R. Couture (photo) goes to the ground during UFC 164. Photo: Josh Hedges/UFC
The Ultimate organization announced the dismissal of Ryan Couture, son of the legendary Randy Couture, after two consecutive defeats. Couture debuted in the UFC with a defeat to Ross Pearson and, on August 31st, he lost to To the fifth.
Ryan was unable to repeat the good performances he had in Strikeforce, where he had a record of six wins and just one loss. The athlete was one of several names that migrated to the UFC after the acquisition of the extinct organization by Zuffa – the company that manages Ultimate.
At 31 years old, Ryan Couture has a record of six wins and three losses as a professional. His most important victory as a professional was over KJ Noons, who was already EliteXC champion and former Strikeforce belt challenger, in January of this year.
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