UFC 102: Couture vs. Nogueira was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on August 29, 2009 at the Rose Garden in Portland, Oregon. It featured former UFC Heavyweight and Light Heavyweight champion, Randy Couture, facing off against former PRIDE Heavyweight champion and former UFC Interim Heavyweight champion, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira.
Practical Effects
Real knockdowns, real submissions, zero choreography.
Acting
Couture and Nogueira's post-fight embrace says everything.
Production
Intimate Portland crowd roars for both fighters.
Director
Anthony "Pasquale" Giordano
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was the first UFC event in Oregon since UFC 102's numbered predecessor confusion—Portland waited four years for this return.
Couture vs. Nogueira represented the final collision of PRIDE and UFC heavyweight royalty before both legends became Dana White's office furniture.
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