well it looks like we need a general mma discussion thread now that affliction has been banned by the ufc and they are going to promote thier own mma events. if you noticed in the last ufc event couture was allowed to corner his fighters but ufc cameramen have been instructed to avoid filming him.afflictions first event on july 19th the same day as the ufc freebee on spike tv, will have popular fighters like Fedor Emelianenko, Tim Sylvia, Josh Barnett, Andrei Arlovski, Matt Lindland.

now as for the angle vs. couture
according to mma madness.com,
"Couture says he is not concerned with “cage rust” because he has endured long layoffs before. But fans may not have to wait for the dream match with Emelianenko to see Couture in action.

“I’m training hard and having fun,” he said. “In July, I potentially could have a submission match with Kurt Angle. Some details need to be worked out.”

Angle is a former Olympic gold medal wrestler, but is best known for his professional wrestling career. Couture speculated the bout would take place in Atlantic City, N.J., but admitted details need to be finalized."

if this turns out to be seriuos competition for the ufc...the fans are going to benefit to the max.

Angle is going to get destroyed.