The Pure’ Randy Couture has been a multi-division five-time UFC champion however has struggled with the UFC brass for many years. On a current podcast episode with Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson, the US-born Couture spilled the beans of getting his rights taken away by the UFC.
Randy Couture on UFC Contracts and Rights
Randy Couture is a celebrated determine in each wrestling and MMA. As an newbie wrestler, he earned three NCAA Division I All-American honors and served as a four-time Olympic staff alternate. Within the UFC, he was a three-time Heavyweight Champion and two-time Mild Heavyweight Champion, making him the primary fighter to carry titles in two totally different weight lessons. His profession was marked by notable victories over fighters like Chuck Liddell and Tim Sylvia, and he turned the oldest champion in UFC historical past at age 43.
However his work exterior of the UFC are simply as notable to his profession. Randy Couture was capable of acquire his personal likeness and labored with EA Sports activities on an MMA online game with out the involvement of the UFC. He has additionally labored carefully with MMA organizations similar to Affliction and the PFL and hung out as an actor.
Randy Couture in EA MMA
Discussing what occurred behind closed doorways coping with the UFC brass with ‘Rampage’ Jackson, Couture defined:
“I used to be one of many first guys to talk up about fighter pay and these crappy contracts. Once they purchased the corporate in 2001, I type of received on the outs with them immediately over their ancillary rights and the stuff in these contracts. Then I took them to job once more in 2006. I knew I wasn’t being instructed the reality.
“Originally, it was the ancillary rights. They basically wanted to own my rights in every single category forever … It meant I’d have to ask Dana White’s permission to do a movie, write a book, be in a video game—anything outside of stepping into that cage and fighting for them. That didn’t make sense to me, so we fought them over it. Back then, I got erased from the posters.”
‘The Pure‘ has been faraway from any UFC spotlight reels and isn’t talked about on the published. Randy Couture added that that is customary when coping with the UFC, he stated:
“They wanted it with everyone. I was no exception … They don’t want to talk about that stuff. It’s a black eye for them. Most fight fans don’t even know what goes on behind the scenes. The UFC isn’t advertising the fact that their fighters aren’t happy with pay or the restrictive contracts.”
