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Kim Couture to Make MMA Debut Feb. 23
"After five years of training, Kim Couture, the wife of UFC heavyweight champion Randy Couture, will make her MMA debut next month.
Couture will take part in a “smoker” event at the Xtreme Couture MMA gym in Las Vegas on Feb. 23. She says she’ll take on a female fighter who’s coming into town from Vancouver, Wash."
"Once Gina Carano started at the gym, I had another female to grapple with and someone more of my weight class to roll around with, so I had started having thoughts of taking it to the next level,” Couture said. “When you’re practicing anything, you kind of always want to see how you’d compete against somebody else that maybe you don’t know or don’t train with all the time.“
Is Couture looking to becoming the next big thing in women’s MMA? Does she have aspirations of becoming the family’s second world champion?
Not really.
“It’s not a priority for me to get attention or put myself out there to be the next Gina Carano,” she said. “It’s a good stress reliever for me… When I work all day, it’s nice to get out there and punch something.“
“Smokers” are usually held so that newbie fighters can gain real-world experience in front of a live crowd (usually comprised of family and friends) in a safe environment."
Credit: MMAJunkie
THETAKEDOWN BREAKDOWN: I'm sorry but no woman of mine is stepping into any ring, cage, back alley, etc. I stand on the side of Dana White on this. I am not a fan of Women in MMA.