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I think it's safe to assume he means it this time. What a legend. He is the reason I became a passionate MMA fan. Thanks for being a class competitor and inspiration throughout your career.

God damnit poor grammar causes me to lose so much respect.

He's seen the light.

And it's shining brightly from Hollywood..

I dunno I have a hard time believing his last fight will be to Toney. I'm sure he'll do one last fight win or loose and then retire from there. Especially since the money for his last fight prob will be too hard to pass up.

It sounds legit to me. I have no bones with him hanging them up. It's good to see somebody get out of the game with a win, instead of continually fighting on indian reserves like Dan Severn... though there's something to be said for his passion as well...

In any event, Randy's got his gym's and movies and other things to carry him through. Happy trails old boy.

We've heard this before but the guy is pushing 50 now, so I think it's for real this time. One of the few guys who is retiring on his own terms and without embarrassing him self by fighting way longer than he should have been.

I think this is right for him.

There are no fights I want to see with Randy now. He's not going to make a title run, especially since he'd have been on the verge of retiring, and I dont want to see him fight a guy looking to get into title contention or Frank Mir.

Nor would I want to see him fight a younger guy or an up and comer.

Randy has nothing to prove, no one to fight and he is going out the right way, on his own terms. It pained me to see Liddell forced into retirement after back to back KO's. Randy is just saying enough is enough, 5 world titles in 2 weight classes is enough, what else does he need to do other than please the fans ... at 48 I think it comes down to his health and family.

Hopefully this starts a trend of fighters retiring when they are still relativily healthy but just feel they cant do much more, and go on to help the sport, top fighters waning miles from their peak and going show to show or just getting forced out is horrible to see. Hopefully Randy goes on to be a ambassador for MMA - and if he actually gets a name behind himself from Action movies (he made do even though he is a terrible actor!) it would help give a bit more punch into the mainstream further.

Good.

I don't mean any disrespect, but I'm not too bothered by the idea that Randy Couture will no longer be taking up space at the main/co-main event level of UFC cards.

He was a real warrior in his time, and a truly insprirational figure, but his time has passed, and it's good to see that he realizes it and will go out on his own terms, coming off a win, no less.

Lol not so fast, so now he's saying that he'd fight Machida or Shogun if he got the opportunity. If not, he'll retire.

Shogun might actually end his life.

The Machida fight is weird. Back when Machida looked unbeatable, I think I would have been more receptive to a fight with Couture. Something about the master gameplanner going in against the guy nobody could figure out would have been interesting. Now that people have beaten Machida, I'm less interested.