FOXSPORTS.COM’S ALEX MARVEZ, DETAILS BREAKING NEWS ON COUTURE

Marvez was at the Thursday UFC presser where Dana White told us he received a text from UFC HWT champ Randy Couture. White said Couture wants to meet for dinner next Tuesday to discuss their impasse.

Marvez said he spoke to Couture’s agent Matt Walker. Walker stated no such dinner is scheduled and Couture won’t be in Las Vegas at that time. He’ll be on vacation.

But there is a chance, a meeting may take place in New Jersey this weekend. Marvez explains in the interview below.  

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NEIL DAVIDSON, CANADIAN PRESS TALKS UFC 78

Canada’s authority on MMA sat down with Mr. Sunshine.

Neil questions the marketability of a Rashad Evans-Michael Bisping main event. He’s fired up to see Karo Parysian against Ryo Chonan and is intrigued by Houston Alexander fight.  

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MARCUS DAVIS IN NEWARK BEFORE UFC 78

 

The UFC welterweight is in town for Saturday’s fight card. He spoke with Cofield about his experiences in Europe, how green he was on TUF2 and the benefits of being an older fighter.

Sunshine sporting one his vintage blue plaid shirts, again!

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UFC 78 COVERAGE SCHEDULE LIVE FROM NEWARK

We’re back from a little break!!!

 

Let’s get it going for the big event in Newark. We’re out here doing live shows on Thursday and Friday (8-10p ET) on FoxSportsRadio1460 in Las Vegas (foxsportsradio1460.com for streaming)

Scheduled guests include Houston Alexander, Marcus Davis, Rashad Evans and Clay Guida. We’ve also booked Joe Lauzon, Frank Edgar and Spencer Fisher. Media guests include Franklin McNeil (Newark Star-Ledger), George Willis (N.Y. Post) and Alex Marvez (FoxSports.com). We’ll also try to hunt down UFC VP Marc Ratner.

 

We’ll have post-fight coverage as well live on Saturday night/Sunday morning beginning around 10:15p PT/1:15a ET on ESPNRadio920 in Las Vegas (espn920.com).  

CHAPTER XXVII, DANA WHITE SAYS HE’LL MEET FACE-TO-FACE WITH COUTURE NEXT WEEK

 

The UFC president said today that he’ll sit down with Randy Couture in one final effort to find a resolution to their month long squabble.

He said he still has no idea what Couture is looking for and he’s only spoken to him on the phone one time. Their latest meeting was set-up via texting. White gives all the details below in this exclusive convo with Cofield.  

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KEVIN IOLE POST-FIGHT COTTO-MOSLEY

MAXBOXING’S STEVE KIM WITH COTTO-MOSLEY POST-FIGHT LIVE FROM MSG

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