The New York Times opines on Lesnar/Couture:

A classic matchup of youth versus experience will be on display Saturday when Brock Lesnar faces Randy Couture for the Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight title in Las Vegas. But the fight also represents a generational shift for both mixed martial arts and amateur wrestling.

Couture, 45, is the crafty mixed martial arts veteran, the standard-bearer for the sport for more than a decade. Lesnar, 31, is the up-and-coming star, a former World Wrestling Entertainment fan favorite whose popularity prompted the U.F.C. to grant him a shot at the title after only three bouts.

Couture is also a member of the old guard of amateur wrestlers who turned to fighting when doing so offered little money or fame. Lesnar is part of a growing trend of amateur wrestlers who hope to make top dollar as professional fighters.

Nothing revelatory, but its pretty significant that the New York Times is treating this as a legit sporting event:

Mixed Martial Arts sees past and future in title fight @ NY Times