at this point!!! The UFC has gotten so big that it has out grown the need of just one fighter, even Randy Couture! It's a sad day for the UFC yes, but this doesnt hurt the UFC financially. PPV purchases will still be huge, and Zuffa will continue to makes shit loads of money with every event.
Good luck to Randy in everything he does!!
I think think the UFC will miss Randy Couture.
they don't NEED him, but it's still quite a loss.
I would give any promotion that had Randy on the card a shot.
Losing 1 good name might not hurt but if that good name goes to another promotion and other good names go.. then what?
He'll be sorely missed.
He has no equal, image wise, IMO.
this is the beginning of the end for Zuffa/UFC
the swallowed PRIDE whole but it was too late for them to realize in the end it would poison them like bad blowfish!
MARK MY WORDS.
They'll be fine. Really. I promise.
Of course they don't need him, but he's an excellent fighter to have on their roster!
But they sign Tito to a new contact. I can't stand watching Tito fight but Randy is ALWAYS fun to watch. It doesn't make sense...Tito is a has been.
he was a perfect spokesman for the compnay
Of course the ufc doesn't need him thats why they didn't pay him. Other do need and want him so they will pay him and respect him they way the ufc should have.
UFC/Dana has a history of not treating fighters right.If your name isn't chuck or one of the tuf guys your asked out. Just ask matt lindland.
Randy will sign some where else and bring a ridiculous amount of credibility to that org.
^^ Thats what everyone said when he was 39 going on 40. That old man can fight till he is 50 with the best HWs in the world.
One fight for big money and very short term credibility for that organization.
Exactly what he did for UFC when he came back for the Heavyweight title.
"It's unfortunate, but the UFC doesn't need ANY of these top guys we all love and root for. The guys that sell the PPV's to the average fan are the TUF guys."
"How quickly you forget that both Couture and Liddell ARE TUF guys. They were both featured prominently on the show and their popularity skyrocketed along with the show.
This will be a true test for MMA as a sport. Can a superstar draw when he's not a part of the biggest promotion in town?