by Michael David SmithHours after he lost the heavyweight title to Brock Lesnar at UFC 91, Randy Couture reflected on what had just happened to him and made a surprising admission:
"The thing that surprised me the most, and that I don't think I was prepared for -- and it's always an issue with any fighter -- is figuring out his range. He's got 10 inches of reach on me. I didn't anticipate that. I didn't think about it. I didn't know that tidbit of information, that his reach is what it was."
It's surprising that Couture would say he wasn't prepared for Lesnar's reach because Couture is known as the best game-planner in the MMA business. But apparently in all his preparations, he didn't find a sparring partner who could recreate the reach advantage Lesnar has.
After the jump, see Couture's Sherdog interview hours before the Lesnar fight.
Randy Couture: Brock Lesnar Has 10 Inches of Reach on Me, I Didn't Anticipate That originally appeared on MMA FanHouse on Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:20:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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