The Canadain Press

LAS VEGAS - Randy (The Natural) Couture defeated Mark (The Hammer) Coleman via second-round submission in a battle of UFC Hall of Famers at UFC 109 Saturday night.

Coleman was never really in a light-heavyweight bout dominated by Couture, who lived up to his entrance music --Ted Nugent's "Stranglehold."

"He's one of the best light-heavyweights in the world, period," UFC president Dana White said of Couture. "He proved it again tonight."

There was plenty of history in the cage at the Mandalay Bay Events Center.

Coleman, 45, was the UFC's first heavyweight champion. Couture, 46, is a five-time title-holder who has ruled both the heavyweight and light-heavyweight divisions.

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