Randy Couture: “I’ll put Vera on the ground”
“We’re both the same size, he’s a good size light heavyweight as well. He fought at heavyweight for a while….
“We’re both the same size, he’s a good size light heavyweight as well. He fought at heavyweight for a while. We both have Greco background. He uses his Thai skills a lot in his fights. It’s a good match-up and it’s an interesting fight… I’m gonna have to work and cut him off. I know he’s good at throwing kicks, high or low, so I’ve got to be prepared for that, but I think every time he picks his foot up, I should be able to transition and put him on the ground.”
“I think I’m gonna focus more on what I do and do what I do well: just take guys down and put him on the bottom and force him to work from there. Brandon’s gonna come out and try to establish his range and land his long punches and kicks, and I’ve got to be ready to deal with that, and make him pay—put him on the ground every time he does.”
“I’m not worried about the style match-up… I’ve been in there with a lot of good strikers and done well. I don’t think he uses his wrestling skills much, and I think he’s going to be forced to use them here.”
“I think this fight will put me in the mix at 205. Ultimately, I’d love to compete against Machida. Nobody’s really seemed to solve that puzzle yet, and I’m very intrigued by him and his style… I think I have wrestling abilities that he maybe hasn’t seen yet, that could make his usual game plan and his usual style a little more difficult,”