MMA Live on UFC, Affliction, EliteXC, and Randy Couture, Who Plans to Fight Fedor

Here's the latest edition of ESPN's great MMA Live program:

This week's installment focuses, of course, on last Saturday's UFC and Affliction shows, followed by a preview of this Saturday's EliteXC show. UFC heavyweight Frank Mir continued to lavish praise on Affliction and WAMMA heavyweight champ Fedor Emelianenko, although he did suggest that UFC middleweight champ Anderson Silva is the top pound-for-pound fighter in the world. (I agree.)

I liked the way Franklin McNeill phrased it: "Fedor's presence makes the heavyweight division relevant."

And, of course, the man everyone wants to see Fedor fight is Randy Couture, who appeared as a guest on the show and had some interesting comments.

Asked what he thought of Fedor, Couture said, "There's no way not to be impressed by that kind of performance."

Then when he was asked whether it's realistic to think he'll fight Fedor in 2009, he added, "I think it's realistic. I think it's gonna happen. I don't think the UFC can hold me out and drag this on forever. By our estimation the fight contract ended here in July. The term of that non-compete clause I had in my contract agreement ends in October, so I should be free and clear."

That would be great. I'm still a little pessimistic, though.