Friday, 05 February 2010 16:45 | Written by Dallas Winston
The "legends" match headlining UFC 109 features a pair of battle-hardened veterans whose inspirational performances have helped to shape MMA into what it is today, and they are also amongst the finest wrestlers to ever grace the sport.
The abundant praise and expression of high emotion that riddled MMA messageboards after Randy Couture shocked the world by taking apart the then undefeated Vitor Belfort at UFC 15 was only the beginning, for Couture would continue to amaze fans and defy age by registering equally exemplary outings versus Pedro Rizzo, Chuck Liddell, Tito Ortiz, Tim Sylvia, and Gabriel Gonzaga.
In the dark tale "The Smashing Machine" featuring Mark Kerr, the positivity and big-hearted charisma of Mark Coleman helped to balance the gloomy and depressing storyline, especially after it was capped off with Coleman's influential clinching of the Pride 2000 Gran Prix and his unforgettable, celebratory flail over the top ropes.
for some reason, I'm going with coleman on this one
call it a gut feeling
Thank you, fren!
I think Randy has become way more evolved in everything. Striking, footwork, clinch, subs, cardio, gameplanning, etc. Without headbutts or grounded knees, I don't think Coleman's GnP is anything special at all.
Unless, that is, he's really focused on integrating elbows into his ground attack much more than what we've seen of him in the UFC so far.
I think Coleman will be hell on wheels for the first round, and then fade.
Uncle Justice - NFH, did you do any predictions for 109?
Yeah I did previews for the main card fights to my blog, but it's in finnish. I do the UFC main card previews in co-operation with a popular finnish MMA/bodybuilding/fitness site, hence the language.
