Despite being 44 years of age, Randy “The Natural” Couture continued to defy the age barrier by beating a younger, bigger, and supposedly stronger opponent in Gabriel Gonzaga. Although the odd-makers had favored Gonzaga prior to the fight, my money was on the legendary Couture who despite his age, was clearly the better and more experienced fighter.

Couture’s dominance was evident from the opening round where his superior body control and take downs did the most damage. Couture kept Gonzaga close to the cage and landed some serious blows which eventually lead to a crushing takedown that broke Gonzaga’s nose. From that point on, Randy was clearly in control and easily ended the fight in the 3rd round with one of his trademark ground and pound sessions.

At 44 years of age, Couture doesn’t seem to be slowing down one bit. Actually, I think he’s even better now than he was in the past. He is still clearly the most dominant fighter in the heavyweight division as far as the UFC is concerned.

I’m very curious to see who will be the next opponent for Couture. Now that Wanderlei Silva and several other household names from PrideFC have agreed to fights in the octagon, I am crossing my fingers that Fedor Emelianenko will eventually take the leap in. A matchup between Couture and Fedor would definitely be legendary and a win over Fedor would without a doubt, solidify Couture’s status as the best heavyweight champion in Mixed Martial Arts worldwide.

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