Wanker said:
Word on Vera is that he has some contractual disputes with the UFC and that's the reason why he's not the one fighting against Sylvia for the title. He has one more fight left on his contract. Vera might not be around for long. Vera vs Sylvia would be better than Sylvia vs Couture. Look at Couture when he fought Ricco, Barnett and Rizzo. Size was a big factor in those fights.
Couture should fight at his optimal weight, LHW. Even though he has shown to have no chance against Chuck, he stands to beat a good chunk of the other LHW's.
But I believe he's coming back at a good time for MMA, lots of money flooding in, Why not coming back and take some of that money.
Werd...I don't think Couture has a prayer of getting Sylvia down, he's to damn tall and has a damn good sprawl. Shoot, Randy couldn't get Chuck down. The only way this fight goes down is if Sylvia lets it go down and I don't know why he'd do that, he's got a huge reach advantage on Couture
I agree about Randy staying at LHW. Randy is a very light HW, I've met both him and Sylvia and I can tell you Sylvia is a giant compared to Couture. Couture is going to have to gain weight for this fight, he is one lean mofo.
I love Randy, but right now I think he'd have trouble with Tito, Sobral and Rampage. It's not like he left UFC at the top of his game, and those were his two biggest fights. Tito looked better than Randy did in either of his Chuck losses.
Now watch him become HW champ and me eat my words!
As for Vera, he wants a huge bonus and UFC ain't giving him a title shot with only one fight left on his contract. I'm surprised UFC doesn't sign him, he's a great fighter, but he's not worth Cro-Crop money, that's for sure.
