One of MMA’s best Grapplers ever and a living legend of the sport, Randy joins the show to talk about his career, mindset and the current state of MMA! Click “Read More” for show notes!

SHOW NOTES:

His intro to Grappling

How his desire to get his father’s attention motivated him to wrestle

His high school career

How Wrestling built him as a man

Wrestling for Oklahoma State University

Wrestling for the ARMY Greco Team

Being the oldest guy on the team

How his path in Greco happened by accident

The transition between Freestyle Wrestling and Greco

Opportunities in Wrestling

How Greco influenced his entire career

Dealing with losses and mental blocks

The fear of losing

The mental strength that both the military and Wrestling build

The Extreme Couture GI Foundation

His infamous Atlanta bar fight story

Starting his MMA career on a whim

His first fight

Why he referred to his fights as “competitions” instead of “fights”

What he feels was the toughest fight of his career

His biggest moments in MMA

Training adjustments he had to make with age

The intensity of sparring in the old days vs now

Coaching his son Ryan Couture

Issues in modern MMA

The Muhammad Ali act and why it is so important for fighters

Fair pay / Fighters rights

His acting career and plans for the future

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