Legal battle keeping Couture from fighting Fedor

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Couture says courts could decide on his contractual status this week
Published 7/21/2008 by Sam Caplan at Five Ounces of Pain
... Current UFC heavyweight champion Randy Couture had indicated that a court is expected to rule on the status of an emergency stay filed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship . He added that if he wins his appeal, the decision on his contractual status will revert to a Texas court and that a declaration of his status would be made soon after. Couture revealed the news in a new interview with Alex Marvez of FoxSports.com . Couture’s position in the case is that he became a free agent when the term of his contract expired on July 19. Meanwhile, the UFC contends that the date ...

Randy Couture’s gonna get sued again
Published 7/21/2008 by fightlinker at Fightlinker.com
... July 21, 2008 – 5:34 pm by fightlinker [image] From the Randy Couture legal front: Couture told FOXSports.com that a Texas state court is set to rule this week on his contractual standing with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. The UFC claims that Couture still owes the promotion two fights as its heavyweight champion. Couture, who announced his intention to leave the promotion last fall, contends that his UFC obligations should end when a non-compete clause expires on October 11. That’s good news, right? Well, sorta kinda. Couture adds that he expects whoever loses will ...

Randy Couture Update
Published 7/21/2008 by Michael Rome at Bloody Elbow: Front Page Posts
... Randy Couture spoke with Alex Marvez at the Affliction show, and told him that he expects a ruling on Zuffa's latest appeal this week.   ...

Couture Expecting a Court Ruling This Week
Published 7/21/2008 by bfowlkes at Cage Potato - MMA News, Knockout Videos, and the Hottest Ring Girls
... Randy Couture told Fox Sports that he’s expecting a ruling to be handed down this week in the Texas court where his UFC contract is being examined. Will he be free and clear in October, when the no-compete clause ends? Or will the two fights left on his contract and the “champions clause” hold up? We just don’t know, and even if we did know, there’s still the business of appeals to wade through after the ruling. But there is some indication that Couture’s attitude towards his former employers may have softened: ...

UFC Quick Quote: Randy Couture on possible return (Plus a FREE book giveaway)
Published 7/21/2008 by MMAmania at UFC blog for UFC news, results, videos, rumors, fights, pics and tickets -- MMAmania.com
... – Former UFC heavyweight champion Randy Couture — who walked away from his division crown late lat year to pursue a fight with Fedor Emelianenko — tells FOXSports.com that he’s still intent on a bout against the Russian even though he is embroiled in a messy legal dispute. UFC President Dana White has mentioned in the recent past that (a). He’d sign Fedor just so Randy can fight him and (b). He wants Randy back in the Octagon. Now Randy is leaving the door open to a possible UFC return after slamming it shut. At this point, do ...

Evening News and Notes - July 21, 2008
Published 7/22/2008 by John Chandler at MMA on Tap
... Embattled UFC heavyweight champion Randy Couture reportedly expects a Texas state court to rule this week on his contractual standing with the organization, potentially setting up an anticipated showdown between himself and heavyweight king Fedor Emelianenko according to Alex Marvez of FOXSports.com. ...

Couture expects court ruling this week on UFC contract
Published 7/22/2008 by Jared Barnes (jaredfbarnes@gmail.com) at Brawl Sports
... Couture told FOXSports.com that a Texas state court is set to rule this week on his contractual standing with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. The UFC claims that Couture still owes the promotion two fights as its heavyweight champion. Couture, who announced his intention to leave the promotion last fall, contends that his UFC obligations should end when a non-compete clause expires on October 11. ...