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Fighters Throw Down With UFC

Nice guy Randy Couture calls it quits

By Lucas Laursen, Newser Staff

Posted Nov 2, 2007 11:40 AM CDT

(Newser) – Ultimate Fighting's most public face, Randy Couture, recently sucker-punched the UFC when he unexpectedly quit, saying he was "tired of being taken advantage of." But Couture isn’t the only disenchanted fighter, reports Time. UFC president Dana White blames fame—and a “... Read full story »

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