Randy Couture Interview from Boxingscene.com

[TheRey4you]

im a boxer .. im in amateurs right now .. but from a athletes perspective i think fighting is fighting . just the way racing is racing ie, cycle racing , car racing . sprinting . objective is the same in every sport : basically to win! . i think people who never never fought in there life which hide behind the dads ass each time theyre in trouble are damaging both sports fan base , even if its irrelevant! my mma mates and i at times laugh and joke about it but bottom line..we are ALL FIGHGTERS

[djeeedah]

Cauliflower ears are so sexy

[jerven200]

Funny..In this interview Randy says that boxing is a big part of what mma fighters do but before the fight with Toney he said that Boxing was just a little part of what they do..

[aybaby1024]

after all this mess with dana white talking smack and toney and dana arguing disrespecting both sports, randy is the most mature in all of it. I like toney and toney is toney, but randy is a student of the game and take pride in his art. James is just a mean guy when you piss him off, im sure he doesnt not respect mma at all. I respect bothy guys for making the fight happen. Its good to see styles match. It would be nice to see MMA and boxing embrace one another

[tagspin]

the "baddest" fighter in boxing right now is a 5-6' 145 pounder named pacquiao.....in real life, nobody most random guys on the street is not intimidated by that midget

guys like gsp,penn,lesnar,carwin,velasqu­ez etc would kill any top rated boxers in a street fight...the mma guys will toss and throw these skinny boxers around and beat the shit out of them

[tagspin]

randy couture would kill bernard hopkins in a street fight...all he has to do is grab him, lift him up 10 feet in the air and slam him on his head....then ground and pound or choke out

skinny bernards with his chicken legs is too weak and definitley cant defend one of couture's take down

[masondarko]

i became a super fan of Couture after what some things he said about Vitor Belfort, he was very respectfull and not underrated the guy or trash talked, i belive this is the way fighters must be, peacefull with themselfves and their performaces, this interview and GSP ones show a very good side of fighters,no juvenile talk, the real stuff outcome of a martial arts learner, i hate to see guys being loud and trying to be alpha male's that horrible specially to mma that's still growing.

[focusizhere]

no couture is not the bernard hopkins of mma..he's not a low life that goes on national tv and bashes other people and the sports they play

[Jamaicanwhiteboy12]

Has anyone noticed how mma fighters have nothing bad to say about boxing, yet all these boxers are bitching about mma, it just reflects badly on them, not you asssiann your cool

[TheGILBERTnetwork]

@Jamaicanwhiteboy12 - they don't need to since the mma fans talk enough shit for all of them

[Jamaicanwhiteboy12]

@TheGILBERTnetwork there are plenty of boxing fans bitching too. my point being mma fighters aren't bitching about boxing because they have more dignity than that. Something I found funny was Evander Holyfield bitching about mma, then going to watch rampage vs rashad!

[JediKnight1007]

He even went on to say that MMA fighters were better at boxing than boxers are. And no disrespect to the UFC but I think forming judgement based on Randy Couture's opinion may not be entirely accurrate. Couture is not just a class act for the UFC he is a class act as a man. I haven't seen this level of class from a lot of other MMA fighters. But to be honest I watch and follow boxing a lot more.

[JediKnight1007]

Just to clear the air a bit I think the negativity comes from both sides. I knew a MMA trainer who insisted Chuck Liddel would have destroyed Mike Tyson in the boxing ring when Tyson was the champion under Atlas and Roony. To compare Liddell to that version of Tyson I think is disrespectful to the sport of boxing.

[clitwize]

i like this guy he knows boxing is essential! u can take down sum1 so many times but if u punch his face then its over

[SecretDimension]

Are you people even listening to what Randy says in this video..?

End this silly debate.. they are DIFFERENT sports and are both good and have their place!

[happytimes1984]

yeah Randy is a perfect ambassador of the sport of mma. it pisses me off that they get all these tank abbots and kimbo type of bar room and back yard brawlers on the reality show. gsp, anderson silva and couture are prime examples of the sport! these guys deserve a whole lot more money than what they get paid!

[GSPshitsonalves]

yeah floyds a real motherfucker and i hate that guy, u only hear mma guys talking shit on boxers because of how much of a dick mayweather is

[Tavarith]

ive never heard an mma fighter talk shit to a boxer......but ive heard boxers talk shit about mma

[GSPshitsonalves]

yeah idk why i said that

[7rick8]

dude, Randy is such a class act, a very humble superstar. floyd mayweather should really borrow a page out of randys book and show a little more respect to all combat athletes and stop talking shit about mma.

[MrFreeman420]

well said asssiann23!

[asssiann23]

why the fuck do all boxers talk shit on mma fighters. im a boxer i would never step into mma because personaly dont like it but thats just my opinion. it depends on what sport you like. comparing these two things are like comparing basket ball and soccer. their both two completely different things. and im gonna admitt boxing popularity wise is going down the drain. i box and i personally think its more fun to watch the ufc. but thats just me

[ggddbbcc]

wow man excellent opinion

[periechontology]

@asssiann23

Your claim makes no sense. It;'s like someone saying "i am rock music player but i like R & B better." What did your father make you take Boxing or did you take it up to defend yourself? or are you even a boxer?

[TheGILBERTnetwork]

@asssiann23 - because they started the arguement 1st!

[godofthisshit]

@asssiann23

Well MMA has boxing so it's more like comparing soccer if you kicked the ball in hoops.

[nmbo76jklq]

@godofthisshit tru

[Dundrie]

@asssiann23 Not everybody talks smack! It's two different combat sports and I respect any branch of any martial arts / combat sport. It's bullshit if they talk smack, they should appreciate all aspects of fighting, however of course everybody has a favorite one.. But directly talking smack about MMA or boxing is complete BS and anyone who's doing it, should just stfu right now

[sinusbradycardia]

@asssiann23 I've boxed and I after I watched my 1st ufc(4), I wanted to be a grappler and I was going around doing double leg take downs on everone, because they I was going to slap box them. I watched UFC up until Randy won the title from Maurice Smith. For some reason my interest waned from UFC. I also went 2 UFC 9, Motor City Madness. U can see me, every time a fighter would walk down I would flex my right arm into the camera, was wearing a black shirt and a hat backwards, 2 rs tic = $400.

[99681655]

@asssiann23 UFC OR MMA BETTER THAN ALL BOXE

BUT NOT COMPARE WITH HEAVYWEIGHT BOXERS

LIKE EXAMPLE MANNY OSCAR TYSON..........

[Mace2123]

it's funny how a boxer or a ufc fighter respects both combat sports while ignorant people who don't even fight love to bash on eachother and say how the other sport is better etc

[ambertch]

yeah it's pretty funny, I've never met a guy in the gym who hates either. If anything I've met more boxers that hate on mma than the other way around. All the hate is just coming from keyboard warriors on the internet :) I mean come on, you seriously think any of these people who talk shit would dare back it up in the gym? Of course not - they don't train

[halosamuri]

lmao thank god someone said it i love MMA more then boxing but i respect boxing completely most of the hates coming from boxing sadly mayweather called it bum fighting makes me sick

[ChaosIadore]

Whoa slow down I've met MMA fighters who says anyone can box. Don't be bias. Stop judging all boxers from 1 boxers opinion.

[halosamuri]

im not being bias ive met alot of boxers that rag on MMA ive never met one good MMA fighter he rags on boxing

[ChaosIadore]

And like I said before I've met MMA fighters who say that anyone even their grandmother can box. Your still being bias. Your saying that the only guys who talk shit are boxers which you should know isn't true. MMA fighters have some mouths on them too. Quit pointing the blame in the boxers direction. I don't blame anyone if it didn't come out their mouth.

[halosamuri]

i wasnt being biased i just said and i'll repeat myself "ive met a lot of boxer that rag on MMA ive never met one GOOD MMA fighter rag on boxing" so maybe u shuld learn to read a tad bit better huh?

[ChaosIadore]

(lmao thank god someone said it i love MMA more then boxing but i respect boxing completely most of the hates coming from boxing sadly mayweather called it bum fighting makes me sick) Im reading you loud and clear. You said most of the hate. How many boxers have you met? I don't have anything against another fighter. Fighting period takes alot of balls to do.I don't think any fighter should point most of the blame at any fighter we're all fighters.

[halosamuri]

ive met a pretty large amount of boxers enough to get the point that most of them in my experince comes from boxing i know alot of MMA fighters and they all respect boxing thats just it and yes were all fighters but in the end other people will hate on other styles cause they think its weaker its BS but it happens

[ChaosIadore]

My gym is filled with boxers, kick boxers and MMA artist and the last thing you would ever hear is who can beat who? We all go through hell for our art. I dedicate 4 hours of my day for my art. The last thing anyone in my gym would say that an another art can beat another it all depends on the man really. I've met MMA artist out side of my gym who said that. I invite to my gym and they leave with a different opinion. Still I don't place blame on either side only on that man and that man alone.

[Information4us]

@Mace2123 If we leave it as sports and not street fighting you can not really compare the two. They are different. Does boxing hate tkd no just stupid people.

[sinusbradycardia]

@Mace2123 That's right. I boxed as a teenager and it helped me some in a street, against a guy 100lbs heavier than me, but if I would have known any submission or MMA I could've beat the fat fuck. We never hit the ground, he came running towards me I circled away from him and was easily hitting him, not hard, and then I went to through a punch and I slipped and he got a hold of me and in a head lock and I hit my nose about 25x. My nose was shattered and his dad broke it up,

[rickgimb]

captain america

[MOPBOP2]

Yea man Randy is a well rounded HUMAN BEING!

[ChaosIadore]

Love Randy. True respect for fighters.

[steventx832012]

who can say that there aren't 'brawlers' in both sports? while both are full of talented fighters, both have there pros and cons, ups and downs, people who leave negative comments about either do so from the comfort of their lazy boy recliners.

[defbert2]

I totally agree with everything you said. Peace.

[MayweatherTop1]

lewl randy is a class act, glad to see he left the ufc

[BispingFan28]

he's back... he was acting... that is the only reason he left... you'll see him in scorpion king

[djdick]

people are still going on about this UFC vs boxing shit, right after randys speech on it? fucking idiots

[gandu9]

class act this is on eof the reasons mma is better they can articulate their thoughts

[PAGoldenglovechamp06]

and just to be clear MMA guys are not boxers few of them really do any boxing there is alot more to boxing then throwing punches

[toru315]

Absolutely, look up UFC vs. boxing with joe Rogan for really good points about how the 2 sports are different. Also demonstrates how MMA guys ar very knowledgable about boxing. just that they pick and choose what skills from boxing are applicable in MMA.

[espada9]

Phil Baroni -- amature boxer

Stephan Bonnar - Chicago Golden Gloves boxer

Jens Pulver -- pro boxer 4-0 record

Vitor Belfort -- pro boxer

Marcus Davis -- pro boxer 17-1 record

Chris Lytle -- pro boxer 13-1-1 record

[landmcgreggor2008]

THANK YOU!!!!!

[rarbot]

Big nog also did boxing from what I heard

[rarbot]

Also not to mention in Couture vs Sylvia, Couture utilized aspects from boxing (other than punching) such as bobbing and weaving.

[ThickieWonder]

i dont think there is a debate...or atleast not an intelligent one. Some boxers could beat some mma guys, and vice versa.That being said I think a boxer with no former ground training would have trouble with a grappler in a streetfight, if he couldnt finish the grappler immediately, he would be on his back in foreign territory

[kempobrad]

the arena would be a great factor in determining the outcome i think. a boxer in a mma fight using JUST boxing will probably lose. a mma fighter in a boxing only match would probably get disqualified for knees, elbows, and takedowns lol i do think mmatists are more well prepared to cross over though. they box, kickbox, wrestle, and grapple.

[Orangewind]

The point of the interview is that both sports actually have admiration for each other and can thrive together. MMA fighters cannot disrespect boxers because they need to incorporate boxing in their game. Boxers should respect MMA because they are also fighters, working hard at their craft, risking their health for money and entertainment for the fans, just like them. Overall, they are all in the same boat.

[SCRO7]

well said orangewind thats how people should see it instead of talking shit to eachother, i do both professionaly and i respect both greatly

[xkimboslicex]

boxing and boxing fans are so stupid to think boxing is real, its a farce and any mma fighters own boxers all day long. boxers are limited in skill, they have to stand and run

[PAGoldenglovechamp06]

lol your obviously a dumb kis boxing has been around for atleast 100 years and your sport has been around for 10 yeah i guesse boxing fans are dumb now whos yer dady?

[Galicia1981]

Really? You are saying that full contact matches have only been around for 10 years? Boxing is more a sport, mma is a fight.

[djdick]

your a fucking idiot who cant even trace the origins of his sport. try boxing is AT LEAST 2000 years old, the first recorded matches being in ancient greece. same with pankration, a sort of ancient form of mma. also before modern mma we had vale tudo. now whos yer daddy?

[BispingFan28]

2000 years ago... when you proof send it to me... fucking joke

[ChaosIadore]

You can check wikapedia they have the history of boxing in there.

[BUMBACLUT]

you are the stupidest most uneducated dumbass ever. im an mma fan over boxing nonetheless, but dont discredit boxing just because your some dumbass into ufc fighting and dont know anything about boxing. i hope you realize mma fighters USE boxing. so yea, i guess mma fighters are stupid too since they 'think boxing is real' according to your logic. idiot.

[rarbot]

Bumblaclutguy gets a thumbs up for speaking the truth. I'm an mma fan but never disrespect boxing, since its an important part of MMA.

[sullyb23511]

Randy was very complementary towards the sport of boxing and it's practitioners. And he was a boxer during his tenure in the Army, so it's not as if he has a downer on the sport. I don't understand this debate one bit. I like them both.

[eddie1dig]

just cus people learn moves doesnt mean they are as strong, and like a boxer would just stand and let all this happen, id be litterally waiting for the shoot, these gobshites who could never box do mma and get wasted! then mma dudes say see what happenes to boxers! lol there not boxers they are failed shit wanna be boxers who get beat up, not millionair skilled fighting machines,

[eddie1dig]

af joe 25 you know nothink about both sports obvioulsly with youre idiotic statement. id dip my knees if i was a boxer and throw 300 uppercuts if you go to shoot my legs, and i would throw a knee too, then throw you on the floor and bite youre ear or eyeball right out and watch you screem. then see if you can get one of them little ankle locks when youre squealing with pain

[eddie1dig]

listen, its all about the individual, how do you know a boxer isnt strong as fuck? youre all born with different natural stregnth, now you can learn all the wrestling moves in the world but if you are not as strong as another individual you wont outwrestle him in a streetfight. you cant teach a wilderbeast to kill a lion!

[bleachandnarutofan]

couldnt have been a greater interview

[NextGenSports]

great interview

[forey86]

boxing is a big part of mma, a good fighter should not have to go to the ground, but at the same time, a good fighter has to be prepared to go ground. that is a REAL fighting athlete, be ready for anything!!

[igis]

Why didn't he go up against Fedor for the heavyweight title?

[teufelhunden70]

According to Dana, Fedor will fight the heavyweight champion when he joins the UFC in late '07 or early '08. So, assuming Randy is still the champion at that time, then he will meet Fedor in the octagon. As much as I like Couture, I think that he'll have one hell of a time defending against Fedor. Then again, I thought that Gonzaga would beat him too.

[bigjuicybiggy]

Randy is the shit

[tomartin35]

This guys a class act. He's telling in it like it is. Boxing is an important part of what they do. But to be honest, a good fighter would never have to go to the ground to fight. My point being a world class boxer like Bernard Hopkins or Oscar Delahoya would kick the crap out of an MMA fighter.

[teufelhunden70]

What is a "good fighter" going to do when he is taken to the ground? An MMA fighter must be able fight standing up or on the ground. Oscar will do well against an MMA fighter until he gets taken down and choked out.

[Militantcheese]

maybe not even that he probably couldnt handle leg kicks cause he would have to get close to punch. Legs have a greater range you could easily see his legs crumble

[elshubeto]

yo prefiero pegarme un tiro con delahoya o con hopkins, estoy seguro que con randy no tengo oportunidad

[Militantcheese]

any good pure boxer would get destroyed by a MMA guy. they wont know how to defend takedown? last time i checked boxing doesn't teach ground fighting.

[tomartin35]

You bring up a good point. I would like to see Randy or Chuck (if he can stay off the drugs) fight a world class boxer. But I don't think that is going to happen anytime soon.

[Vamoalla]

It depends. The instant that MMA fighter started to reach for the takedown and exposed his chin, the boxer would have a wide open target, and would take advantage of it in the blink of an eye. I don't think any MMA guy has been hit with a punch anywhere near as hard as a world class boxer's punch.

[Militantcheese]

I don't think any world class boxer has been kicked in the head or have taken leg kicks either. Or knows how to counter a takedown.

[Vamoalla]

kicks, you're right.

Take down? You have to actually extend your arms, right? Even if you rush in, boxers are used to other boxers who do that. But it depends on the fighter. Hearns in his prime? Tall guy with long reach who can stun you with a jab and end your night with either hand? How are you going to get near him? Young Tyson? I'm no Tyson fan, but he's going to come at you fast and hard, and you have to react to what he's doing. Better catch him with a kick, cuz if you don't...

[Militantcheese]

its called the legs? you get a single or a double leg takedown. Boxers have no answers to a wrestlers takedowns. It very easy for a good well rounded MMA guy to set up takedowns.

[Vamoalla]

Yeah, but what I'm saying is that the moment you REACH for the legs....

Also Tommy Hearns in his prime.  What was he? 6-2 and looong. And could hurt you with ANY punch including the jab.

So you have Tommy putting that jab out there constantly...You can't ignore it cuz he can hurt you with it. Counter with, what? A kick? I don't know, can you execute a good kick when you're preoccupied with his jab? Then once he has you dealing with the jab, he throws that murderous cross.

[Militantcheese]

kicks have a better reach than punches bro.

[Vamoalla]

Sure, if the fighters are the same size.

Length was one of Hearns' assets. Guys like Cuevas and Duran didn't even have a chance to figure out how to get close before their lights were turned off.

[Militantcheese]

dude my point is there is no way in hell a boxer could beat a mma guy in mma. even if e.g cotoure is rocked bad the boxer doesnt have the skills to finish it on the ground.

and boxers dnt punch eople when the shoot at their legs they would get destroyed

[Vamoalla]

my point is depends on the boxer

[Militantcheese]

no that is a retarded comment. boxing is not mma. MMA is not boxing. You cann't win top level MMa if you are not well rounded you cann't win with just boxing that is what mma proves.

[Vamoalla]

technical question: Do you not have to reach in order to execute a shoot?

Does that not leave the chin exposed.

You underestimate how quickly a boxer will take advantage of that.

But in general I agree with you. Someone like Hearns with length and frightening punching power is a different proposition.

[Militantcheese]

a boxer doesnt punch people at his knees or ankles or around his thighs he isnt used to havt to punch around that area

[AFJoe25]

Answer: No, you don't to a punch. When you shoot you expose your chin to a knee, but boxers don't do knee stikes. Even then, a shooter like Couture would set up a shoot with other techniques. Besides, against a boxer a MMA guy wouldn't need to shoot, they would just body up and slam them. A pro mma guy could last with a young boxer, a pro boxer could not last a minute with a young MMA guy.

[PubliusAfricanus]

"even if e.g cotoure is rocked bad the boxer doesnt have the skills to finish it on the ground."

Do you even follow UFC? Most of the fights that go to the ground are stopped by the ref after one guy beats the hell out of the other. A boxer doesn't need technique when he can just pound the other guy's face.

[Militantcheese]

I think you are the one that doesn't follow MMA (or Ufc) if you think ground and pound is simply that easy. dude ground fighting is very technical. You put your arm in the wrong position, bang, armbar or you dominate position gets reversed guys can still pull this stuff off when rocked look at the frank mir brock lesnar fight, lesnar . you need technique to be able to prevent making a mistake and getting submitted or revesed.

[PubliusAfricanus]

You need a lot of technique to sit on someone's back and hit them in the temples for a few seconds? Okay, then. But don't pretend like a boxer couldn't do that.

[roycegracie2]

Honestly, you obviously don't know anything about fighting. It takes 8-10 years to get a blackbelt in brazilian jj. If you think that's "sit on someones back and hit them in the temples", you are so far off it's actually a bit embarrasing. And as far is goes boxing vs other other martial arts, that was proved back in the twenties when wrestler (only) was demolishing boxers. And and mma fighter? Who knows all the most efficient martial arts? That is not really a hot topis anymore.

[PubliusAfricanus]

How on earth does a wrestler beating a boxer prove anything regarding martial arts? What an odd thing to say.

[roycegracie2]

What? How does saying something about boxing and wrestling not say anything about martial arts????? Those are two martial arts!! I don't mean to sound patronizing, but how old are you? Listen, you don't know anything about FIGHTING. That much is apparent from your comments. You may know a lot about BOXING, but that is not the same thing. Do you honestly really think an mma fighter would not beat up a boxer? Or a wrestler? Or a judoka? Or whatever? That is their speciality, to have no weaknesses.

[PubliusAfricanus]

How old are you, with all the goddamn question marks?

Christ, it's like conversing with a twelve-year-old girl on here. OMG, lol, hi2u!!1!

[halosamuri]

isnt it said i dont even know wat hi2u means wtf lmao MMA is the most hard sport to learn like he said u have to have 0 weakness MMA is a warriors sport but again all credit to boxing if it wasnt for boxing MMA would prolly not exist just like wreslting and other fighting arts

[PubliusAfricanus]

I would assume not knowing how to punch, defend against a punch, or even knowing how to make a fist is a pretty big glaring weakness. Just ask Chuck "I like beer!" Liddell. If he's awake yet.

[halosamuri]

using one person as a center isnt really a good idea to defend boxing how about..... mike tyson u wins all his fights till someone acctually hits him back he loses then the guy who beat him loses almost every other fight he has....... tyson goes crazy and bites someones ear off. i would rether have a sleeping chuck liddel then a ear biting retard any day thanks for the thoughts though friend

:)

[Tavarith]

dude that was when chuck was a fat old man!...in his prime though....theres a fighter

[local282forlife]

LOL!!!!

[AFJoe25]

A MMA guy will eat a jab or two to get close. It won't put them out. Then they will recover from the jabs after they take you down. That is when MMA guys recover from a punch, while they lay on you on the ground. Then, when they are ready, they will either submit you or pound your head into the mat, then gameover.

[Vamoalla]

You haven't seen Tommy Hearn's jab apparently.

One of the hardest jabs you can imagine. Recover? Before you recovered, his right cross would put your lights out.

But I understand what you're saying about the proper way to shoot.

[rarbot]

When it comes to a fighter shooting in, they're face would probably be facing down and since punching the back of the head is illegal, this would negate the whole using a jab as a deterrent for takedowns. Not to mention some wrestlers are so explosive, they may even be too quick to hit as they shoot in.

[ChaosIadore]

Boxers have shoot power to how do explain getting in and out in a hurry. You ever try to box on the inside? Its hard to get in and not get pop it takes a lot of explosive leg power to do that at will. You should watch and try some boxing training. Your thighs will burn for days. My trainer who does both boxing and MMA murders my legs as a warm up you dont even want to know about the work out.

[rarbot]

I didn't mean in and out striking, I meant shooting for a takedown. Since rabbit punches aren't allowed, the only response a traditional western boxer has to a wrestler's shoot, is to uppercut. The only other defenses that can be used is by extending to other MAs' techniques, like sprawling or utilizing your knees, but that would make them an MMA fighter.

[ChaosIadore]

Correction boxers can move and creat distance wich is a nother deffence to a take down an upper cut is somthing that a heavy wieght would probably use in order to stop a take down. Heavy weights don't move like that anymore Ali was the last one. In out is a deffence to take downs but not just back and forth side to side so your opponet cant pin point his dirrection of attack. To move out the way of a short grab (wich is what its in BJJ) or press down or jump but that never really works.

[doosriradha]

boxers are not allowed to kick so i dont see how thats possible, please tell me what a boxer would do if taken to the ground or how would a boxer handle a kick to the head, in early days of UFC, boxers did try to take part in UFC, i have to admitt they were tough, boxers can take and handle punishment well, but they did not do well on the ground, hey boxers are great athletes,

[bgtocak]

Randy is the king you stuped pussys

[1Mrflawless]

randy is perhaps the only UFC fighter that can give Feodor a good fight. Emilianenko would destroy enybody else easily

[lilsn00py510]

bernard hopkins

[albybabeee]

honestly, i didn't like randy after he destroyed vitor. but really.. randy deserves to be the champ. he's got the skill and power.. he's cool too

[abbottjkjnjnnhg]

that 1 guys right it is IMPOSSIBLE to hate randy, whoever hates randy, REALLY hates MMA and doesnt give it a chance, randy is the classiest guy ever from boxing/MMA and football and maybe hockey, randys my Hero, maybe someday boxers cn jump to mma and make it more interesting... GO RANDY

[dragonstyle619]

Thats right Randy, kiss some ass and then maybe you can get some world class boxing lessons.

[doosriradha]

friends lets remember one thing, only a few boxers make money, the guys in ufc who are there you would not of heard of them if ufc was not there. Don king and the rest have sucked boxing dry

[hector003]

really nice to see a ufc fighter comment about boxing and not trash the sport like the other ufc assholes like that white guy. and im boxing fan, and think both sports live without the other dieing off. and somehow ufc has helped boxing by putting the spotlight on the fight game again. randy is now the fisrt ufc fighter i repect

[paulmauls]

Just do it again Randy, just do it again!

[jollyfin]

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[verhallt]

Now this is class. Randy understands enough about boxing to give it the respect its earned (quite possibly Hopkins on MMA as well).

This should be the end of the MMA-Boxing debate. The two can co-exist and possess excellent fighters/athletes. I'm a boxer myself so this was a breeze of fresh air.

[homegrownhero]

they can co-exist... and it would be great if they could... BUT... boxing has been raped n had its throat slit.. n has been left to die.. it needs some big fights and strong personalities to come back and save it.

who's to blame? not the boxers so much.. the promotors more like !

[cdnp4p]

homegrownhero. Well said. Promoters have ruined the sport. However, boxing will never die. It will always be here. Its so popular around the world. Kessler/Calzaghe will get 60,000 people at Millenium stadium in Cardiff, Wales. To help boxing, it needs exciting American heavyweights.

[kanarvin]

legend! dont know how long his will power can last though, hope he gets by gonzaga. lets hear randys prediction ;p

[cnakm]

SO CLASSY!

[meikle5]

i love boxing and ufc. i wish there was only one belt per weight catagory in boxing though, this way we'd only get the best match-ups, like in ufc. and randy couture is a credit to everything he puts his name against.

[templeofthebull]

Great video, thanks.

[djhonda24]

Hey go to the ESPN website and look for the section where you can vote for Ufc fighters Randy Couture or Rampage Jackson for fighters of the year. Their up against Mayweather and other boxers for the ESPY. I'd love to see a UFC fighter get it over Mayweather

[YungJuve]

i used to dismiss UFC as a mere "human cockfighting", but this guy gets a respect from me.

[AFJoe25]

MMA has always been safer than boxing. The "human cockfighting" label was the old '93-'98 UFC. Now, it is way safer than boxing, and there has been ZERO reported deaths in a sanctioned pro MMA bout. Once people learn that MMA is 90% submissions and wrestling, they will understand. Even fighters who get "knocked out" are up and congratulating the winner, with usually no injuries.

[DEPORTALLILLEGALS]

He's right that stand-up is more important and wrestling is the reason why. Once people learned techniques from this ancient marital art that is entirely concerned with taking down your opponent while preventing yourself from being taken down, submission fighters HAD to learn to box.

[smifff63]

randy is a great guy, out of all the people i'd love to meet he's top of the list. a real gent and great ambassador for MMA

[sasa13]

Randy is great...but it will be a dificult fight against Gonzaga

[FlorisMW]

It's impossible to dislike Randy.

[FredGavioes]

im brazilian, but im on the fence. couture is a such nice guy. i dont care who wins hw match

[MBagatella]

The UFC needs to make Randy their president instead of Dana. Couture is a great ambassador for MMA

[ughugh2007]

Yeah, and Couture doesn't drop the "F" bomb over, and over, and over, and over......the way the Dana White does.

[Bushmills21]

Randy is a gentleman and a great representative of the sport. Truly a blessing for MMA. This interviewer is a lost Lambda Lambda Lambda member or something.

[yachier]

GREAT INTERVIW

[JohnDough83]

Awesome Interview!

[JoaoSilvaBrasil2]

Ahahahah.

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu > ALL

[DEPORTALLILLEGALS]

Wrestling neutralized BJJ when it looked like it might dominate. It's quickly becoming the preferred background for MMA.

[rarbot]

I always thought it worked as BJJ > wrestling, Strikers > BJJ, Wrestling > Strikers, like rock paper scissors.