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UFC 109 Free Prediction Randy Couture vs Mark Coleman

Randy “The Natural” Couture will square off with Mark Coleman at the main event at UFC 109: Relentless.Coleman would have beat Couture easily if his fight had taken place years ago. However, this is 2010 and not 2006 and The Hammer has seen his mixed martial arts game decline. The collective ages of both fighter will be 91 years by the time this fight rolls around. Bboth fighters were quite similar at the start of their careers as both were standout collegiate wrestling stars and both used their phenomenal base in wrestling to excel in MMA.

Both have their own facilities but Couture’s Xtreme Couture is a total MMA club where high level training talent convene while Coleman operates the Hammer House out of Columbus. Xtreme Coulture and Team Hammer House are perfect examples of who Couture and Coleman are as fighters today. Couture has developed a variety of skills in addition to his wrestling—boxing, Muay Thai and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. The older he gets, the greater his skill base and the better he becomes. Sadly the same cannot be said for Coleman.

Though Coleman may have been the innovator of the ground and pound this fighting style it has evolved. Couture is a three-time Olympic team alternate (1988, 1992 and 1996), a semifinalist at the 2000 Olympic Trials, a three-time National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division-I All-American and a two-time NCAA Division-I runner-up. Coleman wrestled for Miami University, in Ohio, where he was a two time Mid-American Conference wrestling champion and NCAA championship. Coleman was awarded a spot on the US Wrestling team, placing seventh overall in the 1992 Summer Olympics.

Though Coleman may have been a better wrester at one time, his current ability no longer overwhelms Couture as his skills have not evolved with MMA. Coleman has been utilizing the same techniques since his university days while Couture has incorporated MMA into his wrestling.

This fight will be an event featuring an old school versus a new school combatant. Couture is now a compete fighter who has used his base in wresting to further build upon his skills. Coleman on the other hand has always relied solely upon his wresting and that is about it. When it comes to sports betting the online UFC betting lines are accurate—Couture should be a -390 or even higher.

The MMA betting lines may be steep, but nevertheless worth a small play.

Coleman is is known as the “Godfather of Ground and Pound” but unfortunately that is what he is starting to look like in the octagon as well.Couture will be able to dictate this fight and win with ease.

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