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 novice wrestler, he earned three NCAA Division I All-American honors and served as a four-time Olympic group alternate. Within the UFC, he was a three-time Heavyweight Champion and two-time Gentle 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 grew to become 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 get hold of 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 intently with MMA organizations similar to Affliction and the PFL and hung out as an actor.
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. After they purchased the corporate in 2001, I type of received on the outs with them straight away 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 informed the reality.
“Initially, it was the ancillary rights. They principally needed to personal my rights in each single class ceaselessly … It meant I’d should ask Dana White’s permission to do a film, write a ebook, be in a online game—something exterior of moving into that cage and preventing for them. That didn’t make sense to me, so we fought them over it. Again then, I received 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 mentioned:
“They needed it with everybody. I used to be no exception … They don’t wish to discuss that stuff. It’s a black eye for them. Most battle followers don’t even know what goes on behind the scenes. The UFC isn’t promoting the truth that their fighters aren’t pleased with pay or the restrictive contracts.”
