Is the UFC doing to Couture the exact same thing he has complained about throughout his storied career, setting him up as the fall guy for the UFC's next big thing? Maybe, but you can't blame the UFC for setting up this match. Would you rather see Brock Lesnar vs. Cheick Kongo? No, and neither would I.

If there is one thing that has been clear over the last year, it's that Randy Couture does not have a lot of shelf life left in him. He is at the end of his career, like it or not. That was why the management at Zuffa was prolonging the legal battle as best they could. Time was on their side, not Couture's.

The longer things went on in the courtroom, the less chance Randy had of fulfilling his dream of fighting Fedor Emelianenko. The UFC was not going to be able to make that fight happen, and I still doubt they will be able to no matter what is said. It's not that I don't believe that they will try to negotiate the fight. I just have a feeling they are going to find the demands requested of them are too great for their taste — and I am not talking about financial demands.

People tend to forget how hard it is to train at the age of 45 and not get injured or banged up so badly that you can't compete. The UFC understands that Randy's stock will only remain sky high until he has a bad performance so why not attempt to get the biggest return on your dollar by putting him up against the biggest name you have instead of the best fighter? If Couture wins, great. He shows that he is still a top-of-the-charts fighter that can beat the monster known as Brock. If Couture loses, you just helped establish Brock Lesnar as a legitimate fighter who, with very little in ring experience, just beat an absolute legend of the sport.

Either way I will be glued to my set watching what will probably be one of the biggest pay-per-view events ever for an MMA fight. Congratulations to the UFC for bringing an end to an ugly situation and getting their champion back. Congratulations to Randy for getting himself back and hopefully making enough money to make him feel respected by the management. Nothing and nobody is perfect, but you have to try to make a situation or problem as good as you can for yourself and everyone involved in this situation has done just that.