TORONTO — Randy Couture‘s career lifespan is so beyond the scope of normal expectation, so mind-boggling, that there is actually a fair debate whether he — 47 years old in human time but ageless in the cage — should hang them up after Saturday night.
Will he or won’t he? It’s one of the big questions surrounding UFC 129 as MMA’s biggest promotion gears up for its massive event at the Rogers Centre. Couture will spend much of the next two days answering queries about his future, looking back at his past and trying to avoid further speculation from fans and pundits. It will be no easy feat. His future and what’s left of it is clearly on the minds of many of the 55,000 expected at the event and millions who follow the sport.
As for UFC president Dana White, he’s among the group that thinks Couture isn’t ready to pen his swan song just yet. Asked directly if he thinks we’ve seen the last of “Captain America” as an active fighter, White voiced his doubt.