Randy Couture is considered one of the greatest MMA-fighters of all time and has more than enough titles to back up the claim. He has participated in a record 16 title fights during his MMA career and holds the record for most wins in UFC Heavyweight Championship bouts. He has fought 24 times in the UFC which is the tenth most fights in the UFC. Couture is the only person to win a UFC championship fight at age 40, the only athlete in UFC history to win a championship after becoming a Hall of Famer, and is the oldest title holder in the UFC and MMA.
Randy is generally recognized as a clinch and ground and pound fighter whose wrestling ability gives him an edge over his opponents which he gains primarily by executing takedowns, establishing superior positions and successively knocking the opponent over. the bottom. He has also shown a variety of skills in boxing, Muay Thai and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Here is a complete profile of the 6′ 2″ (187 cm) hunter.
Biography of Randy Couture
Heavyweight Champion, Randy Duane Couture was born June 22, 1963 in Everett, Washington, United States to Sharan Amelia (née King) and Edward Lewis “Ed” Couture. He is of mixed French Canadian, German, Far Dutch and English ethnicity; and speaks fluent German. He started wrestling very early in his life after developing an interest in the sport and continued his career in college and beyond. Randy attended Alderwood Middle School in Lynwood, Washington and then Lynwood High School where he was state wrestling champion in his senior year. He is nicknamed The Natural or Captain America.
He earned a degree in foreign language literature from the University of Oklahoma. While in college, he became a three-time NCAA Division I All-American and a second NCAA Division I runner-up (1991 and 1992). However, prior to his collegiate career, he served in the United States Army for six years (1982-1988) and attained the rank of Sergeant in the 101st Airborne. He would apply for tryouts with the US Army’s freestyle wrestling team, although a clerical error would see him compete in Greco-Roman instead.
Randy Couture became a substitute for the United States. team for three consecutive Olympic Games (1988, 1992 and 1996) and was a semi-finalist at the 2000 Olympic Trials. The Natural made his MMA debut in May 1997 at UFC 13, defeating two more significant opponents, which established him as a force he can be reckoned with and advanced him into other divisions of combat. He was an assistant wrestling and fitness coach at Oregon State University, coach of the wrestling team at Centennial High School, Gresham, Oregon in 2004, and a student of Muay Thai world champion Quentin Chong.
By fighting in the Ultimate Fighting Championships (UFC), he became the first of the few fighters to hold two UFC championship titles in two different divisions. Titles include three-time UFC heavyweight champion, two-time UFC light heavyweight champion, an interim UFC lightweight champion, and UFC 13 heavyweight tournament winner. He owns an extensive chain of gyms based in Las Vegas known as Xtreme Couture, he also partnered with Bas Rutten to open Legends Gym in Hollywood, CA.
Randy Couture was inducted into the UFCFame Hall of Fame on June 24, 2006 as the fourth inductee and is an inaugural member inducted into the International Sports Hall of Fame in 2012. He retired from fighting at the age of 47 in 2011 after his last fight with Lyoto Machida in a non-title fight. He now appears on screen no longer as a fighter but rather as an actor. His acting credits include The Expendables, Redbelt, Ambush, The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior, Hijacked, Setup alongside 50 Cent and Bruce Wills and he also appeared on the 19th season of Dancing With the Stars
The Natural was formerly married to Sharon,Tricia and Kim Couture (née Borrego) and is currently in a relationship with model and actress Mindy Robinson. He has three children: sons Ryan (a professional MMA fighter) and Caden, and daughter Aimée.
Net value
The extraordinary fighter has a good number of titles to place him on the list as one of the highest paid athletes combined with his blossoming acting career. His net worth is estimated at $17 million.
What happened to his ear?
Randy Couture is famous for his cauliflower ear which is no stranger to those involved in combat sports anyway. It is a product of repeated blows, knocks and crushing resulting in the rupture of blood vessels in the ear and subsequent hematoma leading to the collection of blood under the perichondrium (connective tissue surrounding the cartilage of the ear). It can be very painful and needs to be drained otherwise it hardens and stays deformed. To prevent cauliflower ear from forming, one can wear a helmet as this can avoid the complications that arise from the condition.
Complications include hearing loss, difficulty sleeping, headache, ringing in the ears (tinnitus), blurred vision, cosmetic deformity, general ear pain.
For treatment, an incision is made in the ear through which accumulated blood or fluid is drained. Also, the application of a pressure dressing to sandwich both sides of the skin against the cartilage is necessary. Antibiotics are also recommended to prevent infection.
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