Vera-Couture; your thoughts?

Im off the Vera bandwagon. Never seen a guy waste such good standup game.

 

Vera is fast, and it's hard for me to see the old man avoiding being struck here. If Couture can get the clinch, the fight may be his.

I'm betting on speed for this match. Vera by ko.

 

My thoughts are that Im not too interested in the fight, the fights outcome has little significance.

 

I'm a bit worried as a Couture fan; Vera has good wrestling, or at least good takedown defense. Randy's chin is looking cracked.

What's promising is that Vera can be clinched and pushed up against the cage, which is Randys second favorite thing to do against strikers after taking them down. I think he can still grind out a win this way, but there's a risk for a KO.

 

Not taking anything away from Couture. Nog looked shot and then he didn't v Couture BUT Couture's punch resistance looks dead. Couture doesn't have a granite chin but he has good chin. He looked rocked every time Nog hit him.

 

Vera has the stand up skills to win. But Randy will overwhelm him and grind him down into a bloody pulp.

 

He should also avoid great grapplers and wrestlers as well ie. Nog and Lesnar.

Bottom line is, Couture shouldnt be fighting at his age if hes just going to be a gatekeeper.

He should, SHOULD beat Vera, Vera is not that good of a fighter. Only bad part about this is that Couture is likely going to get a title shot from this win which would be another gift for Couture by the UFC.

 

Yeah, so long as Vera continues to forget he has heavy thai training, and continues to not use the plum and knees to Randy's jaw. Damn I hope Randy doesn't get Rich Franklin'd by Vera. I really hope he wins, but still hope he hangs them up asap.

 

It's not a matter of forgetting to, it's a matter of one guy being better at something than the other.

Randy is better at controlling the clinch than Vera is, so Randy should be able to stop Vera's offense from there.

At this age though, who knows.

 

If Vera tries to work the thai clinch with Couture - he will get thrown for his efforts. Vera's best chance is to keep Couture out in kickboxing range.

 

True but can Vera beat Randy by just using his hands which hes never really used in the UFC ? If he throws kicks IMO Randy takes it down in a hurry.

 

Yea no doubt i'll be watching pac-cotto on nov 14 but i would like to see the replay of this fight. I think vera should win this fight. He needs to keep this fight on his feet cuz he can outstrike couture for sure. I think he would win this fight.

Anyways should he beat couture i won't put him up there for a title shot right away. I think he needs to beat another top LHW before he gets a title shot. I would like to see him fight either thiago silva or rashad-rampage winner. If he can beat one of those guys then he should get a title shot.

 

We are assuming here that Vera shows up in top dog status - which has not been the usual case when he steps up in competition.