UFC Hall of Famer Randy Couture (19-10) recently spoke to ESPN’s MMA Live about the rumors that he’s strongly considering retiring once and for all. “The Natural” said:
“I don’t think I’m going to make any public announcements because I don’t think anybody’s going to buy it. I did that once and came back. I don’t want to be like Brett [Favre]. I do feel like I’ve had my wars, I’ve had my battles. I’ve been there, I’ve done that. I am competing and training and feel better than I ever felt physically but I don’t see myself making another run at the title, at heavyweight or light-heavyweight, being honest.
“I think at some point, I’ve got to call enough, enough. I’ve had an amazing year. My last few fights in honesty were more novelty fights. Not to take anything away from my opponents, but that’s the truth of the matter. They didn’t really matter in the division, they didn’t really put me any closer to a title, and I have to make a decision at some point. So I think I would entertain another novelty-type fight. I could still compete but I don’t see myself making a run at the title any time soon.”
Couture retired once before following a loss to Chuck Liddell at UFC 57 back 2006. He returned to the UFC a year later and captured the UFC Heavyweight title from Tim Sylvia at UFC 68. Since returning to the UFC in 2006, his record is 4-2, with impressive wins over Silva, Brandon Vera, Mark Coleman and boxing great James Toney.