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"Captain America is not keeping his word"
That's a quote from your favorite UFC President, Dana White about Randy Couture not playing nice in the MMA sandbox while under contract with the UFC and now Randy faces a lawsuit filed yesterday initiated by parent company, Zuffa LLC.
The lawsuit also alleges conspiracy, stating that several unnamed parties to be identified at a later date worked with Couture to intentionally inflict harm on the UFC.
In addition to the disparaging remarks that Couture has made about the UFC and Zuffa, Co...
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Original at 5thRound.com
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Original at Bleacher Report
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Original at 5thRound.com
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Original at MMAFrenzy.com
• Thu, Nov 19
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Original at Bleacher Report
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Original at Bleacher Report
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Original at 5thRound.com
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Original at Bloody Elbow
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Original at cagetoday.com
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