Couture: Why I turned down Fedor fight

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                    <p>Today while appearing on MMAJunkie radio, Randy Couture revealed that he had been approached to fight Fedor Emelianenko at Rizin and explained why he turned it down:</p>

“It’s not a huge money issue,” Couture said. “The kind of money they’re talking about is significant. But it’s more about doing the sport justice and doing myself justice.”

As for any encumbrances with his former promoter, which took him to court in 2008 and shunned him after an entertainment deal with Spike, Couture maintains he would be “contractually free” from the UFC to pursue other opportunities. The bigger issue is whether he feels up to them.

At the very least, he said, he would need a few tuneups before facing Emelianenko.

“At 52 years old, to put my body back through all that and do the things I know I need to do to do it right is a lot to ask,” he said on Monday. “I’m more worried about sustaining an injury that’s going to affect the rest of my life.”

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Cotoure definitely has more money than Gracie and shamrock Phone Post 3.0

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respectable reason. 

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Smart man

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Duane's_love_banged_by_TheDominator2139 - Cotoure definitely has more money than Gracie and shamrock Phone Post 3.0
With the Xtreme Couture brand and that Expendables films, he's probably amongst the richest UFC fighters past or present. Phone Post 3.0

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Xtreme Couture is still around?????

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I can't believe Couture deprived us of The Last Emperor vs The Scorpion King

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Because he's in his mid 50's maybe? Phone Post 3.0

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Jack_Bauer -


I can't believe Couture deprived us of The Last Emperor vs The Scorpion King

Hmmm i like that match up tbh but could the rock pass the drug tests necessary? Phone Post 3.0

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sockeye - Because he's in his mid 50's maybe? Phone Post 3.0

This. Did there really have to be any further explanation added?

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He's 52. He shouldn't be going anywhere near competition Phone Post 3.0

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PTM2020 -


respectable reason. 

This. Couture could have said the usual nonsense from "too easy of a fight" to "it was not a serious offer" but instead told it like it is. The UFC hall of fame will never be credible without Frank Shamrock and Randy Couture. Phone Post 3.0

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Thank god. Phone Post 3.0

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It sounded fun in theory but he makes excellent points. Phone Post 3.0

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shogunhoohah - pathetic for them to even ask him. He's nearly a senior ffs.
It's fine of them to ask. It's perfectly fine of him to say no. Phone Post 3.0

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Probably because he was born before the I Have a Dream speech.
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Yeah, uh, I'm fifty fucking two, and I've got income coming in.

So no...


Now 5 or 10 years ago, my body was ready. Phone Post 3.0

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Shows that Fedor and his team are looking for easy paydays and not serious competition.

Randy knows that just the training camp could fuck him up, his body must be wrecked as it is.

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Randy just did what Fedor will never be able to do. Give an honest assessment of where he stands, what he's concerned about and as a result, how he'll proceed. Phone Post 3.0

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Koga - 
PTM2020 -


respectable reason. 

This. Couture could have said the usual nonsense from "too easy of a fight" to "it was not a serious offer" but instead told it like it is. The UFC hall of fame will never be credible without Frank Shamrock and Randy Couture. Phone Post 3.0