8.29.2007
Couture breaks bone in title win
According to the LA Times:Randy Couture, the Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight champion who successfully defended his belt Saturday, suffered a broken bone in his left arm during the fight, his personal assistant confirmed today.
Couture, 44, who defeated contender Gabriel Gonzaga by technical knockout in the third round, broke an ulna bone in his left forearm during the third round, said his assistant Valerie Haney.
"It happened on [Gonzaga's] high leg kick at Randy's head," Haney said. "Randy blocked the kick with his left arm."
Couture, a five-time UFC champion in two weight classes, will have a splint on the arm for six weeks, a period that will extend into his plans to appear in a film being shot in South Africa.
The broken bone was discovered Sunday, Haney said. Couture was visiting a chiropractor in Las Vegas when he reported the arm was "sore, tender, swollen," Haney said. An X-ray confirmed the break.
Labels: UFC
7.07.2007
UFC 73 Results: Nogueira wins by Unanimous Decision
Heavily favored Rodrigo Nogueira beat Heath Herring in the first of several UFC 73 matchups. The first UFC 73 Stacked results had Nogueira winning by a unanimous decision.
A win by Herring would have resulted in a $700 payout for every $100 bet at Sports Betting at BetUS.com
Antonio Rodrigo "Minotauro" Nogueira (June 2, 1976 in Vitoria da Conquista, Brazil) is a heavyweight fighter in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), known for his technical mastery of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and his submission victories.
Nogueira is also noted to be a proficient striker, training annually with the Cuban National Boxing Team. He rose to fame in the Japanese PRIDE Fighting Championship promotion, and has recently been signed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship He is the former PRIDE heavyweight champion Nogueira is currently ranked as the world #2 heavyweight by MMA Weekly.
Noguerira was favored heavily in UFC 73 having beaten Herring on two previous occasions.
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