Posted by Sabrina B. @gametimegirl

Win, lose or draw, UFC legend Randy “The Natural” Couture expects his fight versus Lyoto Machida at UFC 129 on April 30 to be the final time he steps into the Octagon.

“I believe this is my last fight,” Couture told ESPN.com on Monday. “I know the UFC is probably going to have other ideas, especially with acquiring Strikeforce and all that. They’re probably going to try to draw me into another fight but I don’t think that’s going to happen. I want to stick to my guns and this is the last one.”

The light heavyweight tilt, Couture’s 30th professional mixed martial arts contest, is scheduled to take place in front of over 55,000 fans in Toronto’s Rogers Centre. Couture’s career began in May 1997 at UFC 13. Four bouts later he defeated Maurice Smith to become the UFC heavyweight champion. Couture (19-10) won the heavyweight title three times, and also added two light heavyweight championships.

WRITTEN BY Josh Gross covers mixed martial arts for ESPN.com & FULL STORY HERE