On whether he ever saw corruption within the sport:

"I haven't seen a lot. Any time there's money involved, there's going to be guys that try to find a way to shortcut things. I'm sure that our sport is no exception. I haven't seen any corruption. I think promoters try to exploit athletes as much as possible because they're in this for business. So is that corrupt? I don't know if that's corrupt. I think that's the nature of the business. Fixed fights and things like that are reputed in boxing and all. I think more than anything, the discontent comes from the majority of people who watched the fight thought this guy won and the judges came out with a different decision. We get some of that too in mixed martial arts. I just think our sport is still really, really new. It's only 14 years old in this country, so there are going to be situations like that occurring, I think in any sport. Again, once you start talking about money and promotions, there's all different kinds of people involved. Some are honest, straightforward people, and others aren't. That's unfortunate, but that's life."

Couture on the exciting stars in the MMA world:

"Oh man, there are so many fighters now in MMA. Obviously, I think George St. Pierre is a terrific fighter and going to be around for a long time. The lightweight division in mixed martial arts is stacked. There's a ton of great fighters in the 155 pound class, so it's hard to pick one. I train a couple in Las Vegas who are top fighters. They're going to be the next big thing, I think. Forest Griffin is a great fighter. Everybody wants to say, 'Oh, he's just a guy that was on a TV show. He's not really that great a fighter,' but I think he's proving now that he's more than just a guy on a TV show. He is a great fighter. Quinton Jackson is obviously the champion in that weight class. They're going to fight here in July. They're both great guys for different reasons. That'll be a great fight."

On whether MMA is more brutal than it looks:

"I think we're not used to the ground fighting. Boxing has been around for ever. We're used to two guys standing up punching each other. We're not used to seeing two guys on the ground hit each other. That somehow looks worse and looks rougher than it really is. A lot of times we're compared to boxing in a lot of ways. The boxers take the limited scope and engagement rules and hit each other in the head over and over. I think, because of the grappling and the wrestling, we tie each other up a lot, you don't see sustained pounding to the head that you see in the striking sports, even though striking is part of what we do. I think that's why we haven't seen anybody with the massive head trauma that sometimes we see in boxing, unfortunately."

Randy Couture and the worst injury he's ever seen:

"I've seen one broken arm that Tim Silvia at Frank Mir, he refused to tap in an arm bar and broke both bones in his arm."

Couture and the worst injury he's ever sustained:

I broke my arm, a nightstick fracture in my last fight. Checked a kick and broke that bone."

On the appeal of fighting:

"I think it's a unique mentality, the individual combative sport, and that's why we do it. We like that one-on-one. There's nobody out there. It's just you, your integrity and your training and all the things that you brought in there, and there's nobody else to rely on. Ray and I both share that and that's why we fight. That's why we like this sport."

Couture on how the military contributed to his interest in the sport:

"Well, I started wrestling at 10, 10 years old, and I didn't go into the service until I was 19. So I think the combative sports world - I was a state champion in high school in wrestling. It was already a big part of who I was. The military was a very formative time for me and I learned a lot about myself, but I always joke and say I learned exactly what I don't want to do for the rest of my life. I did travel and compete a lot in wrestling before the army, so 19-25 were pretty big years for me. I think it did have something to do with me continuing, and again, reinforced and seeded that passion I had for the sport at that time."

Randy Couture and whether he still has a passion for the sport at this stage in his career:

"Yeah, absolutely. At 44, to still be competing, it's purely because - I've won titles, I've done all that stuff but I'm still physically able and it's what I love to do, so that's why I'm still here doing it."