Former UFC champion, Randy Couture celebrates PFL's 'new phase': 'We are number two'

R. Couture in an interview during his UFC days (Photo: Disclosure/UFC)

Former UFC champion and current PFL commentator, MMA icon Randy Couture did not hide his excitement about the new phase of the organization he works for. In an interview with the website 'B.J. Penn', 'Natural' praised the signings of Francis Ngannou e Jake Paul and stated that the league is second only to Ultimate among mixed martial arts promotions.

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“It’s exciting… this brand and this promotion is exploding. Obviously, we moved to second place in the US market, which is very interesting. We just launched 'PFL Europe' and had our first two shows there and sold out immediately. We are going to Saudi Arabia to talk to the Saudis about the 'PFL Middle East', we hired Francis Ngannou for the pay-per-view model that will be launched next year and they made him the president of 'PFL Africa'. This company is simply exploding for all the right reasons. We also sat down with five gentlemen from Australia who are interested in 'PFL Australia', so it's a fun time to be involved. I think part of it is that people are delighted with what’s happening with our promotion,” Couture said.

Randy was UFC light heavyweight (up to 93kg) and heavyweight (up to 120,2kg) champion. The 'Natural' played professionally from 1997 until 2011 and ended his career with a record of 19 triumphs and 11 setbacks.