5-time UFC champion Randy Couture will fight against the man who gave Cro Cop a taste of his own medicine: Gabriel Gonzaga. Fight will take place at Mandalay Bay here in Las Vegas on <strong>August 25th</strong>. <strong>Stardum prediction: Couture by unanimous decision.
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I know what you’re thinking and the answer’s yes. Don’t worry you’re not the only one. We all have a friend who dealt with this situation, so listen:

“All you horny bastards will have to wait another month unless an extended vacation to Pelican Bay State Prison reminds you of a pillow fight with scantily clad females rockin’ out to Beyonce’s ‘to the left, to the left.’ For one moment of knockin’ the bed with Hayden Panettiere expect to have your bed knocked by some sort of penna-ttratie for the next two decades while you’ll be singing ‘to the left, to the left.’ So use the head that holds the brain.”

When the soon-to-be luscious Panettiere isn’t starring in the Neutrogena commercials or filming for the hit TV series Heroes, she enjoys singing, dancing, horseback riding, gymnastics, taking piano lessons and swimming (Thank you IMDB). STRDUM would like to give the mother a hug and graciously acknowledge with respect on the decisions her daughter is making with her showbiz career. Keep up the good work Moms! Ms. Panettiere just completed Fireflies in the Garden and it is set for release in 2008. For those who still feel it’s worth a shot to do more than only talk to this young babe I give you another precaution: this chick takes karate and boxing lessons…she can probably whoop your ass! Do yourself the favor and just stay away unless you pay the $15 to watch her in theaters.

Hayden did what?

In UFC 73 two titans collided: one young and on his climb up, and the other a well-known veteran possibly on his descent. “Sugar” Rashad Evans took on Tito “The Huntington Beach Bad Boy” Ortiz in a match which on paper seemed to be even. How even it prevailed to be could only be written in a script.

For two rounds Tito out-leveraged the smaller Rashad and was able to dominate. Late in the second round Rashad’s neck was locked between Ortiz’s forearms slipping him into a deep coma. But luckily for him the bell sounded and he crawled back to his corner. That situation though appeared to spark something inside of Evans as he came out the third and final round a different fighter.

When Tito was docked a point for holding onto the fence a new surge of life emerged from Evans. The smaller fighter actually began to overwhelm Ortiz and illustrated why he is undefeated landing powerful elbows.

But like the title says, the fight ended in a draw and left the crowd booing for a better result. In post-fight interviews Ortiz was quick on the trigger stating to Rashad that “we could do it again.”

Be careful Tito…Rashad isn’t afraid anymore.

In Sean Sherk’s first title defense holes were exposed in the champion’s game but brute strength confirmed the ideology that power can overwhelm. Hermes Franca, who is regarded possibly as the most raw-talented fighter in the class, had multiple occasions where the contender should have claimed the belt. In the opening seconds Sherk quickly found himself in a rear-necked choke and gasping for breathe. But the Lightweight champion exhibited why he is called the “Muscle Shark” and was able to use his massive neck to escape. In the beginning of the second round Sherk again found trouble. A shattering knee from Franca to Sherk’s chin sent him somberly to the mat and looked to be knocked out. Unfortunately Franca could not finish and allowed Sherk to gain his composure. Franca showed the talent of a champion but lacked the desire and left one spectator questioning how hard the contender trained. The rest of the fight contained Sherk double-legging Franca and dominating with ground control. Franca was simply worn down and subsequently beat down. Sherk won the unanimous decision and retained the Lightweight belt.

Sherk’s weakness: no defense for straight knees to the chin, heads up Sean.

Stats on “Muscle Shark”…. Stats on Hermes Franca…