Ryan Couture returns to action to face Conor Heun at March 3 Strikeforce event
The March 3 Strikeforce card continues to grow as the event draws closer. Already stacked top to bottom, the lineup has added a lightweight bout between Ryan Couture and Conor Heun sure to get fans that much more excited for the upcoming event. The fight will likely take place on the preliminary portion of the card, scheduled to air on ShowtimeExtreme prior to the main card on Showtime. After suffering... [Read More...]
Ryan Couture set for action on September Challengers card
It appears Strikeforce lightweight Ryan Couture will look to bounce back from his first taste of defeat next month as part of the lineup for Strikeforce Challengers 19. “Natural Light,” a play on dad Randy Couture’s nickname, was outpointed in June by undefeated prospect Matt Ricehouse after winning his first two fights as a professional. Though no opponent has been lined up yet for the 155er,... [Read More...]
Strikeforce Challengers returns in June with talent-rich event
Strikeforce is headed back to the Pacific Northwest next month with one of the promotion’s deepest Challengers cards to date. Set for June 24 in Kent, Washington, Strikeforce Challengers 16 features submission specialist Caros Fodor taking on Cung Le protégé James Terry in headlining action, as well as in-ring appearances from undefeated prospects Ryan Couture and Lorenz Larkin plus much more! An... [Read More...]
Ryan Couture: “Only pressure I put on myself is to perform to the level I’m capable of.”
The last name “Couture” is synonymous with MMA the same way the last name “Gretzky” is synonymous with hockey. Randy Couture and Wayne Gretzky are pioneers of their respective sports. There are plenty more similarities. They’re both well-respected inside and outside of their sports, they both brought their sports to new heights, they’re both champions, and they both compete at the highest... [Read More...]
Ryan Couture joins Lyle Beerbohm on February 18 Challengers card
Rising prospect Ryan Couture will put his modest undefeated record (1-0) on the line against another young lightweight who has yet to lose as a professional, Lee Higgins, on February 18 at Strikeforce Challengers 14 just outside of Austin, Texas in Cedar Park. Not only is Higgins 2-0, but he is also a native Texan, meaning Couture should definitely have his work cut out for him next month. News of... [Read More...]
Changes afoot for November 19th Strikeforce Challengers event
Fans anxious to see Ryan Couture’s attempt at winning the second professional MMA bout of his career will unfortunately have to wait a bit longer, as Strikeforce has issued a press release stating the son of UFC legend Randy Couture has been scratched from a November 19th “Strikeforce Challengers” event scheduled for Jackson, Mississippi. The change was made due to a staph infection Couture picked... [Read More...]
Vitor Ribeiro, Ryan Couture return to action at Strikeforce Challengers 12
According to a press release from Strikeforce, Brazilian lightweight Vitor “Shaolin” Ribeiro will look to bounce back from a two-fight skid this November 19th at a Strikeforce Challengers show scheduled for Jackson, Mississippi. Ribeiro will face 9-3 Justin Wilcox in the card’s main event. Though the 31-year old has stumbled three of the last four times he’s stepped into the ring, the losses... [Read More...]
Tate is crowned tournament champ, Riggs and Couture victorious at Strikeforce Challengers 10
PRESS RELEASE / PHOENIX, ARIZ. (Aug. 13, 2010) — On the night that Strikeforce crowned its first-ever “Women’s Welterweight Tournament Champion”, hometown hero Joe “Diesel” Riggs upended tough up-and-comer Louis “Handgunz” Taylor and Ryan Couture won his Mixed Martial Arts debut on Friday night at Strikeforce Challengers 10 on Showtime. Miesha “Takedown” Tate won two... [Read More...]
Strikeforce Challengers 10 Previews and Predictions
Strikeforce’s widely-welcomed focus on promoting talented female fighters takes an intriguing step at tonight’s “Strikeforce Challengers 10” event with the evening’s welterweight tournament. In opening-round action, well-rounded Brazilian Carina Damm faces submission-specialist Hitomi Akano while fan-favorite Miesha Tate looks to advance to the final fight against newcomer Maiju Kujala. The... [Read More...]
Like Father, Like Son, Naturally: Ryan Couture improves to 2-0
photo by: Carla Duran While the Shamrocks and Gracies feud over who is the “First Family of MMA” like the Hatfields & McCoys, many MMA fans will point to the Couture clan as equally deserving of that honor. Ironically enough, as a household which is known for its quiet humility, they’d probably be the last ones to lay claim to it. But amid a capacity crowd of near 2,500 at Sunday night’s... [Read More...]
Report: Bobby Lashley signs with AFL
MMA Junkie’s got the scoop: Former World Wrestling Entertainment performer and decorated amateur wrestler Bobby Lashley is the latest signing for the Kentucky-based American Fight League. A source close to the 31-year-old told MMAjunkie.com that Lashley will be introduced as an AFL signee — perhaps the organization’s biggest to date — during tonight’s “Bulletproof”... [Read More...]
Coming soon to an MMA promotion near you?
Dave Meltzer is reporting on the Wrestling Observer website that Bobby Lashley’s non-compete clause with World Wrestling Entertainment ended yesterday. Many readers of this site are hardcore MMA fans who hate it when pro wrestling and MMA coverage cross paths, but the undeniable truth is that Lashley could be an impact player in MMA — should he choose to go down that path. Being a former... [Read More...]
