BREAKING NEWS: Couture pulls out of May 15th bout UPDATED

Matt De La Rosa | Apr 28, 2009 | 2 comments

PRO MMA (promma.info) has learned from Miesha Tate that Kim “Sugar Free” Couture has pulled out of the two’s scheduled May 15th bout on the SHO MMA: Strikeforce Callengers card in Fresno, California.

Reasons for Couture’s with drawl form the event are rumored to be due to personal issues between Kim and Randy Couture. PRO MMA has now confirmed this fact with Strikeforce Director of Communications, Mike Afromowitz. They are now actively searching for a suitable replacement for Couture. Stay tuned with PRO MMA for more as this story continues to develop.

*Note: “Fast Eddie” Constantine contributed to this report

Filed Under: Kim Couture • Miesha Tate • Strikeforce

Tags: Fresno, Kim Couture, Miesha Tate, Miesha+Tate, ShoMMA, SHOMMA: Strikeforce Challengers, Show+MMA, Showtime, Strikeforce

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