UFC Relentless: Aftermath

Randy Couture defeats Mark Coleman

Randy Couture finished an outclassed Mark Coleman in the second round via rear naked choke. The first round saw Randy with great angles, stiff jabs and 1 2 combinations consistently hit a stiff and robotic looking Coleman. The last few minutes were Coutures signature clinch and dirty boxing against the cage that drained the last out of Coleman. The second was a continuation of the first with Randy taking the fight to that mat and mercifully opting for the submission rather than the TKO.

According to Dana White, this win put Couture back in title contention at Light Heavy Weight. Pundits and fans however are not all in agreement. While Couture continues to defy conventional age limitations, his recent fights with Antonio Rogrigo Noguera and Brandon Vera have raised questions on how he will fare against elite strikers. While there is no doubt that his clinch and wrestling still outclass the level of most fighters, Noguera's hands and Vera's feet put Couture in danger of being stopped in both fights.

White said in the post fight press conference that Randy is somewhere in the middle of the winners of the upcoming Machida VS Rua rematch and the long awaited grudge match of Rashad Evans and Quinton "Rampage" Jackson. It's hard to say how Randy's wrestling would match up against these elite knock out artists but one would think with how active he's been (3 fights in 7 months) we're likely to see another Captain America fight before he gets matched up with any of the aforementioned victors.