Was Ryan Couture Thrown to the Wolves?

[Goonerview]

Firstly, I wanna say what a satisfying victory it was to watch Ross Pearson defeat Couture. I was telling my mate American mate as we were watching that Pearson's superior boxing was gonna destroy Couture and leave him in a pile on the floor ... and I was proven right.

My mate was going on about how Couture is the son of Randy Couture and was caught up in the "name" etc. but I just felt that he was still too green and hadn't had enough experience to be sharing the octagon with someone as dangerous as Pearson, especially after watching what Pearson did to G-Sot.

I was looking at Ryan Couture's record and thought it was strange that he was co-main event (famous daddy or not). I also thought it strange that his debut in the UFC was against Ross "Real Deal" Pearson.

Pearson came in in great shape whereas Couture looked a bit flabby jumping up and down on the spot before the fight. After the 1st round, I was getting a bit worried as Couture was actually having some success with that grinding, dirty boxing tactics ... but in the second round, Pearson found his range and started stringing together those combinations and inevitably took him out.

I know Dana White and Randy Couture have had their differences lately, do you reckon Dana "threw" Randy's son to the wolves by giving him a fight against such a dangerous opponent on his UFC debut???

 

[Danespina]

I'm not sure that Ross Pearson is a "Wolf", but yeah Couture could have started off a bit smaller. The last name gave him a bigger opportunity he would have got otherwise.

 

[CubicleGangster]

I don't see how Pearson is a step up from Noons

 

[TheDangerZone]

I think Pearson is a tall order for anyone that green. Really a bad fight for Couture.

 

[bjpenngoat]

I used to think Noons was a great stiker but idk anymore, I think he is highly overrated. He has stunning hair Ill give him that, but hes a good fighter with good skills and exceptional tdd. Imo watching both Ross and KJ, I would say that Ross is a much better fighter and a better striker for mma.

 

[Trollgrappler]

It certainly looked that way to me but the UFC does this sometimes. Give them a hard fight out of the gate and if they lose then at least it was to a good fighter and then they can give them a lesser guy.

If you give them a lesser guy out of the gate and they lose there is really nowhere to go. I think it was a good first fight for Ryan to get into the swing of things.

 

[SocraticMethod]

I like how the picture shows a clearly illegal shot.

Pearson is a good fighter, but he's not exactly "elite." He did look very good against G-Sot, but he had lost 3 of 5 before that, including being stopped twice in that span. And G-Sot was on a 2-fight losing streak going into the Pearson fight as well, so it wasn't like Pearson was coming off a win over some juggernaut. I don't know that I'd consider Pearson any more highly regarded than Noons, Couture's last opponent (although I did think Noons should have gotten the win).

 

[The HoneyBadger**]

Anyone who watched Ryan vs Noons would have known that Noons got robbed. It was pretty obvious what was going to happen to Ryan in this fight.

 

[lowsingle]

rankings/name value, Pearson its a logical step with a "win" over noons

 

[NRFC]

It certainly looked that way to me but the UFC does this sometimes. Give them a hard fight out of the gate and if they lose then at least it was to a good fighter and then they can give them a lesser guy.

If you give them a lesser guy out of the gate and they lose there is really nowhere to go. I think it was a good first fight for Ryan to get into the swing of things.

Agreed. And Ross isnt on anyone's top 10 list right? I thought it was a great fight to see exactly where Couture was at.

All the other strikeforce guys have been performing fairly well. Why give couture a can?

 

[lowsingle]

also, Ryan is 30 years old, they can't baby him forever

 

[Andre Xiong]

I used to think Noons was a great stiker but idk anymore, I think he is highly overrated. He has stunning hair Ill give him that, but hes a good fighter with good skills and exceptional tdd. Imo watching both Ross and KJ, I would say that Ross is a much better fighter and a better striker for mma.

You do know Noons beat Diaz in a stunning performance right? And even when he lost to the much bigger Diaz in the rematch, it still went a full 5 rounds with Noons never in serious trouble.

Ross is not exactly a wolf LoL

 

[MitMcl]

Clearly.

 

[HardwoodOctagon]

I don't see how Pearson is a step up from Noons

Hahahahaha.

Say what?

Anyway, YES, he was thrown to the wolves. Pearson is a very dangerous fighter and Couture was coming off a gift decision against Noons. Compare their resumes and what each fighter brings to the table and it was a clear mismatch, IMO.

Pearson not a step up from Noons.......give me a break.

 

[HardwoodOctagon]

You do know Noons beat Diaz in a stunning performance right? And even when he lost to the much bigger Diaz in the rematch, it still went a full 5 rounds with Noons never in serious trouble.

Ross is not exactly a wolf LoL

Save, dude.

 

[Goonerview]

You do know Noons beat Diaz in a stunning performance right? And even when he lost to the much bigger Diaz in the rematch, it still went a full 5 rounds with Noons never in serious trouble.

Ross is not exactly a wolf LoL

lol, this is spooky!! I was just watching some interviews on youtube and Ariel Helwani literally said the exact same sentence as me:

@3:23

 

[MestizoIV]

Hell yea Ryan got thrown to the wolves! The guy was comming off of a controversal win over Noons which no one, including Dana, thought he won. His 1st fight in the UFC is a Co-Main event, fighting out of the country for the 1st time against a big puncher like Ross Pearson comming off a brutal KO of G-Sot. Now if Ryan gets cut after this loss it will be clear as day that Dana was using him to get back at his father.

 

[Rematch]

Pearson isn't even a top-20 fighter.

 

[Peteyandjia]

Nationalism in MMA is lame

Nice job by Pearson

 

[CubicleGangster]

Hahahahaha.

Say what?

Anyway, YES, he was thrown to the wolves. Pearson is a very dangerous fighter and Couture was coming off a gift decision against Noons. Compare their resumes and what each fighter brings to the table and it was a clear mismatch, IMO.

Pearson not a step up from Noons.......give me a break.

How is Pearson a step up? Because he is British and was on the ultimate fighter. Noons and Pearson are on the same level. Hell I wouldn't be surprised to see Noons whoop Pearson.