UFC102 COUTURE VS NOGUIERA PREDICTION

UFC President Dana White is in a pretty tough spot here, as it will be pretty hard to top UFC 101, because the last two fights on that card are still fresh in peoples minds and now he has to try and sell two fighters who are passed their prime and keep the momentum going in a new venue which is not a regular tour stop for the UFC.

However, this helps White in many ways, because it’s a new venue for the UFC 102 "COUTURE VS NOGUIERA", they’ve never held an event at the Rose Garden in Portland, Oregon, so there will be a novelty affect for the people in the crowd, which helps sale this fight for the surrounding area. From a Pay Per View aspect, it might not draw huge numbers, because it’s the second event in less then 3 weeks and you don’t have that big name headliner which will draw the car accident gawker.

UFC-102: "Couture Vs Noguiera" Portland, Oregon,

Who will win UFC 102? If you believe you can pick the winner of Couture vs. Nogueira, then why not bet some money on this fight. The offshore bookmakers have set the odds and they believe Randy Couture will win this fight, as they’ve made him a -175 favorite, which means you would have to wager $175 dollars to win $100. If you like Nogueira to win, then wager $100 on Antonio Nogueira to win $145 dollars. Bet on UFC 102 at Bookmaker Sportsbook.

Here are the current UFC 102 odds on the fight.

• Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira +145
• Randy Couture -175

• Thiago Silva +130
• Keith Jardine -160

• Jake Rosholt +125
• Chris Leben -155

• Demian Maia +130
• Nate Marquardt -160

• Krzysztof Soszynski +150
• Brandon Vera -190

• Justin Mccully +195
• Mike Russo -245

• Chris Tuchscherer +285
• Gabriel Gonzaga -355

• Aaron Simpson +135
• Ed Herman -165

• Tim Hague -105
• Todd Duffee -125

• Nick Catone +150
• Mark Munoz -190

• Evan Dunham +135
• Marcus Aurelio -165

Official UCF 102 Fight Card

Main PPV Event Card

• Heavyweight bout: Randy Couture vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
• Light Heavyweight bout: Keith Jardine vs. Thiago Silva
• Middleweight bout: Chris Leben vs. Jake Rosholt
• Middleweight bout: Nate Marquardt vs. Demian Maia
• Light Heavyweight bout: Brandon Vera vs. Krzysztof Soszynski

Before the PPV Preliminary Event Card

• Middleweight bout: Ed Herman vs. Aaron Simpson
• Heavyweight bout: Gabriel Gonzaga vs. Chris Tuchscherer
• Heavyweight bout: Justin McCully vs. Mike Russow
• Heavyweight bout: Tim Hague vs. Todd Duffee
• Middleweight bout: Nick Catone vs. Mark Muñoz
• Lightweight bout: Marcus Aurelio vs. Evan Dunham

Ron Raymond’s UFC 102 Prediction

Here’s the tale of the tape, you have a 46-year old fighter in Randy “The Natural” Couture who has fought 4 times in the last 4 years and he’s batting .500 in those fights. He never had a chance against Lesnar and won against Gonzaga and Sylvia, two fighters who lost their last fights and have not won a meaningful bout in years. Antonio "Minotauro" Nogueira has won 7 of his last 9 fights, he lost to Frank Mir at UFC 92 and has only lost 5 times during his career and 4 of those loses were by decision with one by knockout. Nogueira seems to be more of a in fight specialist on not putting himself in a vulnerable position, because in 36 fights, to only get knocked out once, that’s pretty damn good. Nogueira wins UFC 102 by decision and will have a better game plan than Couture, as I predict he will try to bring this fight to the ground and try to get a submission.

Randy Couture Past Fights

• Loss 16–9 Brock Lesnar TKO (Punches) UFC 91: Couture vs. Lesnar November 15, 2008
• Win 16–8 Gabriel Gonzaga TKO (Punches) UFC 74: Respect August 25, 2007
• Win 15–8 Tim Sylvia Decision (Unanimous) UFC 68: The Uprising March 3, 2007
• Loss 14–8 Chuck Liddell KO (Punch) UFC 57: Liddell vs. Couture 3 February 4, 2006
• Win 14–7 Mike Van Arsdale Submission (Anaconda Choke) UFC 54: Boiling Point August 20, 2005
• Loss 13–7 Chuck Liddell KO (Punches) UFC 52: Couture vs. Liddell 2 April 16, 2005
• Win 13–6 Vitor Belfort TKO (Doctor Stoppage) UFC 49: Unfinished Business August 21, 2004
• Loss 12–6 Vitor Belfort TKO (Cut) UFC 46: Supernatural January 31, 2004
• Win 12–5 Tito Ortiz Decision (Unanimous) UFC 44: Undisputed September 26, 2003
• Win 11–5 Chuck Liddell TKO (Punches) UFC 43: Meltdown June 6, 2003
• Loss 10–5 Ricco Rodriguez Submission (Strikes) UFC 39: The Warriors Return September 27, 2002
• Loss 10–4 Josh Barnett TKO (Punches) UFC 36: Worlds Collide March 22, 2002
• Win 10–3 Pedro Rizzo TKO (Strikes) UFC 34: High Voltage November 2, 2001
• Win 9–3 Pedro Rizzo Decision (Unanimous) UFC 31: Locked and Loaded May 4, 2001
• Loss 8–3 Valentijn Overeem Submission (Guillotine Choke) RINGS: King of Kings 2000
• Win 8–2 Tsuyoshi Kohsaka Decision (Unanimous) RINGS: King of Kings 2000 Final February 24, 2001
• Win 7–2 Kevin Randleman TKO (Strikes) UFC 28: High Stakes November 17, 2000
• Win 6–2 Ryushi Yanagisawa Decision (Majority) RINGS: King of Kings 2000 Block A October 9, 2000
• Win 5–2 Jeremy Horn Decision (Unanimous) RINGS: King of Kings 2000 Block A October 9, 2000
• Loss 4–2 Mikhail Illoukhine Submission (Kimura) RINGS: Rise 1st March 20, 1999
• Loss 4–1 Enson Inoue Submission (Armbar) Vale Tudo Japan 1998 October 25, 1998
• Win 4–0 Maurice Smith Decision (Majority) UFC Japan: Ultimate Japan December 21, 1997
• Win 3–0 Vitor Belfort TKO (Strikes) UFC 15: Collision Course October 17, 1997
• Win 2–0 Steven Graham TKO (Strikes) UFC 13: Ultimate Force May 30, 1997
• Win 1–0 Tony Halme Submission (Rear Naked Choke) UFC 13: Ultimate Force May 30, 1997

Antonio "Minotauro" Nogueira Past Fights

• Loss 31–5–1 Frank Mir TKO (Punches) UFC 92: The Ultimate 2008 27 December 2008
• Win 31–4–1 Tim Sylvia Submission (Guillotine Choke) UFC 81: Breaking Point 2 February 2008
• Win 30–4–1 Heath Herring Decision (unanimous) UFC 73: Stacked 7 July 2007
• Win 29–4–1 Josh Barnett Decision (unanimous) Pride Shockwave 2006
• Loss 28–4–1 Josh Barnett Decision (split) Pride Final Conflict Absolute 10 September 2006
• Win 28–3–1 Fabricio Werdum Decision (unanimous) Pride Critical Countdown Absolute 1 July 2006
• Win 27–3–1 Zuluzinho Submission (armbar) Pride Total Elimination Absolute 5 May 2006
• Win 26–3–1 Kiyoshi Tamura Submission (armbar) Pride 31 Dreamers 26 February 2006
• Win 25–3–1 Pawel Nastula TKO (strikes) Pride Critical Countdown 2005 26 June 2005
• Loss 24–3–1 Fedor Emelianenko Decision (unanimous) Pride Shockwave 2004 31 December 2004
• NC 24–2–1 Fedor Emelianenko No contest – accidental headbutt Pride Final Conflict 2004
• Win 24–2–1 Sergei Kharitonov Decision (unanimous) Pride Final Conflict 2004 15 August 2004
• Win 23–2–1 Heath Herring Submission (anaconda choke) Pride Critical Countdown 2004 20 June 2004
• Win 22–2–1 Hirotaka Yokoi Submission (anaconda choke) Pride Total Elimination 2004 25 April 2004
• Win 21–2–1 Mirko Filipovic Submission (armbar) Pride Final Conflict 2003 9 November 2003
• Win 20–2–1 Ricco Rodriguez Decision (unanimous) Pride Total Elimination 2003 10 August 2003
• Loss 19–2–1 Fedor Emelianenko Decision (unanimous) Pride 25 Body Blow 16 March 2003
• Win 19–1–1 Dan Henderson Submission (armbar) Pride 24 Cold Fury 3 23 December 2002
• Win 18–1–1 Semmy Schilt Submission (triangle choke) Pride 23 Championship Chaos 2 24 November 2002
• Win 17–1–1 Bob Sapp Submission (armbar) Pride Shockwave 28 August 2002
• Win 16–1–1 Sanae Kikuta KO (punch) UFO-Legend 8 August 2002
• Win 15–1–1 Enson Inoue TKO (triangle choke) Pride 19 Bad Blood 24 February 2002
• Win 14–1–1 Heath Herring Decision (unanimous) Pride 17 Championship Chaos 3 November 2001
• Win 13–1–1 Mark Coleman Submission (triangle with armbar) Pride 16 Beasts From The East 24 September 2001
• Win 12–1–1 Gary Goodridge Submission (triangle choke) Pride 15 Raging Rumble 29 July 2001
• Win 11–1–1 Valentijn Overeem Submission (arm triangle choke) Rings – King of Kings 2000
• Win 10–1–1 Hiromitsu Kanehara Submission (rear naked choke) Rings – King of Kings 2000 Final 24 February 2001
• Win 9–1–1 Volk Han Decision (unanimous) Rings – King of Kings 2000 Final 24 February 2001
• Win 8–1–1 Kiyoshi Tamura Submission (armbar) Rings – King of Kings 2000 Block A 9 October 2000
• Win 7–1–1 Achmed Labasanov Submission (armbar) Rings – King of Kings 2000 Block A 9 October 2000
• Draw 6–1–1 Tsuyoshi Kohsaka Draw Rings – Millennium Combine 3 23 August 2000
• Loss 6–1 Dan Henderson Decision (split) Rings – King of Kings 1999 Final 26 February 2000
• Win 6–0 Andrei Kopylov Decision (majority) Rings – King of Kings 1999 Final 26 February 2000
• Win 5–0 Jeremy Horn Decision (unanimous) WEF 8 – Goin' Platinum 15 January 2000
• Win 4–0 Iouri Kotchkine Technical Submission (armbar) Rings – King of Kings 1999 Block A 28 October 1999
• Win 3–0 Valentijn Overeem Technical Submission (keylock) Rings – King of Kings 1999 Block A 28 October 1999
• Win 2–0 Nate Schroeder Submission (armbar) WEF 7 – Stomp in the Swamp 9 October 1999
• Win 1–0 David Dodd Submission (kimura) WEF 6 – World Extreme Fighting 6 12 June 1999

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