One of MMA’s best Grapplers ever and a  living legend of the sport, Randy joins the show to talk about his career, mindset and the current state of MMA! Click “Read More” for show notes! 

SHOW NOTES:

• His intro to Grappling

• How his desire to get his father’s attention motivated him to wrestle

• His high school career

• How Wrestling built him as a man

• Wrestling for Oklahoma State University

• Wrestling for the ARMY Greco Team

• Being the oldest guy on the team

• How his path in Greco happened by accident

• The transition between Freestyle Wrestling and Greco

• Opportunities in Wrestling

• How Greco influenced his entire career

• Dealing with losses and mental blocks

• The fear of losing

• The mental strength that both the military and Wrestling build

• The Extreme Couture GI Foundation

• His infamous Atlanta bar fight story

• Starting his MMA career on a whim

• His first fight

• Why he referred to his fights as “competitions” instead of “fights”

• What he feels was the toughest fight of his career

• His biggest moments in MMA

• Training adjustments he had to make with age

• The intensity of sparring in the old days vs now

• Coaching his son Ryan Couture

• Issues in modern MMA

• The Muhammad Ali act and why it is so important for fighters

• Fair pay / Fighters rights

• His acting career and plans for the future