Strikeforce lightweight Ryan Couture improved to 2-0 during Friday nights Strikeforce Challengers 14 event by earning a third round rear-naked choke submission victory over Lee Higgins.
“It felt good to be in there, but the guy was tough as nails. I’m real glad I was able to get him there at the end. For the most part I was happy with my standup and getting almost 15 minutes in there was good.’’
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David “Tarzan” Douglas opened the Showtime broadcast with a quick first round submission win over opponent Nick Gonzalez. “Tarzan” felt the need to display his Jiu-Jitsu skills instead of his usual ground-and-pound to finish the fight. He feels that it will be “his year” to shine.