Couture broke his arm during fight with Gonzaga

You can read about it at fightnetwork.com...

the man is unbelievable.

http://thefightnetwork.com/images/news/couturevsgonzaga3.jpg

wow, incredible is all i can say. i'm glad i lost my bet against him.

guy becomes more & more of a super human

I saw him wrestle in college(Ok ST), and I believe he was runner-up @190lbs in the NCAAs a couple of times. The star of his team was Pat Smith(4 time champ), and little brother of John.

Payouts for the PPV


TITLE MATCH & MAIN EVENT FIGHTERS

-Randy Couture: $250,000 (18th fight in UFC; defeated Gabriel Gonzaga; win bonus was $0)

-Gabriel Gonzaga: $45,000 (5th fight in UFC; lost to Randy Couture; win bonus would have been $45,000)


MAIN CARD FIGHTERS

-Georges St. Pierre: $140,000 (10th fight in UFC; defeated Josh Koscheck; includes $70,000 win bonus)

-Roger Huerta: $34,000 (5th fight in UFC; defeated Alberto Crane; includes $17,000 win bonus)

-Joe Stevenson: $32,000 (6th fight in UFC; defeated Kurt Pellegrino; includes $16,000 win bonus)

-Patrick Cote: $24,000 (6th fight in UFC, defeated Kendall Grove; includes $12,000 win bonus)

-Kendall Grove: $12,000 (4th fight in UFC; lost to Patrick Cote; win bonus would have been $12,000)

-Josh Koscheck: $10,000 (9th fight in UFC; lost to Georges St. Pierre; win bonus would have been $10,000)

-Kurt Pellegrino: $8,000 (4th fight in UFC; lost to Joe Stevenson; win bonus would have been $8,000)

-Alberto Crane: $4,000 (1st fight in UFC; lost to Roger Huerta; win bonus would have been $4,000)


PRELIMINARY MATCH FIGHTERS

-Frank Mir: $66,000 (11th fight in UFC; defeated Antoni Hardonk; includes win bonus of $30,000)

-Marcus Aurelio: $30,000 (1st fight in UFC after 6 fights in Pride; lost to Clay Guida; win bonus would have been $30,000)

-Renato "Babalu" Sobral: $25,000 (10th fight in UFC; defeated David Heath; Sobral would have also received a $25,000 win bonus, but it is currently being withheld due to his actions pending a hearing before the Nevada State Athletic Commission)

-Thales Leites: $18,000 (4th fight in UFC; defeated Ryan Jensen; includes $9,000 win bonus)

-Clay Guida: $14,000 (4th fight in UFC; defeated Marcus Aurelio; includes $7,000 win bonus)

-Antoni Hardonk: $8,000 (3rd fight in UFC; lost to Frank Mir; win bonus would have been $8,000)

-David Heath: $6,000 (4th fight in UFC; lost to Renato "Babalu" Sobral; win bonus would have been $6,000)

-Ryan Jensen: $4,000 (1st fight in UFC; lost to Thales Leites; win bonus would have been $4,000)


DISCLOSED FIGHTER PAYROLL: $730,000

What a speciman for being 44 years old....what a monster...he really gave that young buck a lesson...

i would bet this guy against anyone right now.

doc44 said:

i would bet this guy against anyone right now.

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If and when he faces Mirko Cro Cop...bet the house on Cro Cop to whip his ass. Gonna be my largest wager ever in UFC.

MistaFlava said:

If and when he faces Mirko Cro Cop...bet the house on Cro Cop to whip his ass. Gonna be my largest wager ever in UFC.

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Written by a true sucker