FanHouse Randy Couture

The legend deserved the benefit of the doubt. He deserved the chance to go into the cage against another top fighter, to measure himself up, to see where he stands in the modern MMA world.

The legend deserved the opportunity to prove that he was back, to illustrate that he was healthy, to showcase a dynamic and revitalized body.

But after last night's loss to Forrest Griffin, now we know that the legend of Tito Ortiz is almost all that we have left.

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UFC Hall of Famers Randy Couture and Mark Coleman are expected to meet in the Octagon at UFC 109 in February, in a battle of legends of the sport who will be a combined 91 years of age.

Loretta Hunt of Sherdog.com reports that Couture and Coleman have both verbally agreed to the bout, which will take place on February 6 as part of the UFC's annual Super Bowl weekend show. It will be the first time two UFC Hall of Famers have ever fought each other, and it will be a fight with two opponents who have major name recognition among MMA fans, even if they're no longer among the sport's elite fighters.

Couture and Coleman have never fought in MMA, but they did wrestle each other once in 1989, with Coleman winning.

Randy Couture left the octagon on Saturday night a winner.

It should be cause for celebration. It should be yet another transcendent chapter in an epic tale.

It is not. Instead, it is another in the long, recent line of controversies.

In a surprising unanimous decision, three judges in Manchester, England gave Randy Couture a UFC 105 victory over Brandon Vera after a fight in which Vera did most of the effective stand-up striking.

Vera was shocked after the decision was announced.

"I thought I won," Vera said. "I left it all out there. I gave it to Randy as best as I could. ... I still don't know -- what the hell? -- thanks, judges."

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This is the UFC 105 live blog for Randy Couture vs. Brandon Vera, the main event on tonight's Spike TV card.

Following a loss to Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira at UFC 102, Couture moves back down to light heavyweight against fellow weight class hopper Vera.

The live blog begins below.

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FanHouse has UFC 105 results for all of the Nov. 14 UFC 105 fights, plus live UFC Twitter updates.

In the main event, Randy Couture will move back down to light heavyweight to take on Brandon Vera. Other fights on the card include Mike Swick vs. Dan Hardy in a bout that will determine the next welterweight No. 1 contender, and Michael Bisping taking on Denis Kang.

Full UFC 105 results are below.

All 22 competitors for UFC 105 stepped on the scale Friday and made their fights official for Saturday's event at the M.E.N. Arena in Manchester, England.

Randy Couture and Brandon Vera both weighed-in safely at 204 pounds, two pounds below the limit with allowance.

The weigh-in results are below.

The UFC is back in England on Saturday for UFC 105, with Randy Couture taking on Brandon Vera in the main event. We've got a full preview and predictions below.

All 22 UFC 105 fighters will step on the scale at the Manchester Arena Friday afternoon for the UFC 105 weigh-ins, and if you can't be there in Manchester, you can watch right here at FanHouse.

The UFC 105 main event will be a light heavyweight matchup, meaning both Randy Couture and Brandon Vera will need to make the light heavyweight limit of 205 pounds, with a one-pound buffer allowed.

The weigh in starts at around 11AM ET Friday, and the video is below.