Light heavyweight Mark Coleman (16-9 MMA, 7-4 UFC) is now official for a UFC 109 matchup with fellow UFC Hall of Famer Randy Couture (17-10 MMA, 14-7 UFC).
Mike DiSabato, vice president of Coleman sponsor MMA Authentics, today confirmed "The Hammer" had signed his bout agreement for the Feb. 6 contest.
DiSabato also shared a simple message from Coleman: "Better now than never!"
Couture wasn't immediately available for comment when contacted by MMAjunkie.com, but "The Natural" confirmed he had verbally agreed to the contest with a post on his official Twitter account earlier this month.
The former champions were originally scheduled to meet nearly 11 years ago at "UFC 17: Redemption," but an injury forced Couture out of the contest. Coleman made his way to Japan shortly after to compete in PRIDE.
The contest is expected to take the co-feature slot on the as-yet-unannounced UFC 109 card, though it could certainly take top billing if Anderson Silva's rehabilitation process prevents a planned contest with Vitor Belfort from taking place.
UFC 109, which takes place at Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, currently includes:
* Mark Coleman vs. Randy Couture*
* Nate Marquardt vs. Chael Sonnen*
* Demian Maia vs. Dan Miller*
* Matt Serra vs. Frank Trigg*
* Rob Emerson vs. Phillipe Nover*
* Rolles Gracie vs. Mostapha Al Turk*
* Melvin Guillard vs. Ronnys Torres*
* - Not officially announced
Source: http://mmajunkie.com/news/17019/mark-co ... bruary.mma
