Nate Marquardt is better at everything than Chael Sonnen. Marquardt has said so, countless media members have said so, and Sonnen himself pretty much said so on Wednesday after his live workout. He also said that while "Nate the Great" is better at individual aspects of fighting, he's a better "fighter," but that's Chael Sonnen for you. Remember, this is the same guy who to this day will tell you that he didn't tap in his first fight with Paulo Filho.

Sonnen has one method of victory and one method alone: drag Marquardt the ground and keep him there for fifteen minutes. Unfortunately, getting him on the ground is a difficult task to begin with and not getting submitted while down there is another problem altogether.

Additionally, Marquardt is on a roll on his feet, putting together three-straight T/KO wins that have included some seriously Street Fighter-esque strings of offense. That kick-bhackfist-knee-uppercut combo that finished Wilson Gouveia was nasty.

While my official Punch Drunk Predictions will come tomorrow, there is nothing about this fight that has me thinking Chael Sonnen can come away with a win. Maybe that's a good thing for Sonnen. After all, it's back-to-back upsets that got him here in the first place.

Randy Couture (17-10-0) vs. Mark Coleman (16-9-0)

Some people have misconstrued my message in yesterday's piece about the place these men hold in the history books of this sport.

I'm not saying that being critical of this fight isn't allowed, and that we have to pretend like this fight has serious implications for the UFC Light Heavyweight division, although I do think a Couture win puts him into title consideration just because he's Randy Couture.

This fight is a couple years beyond it's expiration date and certainly nowhere near the impactful and anticipated headliners set for UFC 111 and 112 respectively. That much is without debate. That said, I believe that these two men have done enough for this sport over the years to earn a show of appreciation, respect and gratitude from the legions of people who call themselves fight fans.

Long before we were picking apart matchups and following each fight announcement with opinions at the ready, Randy Couture and Mark Coleman were winning UFC tournaments and Heavyweight titles. Without them - and a number of other pioneers - the UFC wouldn't have made it beyond the early days and into the sport so many of us follow passionately.

As for the fight itself, the word "grindfest" comes to mind, if it's even a word. Couture will battle inside, mix in some dirty boxing and look to utilize the same tactics he did against Brandon Vera against Coleman. Coleman will follow a similar course, utilizing his wrestling to shoot for doubles and hopefully work some ground-and-pound.

While Couture vs. Nogueira proved to be an entertaining scrap, this one reads like a bit of a snoozefest. Whether it works out that way will be determined tomorrow, and even if it is a boring bout, it doesn't mean these "old men" don't deserve the respect and admiration of anyone who identifies themselves as a fight fan.