He announced Saturday that Georges St. Pierre would defend the UFC welterweight title against Jake Shields in the main event of that show. Former light heavyweight champions Randy Couture and Lyoto Machida are expected to meet in the co-main event.
“If the right fight came along and again, by the right fight, I mean, one of the two guys I’ve been interested in fighting for quite a while now are either Shogun or Machida,” Couture told MMAWeekly.com in December.
“If they offered me either one of those fights tomorrow, I’d take either one of them,” he added.
Well, the right fight came along, and he accepted.
Couture, 47, had been considering retiring since less-than-significant fights against Mark Coleman and boxer James Toney his last two times out. But by getting the match with Machida, as he requested, he’ll continue his career.
Fight Card:
- Champ Georges St-Pierre vs. Jake Shields (for welterweight title)
- Randy Couture vs. Lyoto Machida*
- Mark Bocek vs. Ben Henderson*
- Ivan Menjivar vs. Charlie Valenica *
- Pablo Garza vs. Yves Jabouin*
- Rory MacDonald vs. James Wilks*
- Jonathan Brookins vs. John Makdessi*
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