Sherdog.com talks to Brandon Vera and Randy Couture following their UFC 105 main event with ended in a controversial decision win for Couture:
“I’m pissed, I’m really pissed, but the sport of MMA, she, MMA, is a b—h and if you let it go to the judges, you let it out of your hands, you know? So, I’m going to take the blame for this loss. I’m going to man up.”
“I should have finished it. I had a couple of opportunities to during the fight that I should have finished it. I’m super happy I got to fight Randy Couture, my hero, my legend, and let the rest of the light heavyweight division know that I’m going to whip you’re a– if you get into the Octagon with me.”
Randy Couture wouldn't have been disappointed had he lost the decision:
“You just never know. We've seen this in the past already.” Couture told Rogan after the fight. “You just don't know what the judges are looking at and how they see the fight. And that's what ultimately, in a close fight like this, determines the decision.”
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“I wouldn’t have been terribly disappointed had the decision gone the other way. I was very impressed with Brandon.”
“I had to kind of shift gears. (Vera) definitely got my attention in the second round. I was protecting my head and he kicked me square in the ribs… I think he moved my heart with that shot.”
