Couture reckons Belfort can beat Fedor

Randy Couture believes his friend Vitor Belfort has a good chance of beating Fedor Emelianenko.

Belfort is believed by many to be the man who replaces Josh Barnett for the fight against Fedor on August 1 at Affliction Trilogy.

Barnett will miss the fight after failing a drug test.

Couture told ESPN: “The fact that he’s a southpaw and Fedor hasn’t prepared for a southpaw, the fact that he is very, very agile and explosive and a great boxer all lend well to him having a great performance.

“It’s really a win-win for Vitor to fight one of the top guys in the sport, being a smaller guy stepping up on such short notice. … He’s got just as good a chance as anybody. Certainly he has as good a chance as Barnett had at fighting Fedor.”

Tags: Fedor Emelianenko, Josh Barnett, Randy Couture, Vitor Belfort