UFC NEWS: Randy Couture's lawyer and rep says retirement talk premature

By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief

While Randy Couture's statement on Twitter Tuesday night, and a subsequent post on his Facebook page, make it appear that the 47-year-old UFC Hall of Famer is ready to hang up the gloves and walk away from MMA, his lawyer and representative Sam Spira has a different take on the situation.

Couture posted last night on Twitter, "I think I'm at the end of it y'all. It's time." He then followed up with a clearer message on Facebook:

"It's time to move on and focus on all the other amazing things going on in my life," he wrote.

However, Spira says the comments were a bit premature, and that Couture isn't quite done just yet.

"There's been no official announcement," Spira said in comments made to MMAJunkie.com. "There's been no decision. Any announcements or decisions would be likely coordinated with the UFC."

Couture's statements on the matter were clarified last night with reports that he'd be willing to come back for fights against Mauricio "Shogun" Rua or Lyoto Machida, but neither fight is likely anytime soon.

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Penick's Analysis: Despite Spira's denial here, Couture certainly sounds like a guy that's ready to walk away at this point. He's got his movie career heating up, he's not getting any younger and it might just be time for him. Of course, he's come back from retirement before, so you can never rule out a return, but I think we've probably seen the last of Randy Couture in the Octagon.

[Randy Couture art by Cory Gould (c) MMATorch.com]

Source: http://www.mmatorch.com/artman2/publish/UFC_2/article_7851.shtml

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