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UFC 102: Couture vs. Nogueira
Saturday, 8/29/2009 4:45 PM
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Location:
Rose Garden
Ticket Prices:
$600, $400, $300, $200, $100, $50 ;
Stage:
Rose Garden - Center Stage
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Preliminary Card
Lightweight Bout 3 Rounds
Evan Dunham vs. Marcus Aurelio
Middleweight Bout 3 Rounds
Mark Munoz vs. Nick Catone
Heavyweight Bout 3 Rounds
Todd Duffee vs. Tim Hague
Heavyweight Bout 3 Rounds
Mike Russow vs. Justin McCully
Heavyweight Bout 3 Rounds
Chris Tuchscherer vs. Gabriel Gonzaga
Middleweight Bout 3 Rounds
Aaron Simpson vs. Ed Herman
Main Card
Light Heavyweight Bout 3 Rounds
Krzysztof Soszynski vs. Brandon Vera
Middleweight Bout 3 Rounds
Demian Maia vs. Nate Marquardt
Middleweight “Swing” Bout 3 Rounds
Jake Rosholt vs. Chris Leben
Light Heavyweight Bout 3 Rounds
Thiago Silva vs. Keith Jardine
Heavyweight Bout 3 Rounds
Antonio Nogueira vs. Randy Couture
The Ultimate Fighting Championship® (UFC®) is headed to Portland for
the first time ever and it’s bringing a couple of true heavyweight
heroes. Mixed martial arts legends and former UFC champions Randy “The
Natural” Couture and Antonio Rodrigo “Minotauro” Nogueira will face off
for the first time in their storied careers at UFC 102: COUTURE vs.
NOGUEIRA, live from the Rose Garden on Saturday, August 29, 2009.
“We’re extremely excited to be heading to Portland,” UFC President Dana
White said. “When you get two mixed martial arts legends that are all
heart and have wanted to fight each other for years, plus the fact that
Randy has roots in Oregon, that tells me that not only will the crowd
be electric but it’s also a night where the fighters will be looking to
cement their legacies.”
A UFC Hall-of-Famer and five-time UFC champion, Randy “The Natural”
Couture (fighting out of Las Vegas, Nev.) has a mixed martial arts
resume that truly stands out from the rest. The Everett, Washington
native has registered a series of wins over big names that include
Chuck Liddell, Tito Ortiz, Tim Sylvia, Pedro Rizzo, Vitor Belfort and
Gabriel Gonzaga. On August 29th, Couture returns to Oregon after
coaching wrestling at Oregon State University, and the 45-year-old
former three-time UFC heavyweight champion and two-time UFC light
heavyweight champion will be looking to give his legion of fans yet
another reason to cheer when he takes on Nogueira.
“Nogueira is the type of fighter that is dangerous everywhere,” Couture
said. “He’s difficult to knock out and he’s a world class jiu-jitsu
player. I will have to train very diligently and very specifically for
him. Also, the fact that I’m fighting in Oregon makes me want to put on
a great show and win for these fans.”
A Brazilian jiu-jitsu and judo black belt and the only man to hold the
PRIDE and UFC heavyweight championship belts, “Minotauro” Nogueira
(fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) has the experience and the
world-class talent to take out anyone who opposes him in the Octagon.
With UFC wins over Heath Herring and Tim Sylvia in his first two UFC
bouts, the revered Nogueira quickly made his presence felt in the
ultra-competitive heavyweight division. Now the 6-foot-3, 240-pound
former interim UFC heavyweight champion looks to get the gold back
around his waist.
“I’m honored to face such a great fighter as Randy Couture,” Nogueira
said. “I wanted to fight him for some time now and I know to become a
legend you have to beat a legend.”
About The Ultimate Fighting Championship®
The Ultimate Fighting Championship® is the world’s leading professional
mixed martial arts organization and offers the premier series of MMA
sports events. Owned and operated by Zuffa™, LLC, and headquartered in
Las Vegas, Nev., UFC® produces over twelve live pay-per-view events
annually that are distributed residentially through North American
cable and satellite providers including iNDEMAND Networks, DIRECTV,
DISH Network, TVN Entertainment, BellTV, SaskTel Max™, Shaw
Pay-Per-View, Viewers Choice, and WOWOW in Japan, and Premiere Combate
and SporTV in Brazil, and via the Internet worldwide on Yahoo! Sports,
and commercially through Joe Hand Promotions in the U.S. and Canadastar
in Canada. In addition to its North American distribution, UFC
programming is distributed in over 100 countries and territories
throughout the world.
Ultimate Fighting Championship®, Ultimate Fighting®, UFC®, The Ultimate
Fighter®, Submission®, As Real As It Gets®, Zuffa® , The Octagon™ and
the eight-sided competition mat and cage design are registered
trademarks, registered service marks, trademarks, trade dress and/or
service marks owned exclusively by Zuffa, LLC and licensed to its
affiliated entities and other licensees in the United States and other
jurisdictions. All other marks referenced herein may be the property of
Zuffa, LLC, its affiliates or other respective owners.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship® (UFC®) is headed to Portland for
the first time ever and it’s bringing a couple of true heavyweight
heroes. Mixed martial arts legends and former UFC champions Randy “The
Natural” Couture and Antonio Rodrigo “Minotauro” Nogueira will face off
for the first time in their storied careers at UFC 102: COUTURE vs.
NOGUEIRA, live from the Rose Garden on Saturday, August 29, 2009.
“We’re extremely excited to be heading to Portland,” UFC President Dana
White said. “When you get two mixed martial arts legends that are all
heart and have wanted to fight each other for years, plus the fact that
Randy has roots in Oregon, that tells me that not only will the crowd
be electric but it’s also a night where the fighters will be looking to
cement their legacies.”
A UFC Hall-of-Famer and five-time UFC champion, Randy “The Natural”
Couture (fighting out of Las Vegas, Nev.) has a mixed martial arts
resume that truly stands out from the rest. The Everett, Washington
native has registered a series of wins over big names that include
Chuck Liddell, Tito Ortiz, Tim Sylvia, Pedro Rizzo, Vitor Belfort and
Gabriel Gonzaga. On August 29th, Couture returns to Oregon after
coaching wrestling at Oregon State University, and the 45-year-old
former three-time UFC heavyweight champion and two-time UFC light
heavyweight champion will be looking to give his legion of fans yet
another reason to cheer when he takes on Nogueira.
“Nogueira is the type of fighter that is dangerous everywhere,” Couture
said. “He’s difficult to knock out and he’s a world class jiu-jitsu
player. I will have to train very diligently and very specifically for
him. Also, the fact that I’m fighting in Oregon makes me want to put on
a great show and win for these fans.”
A Brazilian jiu-jitsu and judo black belt and the only man to hold the
PRIDE and UFC heavyweight championship belts, “Minotauro” Nogueira
(fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) has the experience and the
world-class talent to take out anyone who opposes him in the Octagon.
With UFC wins over Heath Herring and Tim Sylvia in his first two UFC
bouts, the revered Nogueira quickly made his presence felt in the
ultra-competitive heavyweight division. Now the 6-foot-3, 240-pound
former interim UFC heavyweight champion looks to get the gold back
around his waist.
“I’m honored to face such a great fighter as Randy Couture,” Nogueira
said. “I wanted to fight him for some time now and I know to become a
legend you have to beat a legend.”
About The Ultimate Fighting Championship®
The Ultimate Fighting Championship® is the world’s leading professional
mixed martial arts organization and offers the premier series of MMA
sports events. Owned and operated by Zuffa™, LLC, and headquartered in
Las Vegas, Nev., UFC® produces over twelve live pay-per-view events
annually that are distributed residentially through North American
cable and satellite providers including iNDEMAND Networks, DIRECTV,
DISH Network, TVN Entertainment, BellTV, SaskTel Max™, Shaw
Pay-Per-View, Viewers Choice, and WOWOW in Japan, and Premiere Combate
and SporTV in Brazil, and via the Internet worldwide on Yahoo! Sports,
and commercially through Joe Hand Promotions in the U.S. and Canadastar
in Canada. In addition to its North American distribution, UFC
programming is distributed in over 100 countries and territories
throughout the world.
Ultimate Fighting Championship®, Ultimate Fighting®, UFC®, The Ultimate
Fighter®, Submission®, As Real As It Gets®, Zuffa® , The Octagon™ and
the eight-sided competition mat and cage design are registered
trademarks, registered service marks, trademarks, trade dress and/or
service marks owned exclusively by Zuffa, LLC and licensed to its
affiliated entities and other licensees in the United States and other
jurisdictions. All other marks referenced herein may be the property of
Zuffa, LLC, its affiliates or other respective owners.
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