Yardbarker: Randy Couture

Affliction Won Round 1 Against The UFC

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:19:34 -0500

Round 1 of the MMA War is over. See why Rear Naked News scored it 10-9 for Affliction.

Randy Couture Possibly A Free Agent This Week

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:24:54 -0500

A Texas state court is set to rule on Randy Couture's contract status with the UFC this week. Rear Naked News has the in-depth analysis of what this could mean for The Natural.

Affliction and UFC Fight Night: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 13:15:32 -0500

Rear Naked News takes a look back at Affliction Banned and UFC Fight Night.

I am a man of my word, Fedor fans

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 01:27:37 -0500

I told all the fans of Fedor Emelianenko that I would be back after his fight to comment on it one way or another. I am a man of my word, so here I am. To those of you that say that I know nothing about MMA because I questioned Fedor's competition, you're still wrong. His competition was sub-par the last few years and after watching him destroy Tim Sylvia Saturday night, Sylvia didn't measure up either. In fact, I don't see anyone fighting right now that is going to match-up favorably with Fedor anytime in the next few years.

Fedor Calls Out Randy Couture

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:34:36 -0500

Following his 36 second domination of Tim Sylvia, Fedor Emelianenko said he wants to fight Randy Couture next. Rear Naked News has all the breaking news of this possible superbout.

Affliction Wants to Work with UFC

Sun, 13 Jul 2008 17:42:12 -0500

Tom Atencio comments on Dana White's attacks against himself and Affliction.

Andrei Arlovski to Try His Hand at Boxing

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:12:22 -0500

According to ESPN, former UFC Heavyweight champ Andrei Arlovski will make his professional boxing debut on September 13. The match will be on HBO PPV as part of the undercard to the Joel Casamayor v. Juan Manuel Marquez lightweight championship bout in Las Vegas. Read more about Arlovski's jump from the cage to the squared circle over at the Muffin....

Rated Exclusive: Randy Couture Interview

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:07:36 -0500

When will "The Natural" finally return to action? (Video)

Dana White on the Opie and Anthony Show(Full Audio)

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:37:26 -0500

Dana talks about wanting Randy Couture back in the UFC and many other things in this long audio interview.

Five Fights That SHOULD Happen in '08

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 13:24:32 -0500

Recently, Ariel Helwani came up with a great list of five fights that SHOULD NOT happen in '08. Well, it got my wheels spinning and inspired me to come up with five fights that SHOULD happen before the year is up.

Top 10 MMA Fighters Ranked List

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 18:06:13 -0500

Listed Below are the Top 10 MMA Fighters currently in the sport today from the Muffin. In addition I am listing additional fighters that you could potentially argue should be in the top 10 due to being a fan favorite or having actual talent.

1. Anderson Silva
2. Urijah Faber
3. Georges St. Pierre
4. Quinton "Rampage" Jackson
5. B.J. Penn
6. Miguel Torres
7. Antonoio Nogueria
8. John Fitch
9. Lyoto Machida
10. Takanori Gomi

Some additional fighters left off the list include:

Andrei Arlovski
Cung Lee
Diego Sanchez
Fedor Emelianenko
Joe Rogan
Randy Couture
Rich Clementi
Sean Sherk
Tim Sylvia
Wanderlei Silva

My action figures are outdated

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 14:13:04 -0500

I'll be having fictitious matchups between Anderson Silva and myself in no time...hopefully they have a referee figure so he can get Anderson Silva off me after I'm unconscious. So why are my action figures outdated? Dana White recently announced that UFC action figures are coming next fall. I just spent $50 getting the only 4 US Action Figures for MMA I know of. Pictured below is a shot of the Tito Ortiz and the Randy Couture ones.....

Contest: Guess Dana White's Huge Announcement

Sat, 07 Jun 2008 05:09:50 -0500

The person who correctly guesses Dana White's announcement (or comes the closest) in the comments section will win a 5TH Round Randy Couture action figure signed by "The Natural" himself.

Randy Couture "I'm Ok" in regards to Fighting

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 02:06:29 -0500

Randy Couture is currently looking into different avenues of getting his fight with Fedor Emelianenko. However this savvy veteran claims that he'll be ok with settling down. He said that he's at the point of "been there done that" and that if he doesn't get his fight with Fedor than he's ok with moving on to something else. This might be a sign that the highly ranked heavy weight might be stepping down soon. Let's face it, Tim Sylvia is slated to fight Fedor next, the UFC is up Randy's ass and won't let him move on without a lawsuit, and by the time the smoke clears it might be the end of the line. I hate to say this about such a good fighter, but time is against him. None the less I hope all is well with him and it works out, but do you guys actually think it's going to happen with all the controversy looming around his desired fight?

Top Heavyweight Fighters (AKA Guys Kimbo Needs to Beat to Prove Himself)

Thu, 29 May 2008 10:18:12 -0500

Here are 6 of the top Heavyweight fighters in the world (keep them in mind when watching Kimbo Slice this weekend). Fedor Emelianenko (27-1), Aleksander Emelianenko (13-3), Ben Rothwell (29-5), Josh Barnett (22-5), Andrei Arlovski (12-5), and Tim Sylvia (24-4) have beaten some of the best Mixed Martial Arts big men in the business. Coincidentally, all 6 of these guys are scheduled to appear on the July 19th "Affliction Banned" fight card. So while Kimbo Slice is an intriguing specimen with a ton of potential, he'll have to beat one of these guys before he really proves himself.