Last night’s UFC 91 fight between Randy Couture and Brock Lesnar was epic in more ways than one. I’m sure I wasn’t the only person who saw the similarity between it and the Rocky series, but I just couldn’t help bringing it up never-the-less.

Randy Couture is a legendary fighter a-la Rocky Balboa. Many believe he is past his prime. He came into the ring yesterday as a UFC Hall of Famer, a 5 time Championship holder, and present Heavy-Weight Champion. As if all of that wasn’t impressive by itself, he’s also 45 years young. His fighting yesterday had “Rocky 5″ written all over it.

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So the regular season is just around the corner and it seems like the Montreal Canadiens are going to make a strong impression! It’s more important for the Canadiens to win the cup than any other team this year. Why? Because they have a lot to lose. The Canadiens are the only team to have won at least one Stanley Cup each decade of the league’s esistence!  Yes, 24 cups since 1916! If they don’t win this year, that record will sadly come to an end. Therefore, the Habs have the most to lose if they don’t win the cup…

So how will they do? What are they missing? Why do we believe they actually have a chance at the cup this year? Read on …

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I used to be a huge MMA (mixed-martial arts) fan. I’ve watched all of the original UFCs (Ultimate Fighting Championship) when Royce Gracie was king! I loved the structure back then: Eight fighters face off in one-on-one fights within a single 1 day tournament until only one person is left. It was exciting and romantic and felt more like a video game than Boxing or even WWE (then WWF) did.

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