Randy Couture wants Rua, Machida, or UFC retirement
Randy Couture all but announced his retirement on Monday night via his official Twitter account writing Thanks to everybody who’s…
Randy Couture all but announced his retirement on Monday night via his official Twitter account writing Thanks to everybody who’s been tweeting about seeing my fights I must have missed the memo 🙂 I think I’m at the end of it Yall. It’s time.”
When reached by the Times Monday evening, Couture said he was surprised by the response he’d gotten from the message and hadn’t intended it as an official statement on his status. Still, he reiterated that his cage career was likely coming to an end.
I think I’m done. The time is right, said Couture via text. I’d fight Machida or Shogun but outside of that, I wanna focus on other things in my life.
Rua, who sat out the second half of 2010 after undergoing knee surgery last June, is slated to defend his title against Rashad Evans at a UFC event in March.
Machida dropped a close split decision to Quinton Rampage Jackson at UFC 123 on Nov. 20 in Auburn Hills, Mich.
Randy Couture caused a bit of havoc in the mixed martial arts world when the legend posted a message on his Twitter account that seemed to hint he was hanging up his gloves for good.
Fans who read the message as Couture announcing his retirement from the sport may be jumping the gun.
“It’s not an official announcement,” Couture’s attorney Sam Spira told MMA Fighting. Spira said that the posting was simply the fighter responding to fans and reiterating that he might have fought for the last time.
No decision has been made, and there is still dialogue between Couture and the UFC about his future. The decision at this point is essentially in Couture’s hands.