Couture vs Gonzaga was a simple case of being outmatched. Randy truly is one of the greatest fighters EVER and this shows it. He had a bad streak, and doesn't have the greatest record. But, as Josef Stalin put it, "Quantity has a quality all its own." He was beaten by excellent fighters who were simply too large for him. Gomi is an amazing fighter, but pit him against a mediocre heavyweight, and he'll be crushed.

Gonzaga, on the other hand, was a mediocre fighter, who was insanely overrated because he beat a MUCH better fighter who simply overestimated him. I guarantee you that Cro Cop would beat Gonzaga 9 times out of 10. He is simply the better fighter. He just underestimated GG and underprepared for the cage, and he paid for it...nobody is THAT good. GG vs CC was set up as a fight to prepare CC for a title fight....GG was brought in as a can, but he worked his ass off and beat someone who took the win for granted (much like Pulver against Lauzon...even though Lauzon is an amazing fighter, he simply isn't as good as Pulver [Granted, with time, he will, in my mind, become one of the better fighters in the division]). This fight simply shows that. He's a good fighter with a lot of heart, but he simply isn't THAT good yet. Give him some time, then he can try again. He just wasn't ready yet, and wasn't even MEANT to be in the title fight, except his (What I consider, at least) "fluke" victory over CC.