Randy Couture may have retired from mixed martial arts fighting, entered the UFC Hall of Fame (as well as become a personality on Spike TV) and gone into the world of acting, but he’s not done with competition yet. As reported first by the Newark Star-Ledger, Couture has been tabbed to star on the upcoming season of ABC’s ‘Dancing with the Stars’, which debuts Sept. 14th at 8 p.m. ET
Couture is not the first MMA fighter to appear on the long-running show. Fellow UFC Hall of Famer Chuck Liddell guest starred back in 2009 on season 9. He and his partner, Anna Trebunskaya, took 11th place.
The full cast list of the upcoming season is as follows:
Alfonso Ribeiro and Witney Carson
Sadie Robertson and Mark Ballas
Michael Waltrip and Emma Slater
Lolo Jones and Keo Motsepe
Jonathan Bennett and Allison Holker
Lea Thompson and Artem Chigvintsev
Antonio Sabato Jr. and Cheryl Burke
Randy Couture and Karina Smirnoff
Janel Parrish and Val Chmerkovskiy
Tommy Chong and Peta Murgatroyd
Betsey Johnson and Tony Dovolani
Bethany Mota and Derek Hough
Tavis Smiley and Sharna Burgess