Randy Couture to move to Light Heavyweight?
True or not, one thing’s for sure, James Toney should just stay the heck out of Couture’s way.
Though his current contract with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is winding down, Randy Couture isn’t showing any signs of slowing down after defeating boxing champion James Toney at UFC 118. In fact, he’s more than prepared to continue defying Father Time.
“I’m sure the UFC, if things continue the way they’ve been continuing, will want to sign me to a new contract,” Randy Couture recently told MMAWeekly.com, and the talk after the fight was all about the future, not if he would fight again, but when and where.
“I take ’em as they come,” he said at the post-fight press conference. “They always come up with
interesting things to do with me and I’m happy about that.”
UFC president Dana White wasn’t exactly clear on what’s next for the former two-division champion, but it sounds like a dip back down to light heavyweight is in the cards. The fight with Toney was in the heavyweight division.
“Obviously that 205-pound division is exciting. It’s kind of in limbo right now, so getting Couture back in the 205-pound division is a good thing,” he stated.
There are athletes that are able to perform well beyond the expected years typically allotted by time, but it’s a rather rare feat.
Nolan Ryan pitched a Major League Baseball no-hitter when he was 44 years old. George Blanda, playing in the National Football League, was named his conference’s player of the year when he was 43.
Couture, at 47 and already in the UFC Hall of Fame, is still performing at a world-class level.
“I still think it’s incredible,” remarked White. “At 47 years old, he’s still one of the best 205-pounders in the world.
“Randy Couture is a handful for anybody on any given night.”
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