Randy Couture: Grappling match with Angle still speculation
Randy Couture made some recent comments to MMA Weekly regarding the grappling match between he and Kurt Angle that Angle has been talking up for quite some time now, saying it’s signed on the dotted line, etc. According to Randy, Angle may be jumping the gun a bit:
“I’m not too worried about it either way,” said Couture. “When it is signed on the dotted line and it can really be a reality then I will definitely start training and getting myself into top grappling shape, sharpening all those tools for a match with him.”
“There’s some hoops to jump through, me first and foremost getting cleared of the UFC,” Couture stated. “I’m sure they’re not going to give me permission to do anything at this point while I’m under contract with them.”
Hopefully Angle shuts his trap now, but judging from his past history that probably won’t happen. It’s no surprise that the one big thing standing in the way of making this happen is the UFC and Randy’s contract with them. Randy probably can’t even go to the bathroom without conferring with his lawyers these days.
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So Randy admits he’s under contract with the UFC. Then what aren’t you fulfilling it? Dumb f*ck.
His lawyers really need to tell him to stop talking. Every interview he does probably gives the UFC a little more ammo in court.
I thought about the implications of Couture’s statement, too. I could be mistaken, but I think Couture’s theory is that his contract lasts for a specific term (expires this year, I think), whereas UFC claims he is obliged to fight several more times regardless of how long it takes. There may not be an inconsistency between Couture’s statement and his legal position. That having been said, it is unwise to comment on such things while a lawsuit is pending.
After his setback over the IFL issue, I wonder if there have been any settlement discussions.
“I thought about the implications of Couture’s statement, too. I could be mistaken, ………..That having been said, it is unwise to comment on such things while a lawsuit is pending.”
I am talking about every interview he has done since October including what he typed on his blog that was taken down after 12 hours. You would think the UFC has a game plan on several scenarios for various legal maneuvers and I am certain ever interview he does feeds one or several routes they plan on taking. You would think his Lawyers would have made it clear to never answer a question that involves the UFC or futures plans that involve conflicts with the UFC. I am not a lawyer but one would think the less he talks the better.
Evan–
Anything he says that contradicts his legal theories or the positions he’s taken during depositions or other discovery will be used like a stick to smack him about the head and shoulders. His lawyers should tell him to dummy up.
“His lawyers should tell him to dummy up.”
The very ones who gave him the green light to do this. Ugh. I hate this whole thing so much.
In the long run it will prove to be a mistake. His fighting career has been stalled, and it’s also affected his ability to otherwise participate in MMA. I don’t wish him ill, but this whole fight with the UFC looks more and more like a tantrum gone way out of bounds.
Randy Couture – Self TKO late in the 5th round of his career.
#1, #2, #3 um… who dosn’t know that he’s under contract? and how can Randy mentioning it do anything to his court case?. Isn’t the despute over completing his contract with the UFC, what that involves and when the contract expires rather than if he is under contract right now, I didn’t think that fact was in despute. If it was its not now.
What sort of grappling match would this be?.
yeah randy i believe still has two fights left on his contract (4-fight contract) for the ufc.
everyone wants to see him fight fedor in a cage. randy would still be the underdog since he’s like 45 but he’s proven people wrong in most of his fights. shocking crazy upsets. who knows or sure what would happen, but both are game. this would be much bigger than chuck vs wanderlai or loudmouth kurt angle in some grappling match. randy’s a much better grappler altogether than angle is despite his collegiate and olympic experience.