Randy Couture on UFC 148, Retirement, Wrestling and More

In this four-part interview with MMA Fighting, former UFC heavyweight and light heavyweight champion Randy ‘the Natural’ Couture discusses everything from Chael Sonnen’s chances against Anderson Silva at UFC 148 to how he’s dealt …

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In this four-part interview with MMA Fighting, former UFC heavyweight and light heavyweight champion Randy ‘the Natural’ Couture discusses everything from Chael Sonnen’s chances against Anderson Silva at UFC 148 to how he’s dealt with the challenges of retirement. Couture also talks the state of amateur wrestling and gives an update on his relationship with UFC lightweight Gray Maynard.

Multiple-time UFC heavyweight and light heavyweight champion and now retired fighter Randy Couture sat down with me yesterday at his Xtreme Couture facility in Las Vegas, Nevada to discuss a wide variety of topics.

In the video below, Couture speaks to MMAFighting.com about his relationship with UFC on FX 4 headliner Gray Maynard. Couture suggests his relationship with ‘The Bully’ is as strong and positive as ever and predicts Maynard will win tonight against Clay Guida.

Couture also discusses briefly his experience shooting the soon to be released ‘The Expendables 2’ major motion picture.

We’ll have more with Couture from this interview soon, including his experience in retirement, the state of amateur wrestling and MMA as well as Chael Sonnen’s chances against Anderson Silva at UFC 148.