{"id":86009,"date":"2014-02-12T10:16:20","date_gmt":"2014-02-12T18:16:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=86009"},"modified":"2022-02-06T12:09:16","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T20:09:16","slug":"couture-says-34-countries-have-signed-on-to-bring-mma-to-the-olympics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/couture-says-34-countries-have-signed-on-to-bring-mma-to-the-olympics\/","title":{"rendered":"Couture Says 34 Countries Have Signed On To Bring MMA To The Olympics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/randy-couture-i-sonnen-and-henderson-would-fight-each-other\/randy-couture\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-46160\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46160\" title=\"Randy Couture\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Randy-Couture.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Randy-Couture.png 390w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Randy-Couture-300x208.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Randy-Couture-361x250.png 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>With himself and the UFC officially on the outs, Randy Couture keeps his name relevant doing stints with Bellator when he&#8217;s not on set making motion picture blockbusters.<\/p>\n<p>The UFC\/MMA legend recently talked about the sport of Mixed Martial Arts going to the Olympics while attending a Hollywood event.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2014\/02\/11\/ufc-star-randy-couture-olympic-mma-pankration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TMZ<\/a> has the scoop:<\/p>\n<p><em>UFC legend Randy Couture says there&#8217;s serious momentum in the fight to get MMA back in the Olympics &#8230; with more than 30 COUNTRIES on board and ready to roll. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Couture was leaving an event in L.A. this weekend when he said, &#8220;I think there&#8217;s 34 or 39 countries that have signed petitions&#8221; for a sport called pankration &#8230; an ancient form of MMA.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With himself and the UFC officially on the outs, Randy Couture keeps his name relevant doing stints with Bellator when he&#8217;s not on set making motion picture blockbusters. 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