Couture Happily Retired, Believes Fights Like Shamrock-Gracie 3 Build Bellator Brand

While Randy Couture has been a presence during Bellator 154 fight week festivities, the UFC Hall of Famer has no plans to don the four-ounce gloves for Scott Coker’s promotion. Bellator MMA is not averse to promoting a bout featuring superstars who might be past their prime — Royce Gracie vs. Ken Shamrock 3, for example — but Couture won’t be the next legend to step into the cage. The topic was broached when Fedor Emelianenko came out of retirement last year, but even then, “The Natural” said “No thanks.” “Obviously that’s a fight that I chased and they really wanted to see….He came back out and it was the first thing that I got asked,” Couture told Sherdog.com. “Again, I’m happily retired and very comfortable with the decision I made. I’m very happy with the decision. It doesn’t make a lot of sense for me at 52 years old, 53 to think about coming back out for a lot of reasons. I’m focused on my acting career and all the other stuff that I built when I was a fighter.” With that said, the former heavyweight and light heavyweight champion has no issue with guys like Shamrock and Gracie fighting under the Bellator banner. While their …

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