Couture vs. UFC - Who's Right?

Will we ever see a resolution to this tangled mess? Not anytime soon, apparently.

During Randy Couture's press conference on HDNet (and currently available on ProElite.com), he reiterated many of the points most of us had already heard. In summary, Randy Couture felt slighted and disrespected by the UFC on many occasions. To enumerate them would seem petty, he stated. He explained that the UFC's behavior added up to a consistent pattern of disrespect toward him, though he was (is) the organization's marquee fighter and personality.

Among other things, Randy claimed that he was not offered a signing bonus upon his return to active duty prior to his fight with Tim Sylvia at UFC 68. He stated the this was just another sign of the lack of respect the UFC showed toward him.

By contrast, Dana White claims that Randy Couture not only received a signing bonus, but that Dana can prove it because he possesses the cashed check.

Check MMANews.com's excerpt at Dana White Says Despite Claims, Couture Received Bonus.

Check out the original article by Kevin Iole of Yahoo! Sports at Couture's Issue is Money, Not Respect.