When it comes to retiring, resigning, and returning, Brett Favre does not have anything on Randy Couture (16-8-0). The UFC Heavyweight Champion ended his 11-month litigation with the UFC when UFC President, Dana White, announced that Couture will return to the UFC to face his biggest opponent to date; literally. Although his opponent, Brock Lesnar (2-1), is still as green as they get, he still poses a major threat, and the champ may be a little rusty himself. At 45 years-old, Couture could not afford to lose anymore time battling it out in the courtroom rather than slugging it out against his opponents in the octagon. Perhaps White and the UFC knew that they could drag out the courtroom disparity and leverage Couture back into the octagon and apparently it worked.

Couture legally disputed with the UFC based on his unsatisfactory contract and his displeasure with the way the UFC treated him throughout his career. Upon his resignation from the UFC last October, Couture publicly stated that his 11-year stay with the organization was surrounded with an overall lack of respect and appreciation for his efforts. The champion did what champions do however. He set his personal issues aside on Tuesday to persevere and give the fans what they want; a title fight between the only three-time UFC Heavyweight Champion and the most physically imposing man in the business.

The November bout will be the biggest the heavyweight division has seen in recent memory and Lesnar seems to have no qualms with being right in the middle of it. Lesnar said that Couture has something he wants and he is prepared to necessarily do whatever it takes to take the gold off of the champ’s waist. Lsenar lost his first bout to former UFC Heavyweight Champion Frank Mir (11-3-0) at UFC 81, however he recently smothered Heath Herring (28-14-0) at UFC 87 to get his first UFC win.

This bout may be the first fight in UFC history that features two underdogs; Lesnar for his undeniable lack of experience and Couture for being the oldest athlete to grace the octagon, or to defend a title for that matter. Although he said that he is not overlooking the UFC rookie, Couture still has his sights on taking it to the former Pride Champion, Fedor Emelianenko (28-1-0).

There is no certainty if Couture will ever be granted his wish to fight the number one heavyweight in the business, although his return to the octagon undoubtedly increases his chances to compete against the Russian powerhouse. Couture must first find a way to harness the power and agility of the UFC’s most exciting prospect on November 15, in Las Vegas, Nevada.