Kim Couture, the wife of UFC legend Randy Couture, has dropped out of her upcoming "Strikeforce Challengers" fight against Miesha Tate on May 15 due to "personal reasons." A Strikeforce source confirmed the news and the reason to FanHouse earlier this morning. No specific explanation was given for her decision.MMAWeekly.com first reported the news citing a blog post on Tate's MySpace account. Tate insinuated that the reason Couture pulled out of the fight was due to marital problems with her husband, Randy.
Tate wrote:
"So Kim 'Sugar Free' Couture is pulling out of the fight supposedly cuz her and Randy are getting a divorce...........I'm so pissed right now......Sugar Free my ass!!"
When FanHouse called Xtreme Couture late last night to find out whether Couture was pulling out of the fight, a spokesperson for the gym replied, "We will not have any comment on that situation."
As of right now, there is no word on when Couture will be resuming her MMA career. The current plan is to book Tate on a future Strikeforce card, but no definite plans are in place.
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Kim Couture made her MMA debut last June, losing a bloody three-round battle to Kim Rose in Las Vegas. She defeated an over-matched Lina Kvokov in her Strikeforce debut last November.
Couture (nee Kim Holderman) also works as the Vice President of Xtreme Couture and owner of KC Concepts, a fight promotional company.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
4-29-2009 @ 1:26PM
SHERRIE said...
i dont think randy and kim are having martial problems,they love each other,i have seen them in thier gym and they are so in love.unless something horrible has come about since oct i don't believe this mess.
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4-30-2009 @ 10:52AM
retrojoke said...
Yeh me either but things can go 180 quickly if Randy was banging Carano or some other martial arts fighter.
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4-30-2009 @ 11:35AM
SHERRIE said...
i would think it would be the other way around,randy wouldn't mess up again like that,that's how he lost his first wife.but i just don't believe either of them are cheating on the other because they are just so happy together!!