UFC 102 main card recap: Nogueira tops Couture in thriller, Marquardt stuns Maia

By MMAEdition on Aug 30, 2009 with Comments 0

PORTLAND, Ore. – The payoff was worth the wait.

In one of the most thrilling heavyweights fights in recent UFC history, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira topped fellow ex-champion and an exceptionally resilient “Captain America” Randy Couture in a fight that was years in the making.

The heavyweight clash headlined UFC 102, which took place Saturday at the Rose Garden Arena in Portland, Ore. The UFC’s Pacific Northwest debut aired live on pay-per-view.