Curly Howard
03-05-2004, 09:09 PM
MMAWeekly.com has learned that the proposed fight between Randy Couture vs Vitor Belfort will not be held at UFC 48 as has been reported by a few websites.
Instead, the third installment will have this fight scheduled for the summer at UFC 49. The event most likely will take place in September. (Could be August, but highly unlikely).
In their last fight a bizarre cut to Couture's right eye, due to a Belfort glancing blow....sliced the eyelid open and Couture could not continue. Vitor Belfort became the new UFC Light Heavyweight Champion as a result of the bizarre accident.
It now looks as though the rematch will happen, just not at UFC 48 as first thought. Look for the fight to happen in September at UFC 49.
Instead, the third installment will have this fight scheduled for the summer at UFC 49. The event most likely will take place in September. (Could be August, but highly unlikely).
In their last fight a bizarre cut to Couture's right eye, due to a Belfort glancing blow....sliced the eyelid open and Couture could not continue. Vitor Belfort became the new UFC Light Heavyweight Champion as a result of the bizarre accident.
It now looks as though the rematch will happen, just not at UFC 48 as first thought. Look for the fight to happen in September at UFC 49.