combatlifestyle.com — This picture is crazy... Randy Couture's wife, Kim Couture had her jaw broken by her opponent by her first punch in the first round of her MMA debut. She still fought and went the distance, all three 5 minute rounds!Even though she took a beating, she definitly has heart.I hope female MMA does NOT become popular... Yikes!
Jun 25, 2008 View in Crawl 4
menorskiJun 25, 2008
She has had trouble making weight because she is also on "American Gladiators" In American Gladiators her weight is 155. In EliteXC she is required to fight at 140lbs. American Gladiators probably wants her to be 155 so she looks more voluptuous. More for looks then fitness. Making weight at 140 so soon after taping the show isn't easy. She actually passed out from dehydration the day before she was required to make weight.
hakkolaJun 25, 2008
I'm all for women's rights, the day that women and men can fight in the same ring against each other, I will cry tears of joy.
huangismJun 25, 2008
this is why girls don't fight in men's leagues. this is also why men and women have 2 different leagues. i am not being sexist but girls will get killed in men's league
seabass341Jun 25, 2008
mouth guard maybe?
tjclassic82Jun 26, 2008Submitter
The first punch that LANDED, they go to the mat, her jaw is broken. The bleeding was a result of the breakage. Within 30 seconds blood appears. That first landed punch is what did it.
tjclassic82Jun 26, 2008Submitter
Here is a blog from today: <a class="user" href="http://xtremecouture.wordpress.com/">http://xtremecouture.wordpress.com/</a> Here are some of its contents:The punch that broke Kim’s jaw and caused all of the blood (which is what made the complaining viewers uncomfortable while watching) occurred in the first five seconds of the fight. That punch lands, the jaw breaks and the blood flows whether that round is 5 minutes or 15 seconds. Furthermore, a three minute round perverts the sport of MMA because it turns the fight into a kickboxing match instead of true Mixed Martial Arts. Three minutes doesn’t allow sufficient time for the fight to develop on the ground.Here is what the arguments boil down to. Sexism. People are uncomfortable/don’t like seeing a woman get beat up and bleed. If it were two men in the ring on June 20th and one had his jaw broken on the opening exchange, hung in the entire fight and nearly won by submission as time expired that male fighter would be hailed as a conquering hero. Instead because it was a woman (and an attractive one at that) people are pointing fingers at the Athletic Commission, at the referee, at Randy, etc. Nonsense. It was a fight and injuries happen.On a positive note, Kim had surgery on her jaw and is doing fine. She’ll be back in the gym training for her next fight at some point mid-late summer. This is further proof the ref did a good job. Aside from the jaw Kim isn’t hurt. A cut above the eye where the fighter’s vision is impaired is a reason to stop a fight, because by not seeing forthcoming blows the fighter could suffer severe brain injury. Blood from the mouth and pain from the jaw while being a competitive disadvantage does not negatively impact fighter safety. If a little blood is “bad for MMA” or “will turn fans off” as some have argued; then those “fans” were going to get turned off by MMA at some point anyway. People get hurt and bleed in MMA. This is the hurt business. Nobody wants to see fighters get hurt or suffer, but sometimes it happens. The NFL, the most popular sport in America has seen players paralyzed on National TV and that sport hasn’t suffered viewership. Bottom line, if you don’t like to see women fight, then don’t watch women fight. Nobody is forcing you to watch something you don’t want to. But at the same time, don’t try to ban women fighting or say they don’t have the right to do it. That argument is preposterous.Notice how it points out ALL of the blood was caused by the break that happened in the FIRST exchange in the FIRST 5 seconds.There is your newsflash.OH, and she also had surgery and is doing fine... hmm.. Surgery on a bruise and lacerations inside her mouth?
georgi0uJun 30, 2008
damn really? I always thought that picture looked a little different. Sorry for the mispost, Gina Carano is still banging
greengrassynoelJul 2, 2008
I'll let you be the one to tell her.
wujian01Jul 20, 2008
Referee should stop his game earlier..No need to wait until one of them 'die"..
paisleyJul 21, 2008
damn.. a. where are the bikini'sb. nevermind i saw her opponent.c. randy.. do you want your wife to be as ugly as you?d. what a waste
tjclassic82Jan 28, 2009Submitter
There's a lot of things she can't do with her jaw wired shut! :(