| UFC 105: Randy Couture vs Brandon Vera Odds, Picks & Predictions |
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Saturday, 14 November 2009
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UFC 105 Randy Couture vs Brandon Vera UFC Odds, UFC Picks & UFC Predictions: The UFC returns tonight with a sensational fight card that will air live on Spike TV. UFC 105, which takes place at the M.E.N Arena in Manchester, England at 10:00pm ET, features a non-title light heavyweight fight between UFC Hall of Famer Randy "The Natural" Couture and Brandon "The Truth" Vera. UFC 105 Odds at online sportsbook BetUS.com have Couture listed as a slight -120 moneyline favorite. Randy Couture enters this evening's battle having lost his last two fights. The 46 year old went down via unanimous The move back to light heavyweight, where Couture has been a two time belt holder, may be just what he needs given the girth of some of the top heavyweights. Couture certainly has the size and fighting chops to compete against the UFC's current group of 205lbs. fighters. Vera, who fits in that group, has drawn the respect of the former champ. "Brandon is a very strategic striker and a smart fighter," Couture said. Brandon Vera (11-3) was an exciting up and comer a few years ago, but his career got somewhat derailed after losses to Fabricio Werdum and Keith Jardine coupled with a horrible performance in a win over Reese Andy. However, the 32 year old Virginia native looked impressive in his last two fights, recording wins over Michael Patt and Krzysztof Soszynski. Those performance have many feeling that Vera might actually live up to the promise he showed early in his career. He can take a huge step in that direction by beating "The Natural" this evening. That fact is not lost on Vera, who has long admired Couture. "It will be an honor and a privilege to fight a living legend like Randy Couture," Vera said. "He has been someone that I have looked up to and I can't wait to get in there. Finally, I have a chance to prove myself against a true legend in the sport." BetUS.com UFC 105 Odds: Randy Couture vs Brandon Vera Odds, Picks & Predictions Brandon Vera -110 Denis Kang -125 Mike Swick -240 Matt Brown -155 Aaron Riley -190                        |
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decision in August of this year to Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira at UFC 102 and he fell to current heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar by TKO at UFC 91 in November of 2008. There is little left for the former Oklahoma State wrestler to accomplish in MMA, but clearly Couture, who possesses a 16-10 professional record, has something to prove to himself after dropping his last two Octagon conflicts.