comparison to Couture.
Randy Couture is awesome because:- UFC Hall of Fame inductee (surprisingly before Coleman was inducted)
- FIRST fighter in UFC history to hold two world Championship titles
- MOST title fights fought in UFC history (15)
- OLDEST fighter to win a world championship belt in UFC history
- OLDEST competitor to ever win a fight in the UFC
Mark Coleman is awesome because: - NCAA Champion
- 7th Place in the 1992 Olympics
- He invented the Ground and Pound ... he invented it!
- Two time UFC Tournament Champion
- THE FIRST UFC Heavyweight Champion
- The First PRIDE Grand Prix (2000) Champion
- UFC Hall of Fame inductee
A couple of quick notes on why Couture should easily walk away with a win include:
- Couture is a Greco-Roman Wreslter whereas Coleman is a Freestyle Wrestler. Greco definitely lends itself more to MMA because most of the work is done close and within a clinch. Takedowns are much harder to defend and Randy also has great dirty boxing. Freestyle wrestling takedowns (especially Colemans) look more like diving into a pool and are far too slow and obvious in this day.
- Couture can strike! Coleman cannot strike. Coleman is clearly a one-trick pony and his one trick won’t have any effect on Couture. I remember watching tape of Couture training with Matt Lindland and I was amazed at how Couture controlled the Olympic Silver medalist with ease. In ever gym there’s one guy that everyone strives to beat in training and it was clear that at Team Quest that it was Randy. So if Randy can handle a Olympic Silver medalist than Coleman shouldn’t be a problem.
- Coleman is the exact same fighter as when he EXPLODED on the scene back in 1996. Coleman literally EXPLODED on the scene and it seemed like no one would ever beat him when fans first got a chance to see him. The problem is that it’s not 1996. Couture has clearly stayed up to date with the times and adjusted his skills to remain on top. I’ve always had a big problem with the Hammer House guys (Colemans gym). A couple of notable fighters at Hammer House include Mark Coleman, Kevin Randleman and Phil Baroni. If you know those guys, try to picture each one of them and think of what they have in common. None of them have evolved over the years, they’ve been at the exact same skill level for years and they all look like bodybuilders. I’ve always thought that Hammer House guys need to spend less time lifting weights and more time training because they all gas out way too fast.- Finally, Coleman will shit the bed. When people ask me who will win this fight, I always say Couture via exhaustion because Coleman has zero gas and he’ll be huffing and puffing early and Couture will steam roll over him.
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