Nogueira shatters expectations (at least mine), dominates everywhere!

(Is the old Nogueira back?)

Earlier, I predicted Randy Couture to dominate Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira everywhere, i really couldn't imagine a scenario where Nogueira would win. Well, he sure did show everybody that he is not done just yet. As a follow-up to the prediction post here is my take on the fight.

Why Couture will dominate Nogueira Everywhere

(Randy Couture pounding on Gabreial Gonzaga with his BROKEN left arm).

Standing up

• Couture dominated Tim Sylvia standing up (he knocked him down with the first punch).
• If outboxed, Couture can take the fight to the ground at will.

In the clinch

• Couture is great at dirty boxing and holding fighters against the fence.
• Nogueira doesn't have the wrestling ability to take Couture down.
• Nogueira doesn't mind getting taken down so much.

On the ground

• Two-time Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu absolute world champion Jacare didn't even score in a grappling bout with Couture (Couture outweighed Jacare with 30-40 lbs but he didn't come to the bout 100% and he wasn't pounding on Jacare either).
• Fedor GnP'ed Nogueira from his guard for the most part of thier first fight, so it's not that impossible to do.
• Elbow srikes which Couture can use were banned in Pride.
• Brock Lesnar couldn't hold Couture down.

P.S. Lesnar is next.

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Randy Couture, the man to beat Brock Lesnar

Randy Couture lost the heavyweight belt to BrockLesnar in UFC 91 which was a huge upset because he was coming off two dominant victories over also much bigger heavyweights in Tim Sylvia and GabrielGonzaga.

Couture said after the fight it was due to the six inches reach advantage Lesnar had over him but i think there’s more to it than that.Tim Sylvia had an eleven inches reach advantage in his fight with Couture still that did not pose any problems to Couture in a fight that he outboxed and nullified Sylvia's stand-up with beautiful head movement, great combinations and takedowns.