UFC 129 Fight Card: Can Randy Couture Win in His Final UFC Fight?

UFC 129 Fight Card watches a legend bow out

Randy Couture claims that tonight will be his farewell performance. The ageless wonder is going to have one last fight before move on to hopefully bigger and better things.

But can he go out on a winning note?

I?ve wrestled with this for days. On paper, and in another time and place I?d tell you there is no way that Couture wins.

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Frank McNeil of ESPN.com said this about Couture and his opponent Lyoto Machida:

Machida by decision. This will be Couture's final MMA fight, and he wants to go out with a win. Couture is too experienced and intelligent to stand with Machida. He will attempt to get this fight to the ground often, but Machida is very elusive and should have little trouble picking the 47-year-old Couture apart for three rounds. This fight is far more important to Machida, who must win to remain relevant at 205 pounds.

McNeil is right that the fight seems more important to Machida, but I can?t believe Couture will go out on a losing note. He doesn?t want his last memory of the octagon to be losing in a decision to a guy who will never mean to MMA what Couture has.

I think Couture wins this by a knockout. 

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