Kim Couture (10K) top earner at Strikeforce Challengers V
Source: ULTMMA
Kim Couture and Kerry Vera were the top money makers at the fifth edition of Strikeforce's Challengers series.
Note: in the state of Kansas they only release the salary information for main event fighters, not the entire card
Purses
- Tyron Woodley $3,500 to show/$3,500 to win
- Rudy Bears $2,500 to show/$2,500 to win
- Kerry Vera $4,000 to show/$4000 to win
Kim Couture $10,000
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Apparently the “Couture” name comes with a $9k guarantee plus what you’re actually worth.
by Ahhhoki on Nov 23, 2009 4:24 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
That was...
The most comical fight I saw all weekend.
I mean, she got her fucking ass kicked badly by a way superior striker in Vera.
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she also displayed that she actually is a fighter and didn’t look for a way out…i commend her.
by Matthew Roth on Nov 23, 2009 5:45 PM EST up reply actions
I don't think
that toughness has ever been an issue, though. I mean honestly- she fought through 3 hard rounds against Rose w/ a completely broken jaw. It’s just that she isn’t a good fighter at all
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by ElliotMatheny on Nov 23, 2009 5:46 PM EST up reply actions
true..
she is tough, but isn’t really that skilled.. If she wants to continue fighting, she shouldn’t be put up against those very talented females anymore.
by Anton Tabuena on Nov 23, 2009 7:05 PM EST up reply actions
then it comes down to the promoters who think it’s a good idea to put her against a woman with really good muay thai. she displayed a solid chin and the willingness to fight. i’m okay with that. also why do people hate her? she convinced randy to start up a franchise of gyms. i don’t see this as an issue.
by Matthew Roth on Nov 24, 2009 10:15 AM EST up reply actions
what?
I don’t hate her.. I just think that she should be fighting people on her level.. I don’t want to see more beatings like that.
by Anton Tabuena on Nov 24, 2009 11:57 AM EST up reply actions

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by mythbuster on Nov 23, 2009 6:03 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
lets see what vera can do with sarah kaufman.
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by wolfmanshowlforever on Nov 23, 2009 6:38 PM EST reply actions
I hope she does well if they do set it up, but I think it's too early for her in my opinion..
make her get a couple more fights, and experience in before stepping in against someone like kaufman..
by Anton Tabuena on Nov 23, 2009 7:06 PM EST up reply actions
agreed. i like watching kaufman fight. she has skills and can take punishment.
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by wolfmanshowlforever on Nov 23, 2009 7:12 PM EST up reply actions
You know this fight only happened...
..so Strikeforce could say “Couture vs Vera” on a poster.
If that’s what the main events are being paid, imagine the Ramen eating going on at the other end of the card.
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by mythbuster on Nov 23, 2009 8:14 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Kind of hard for me to take Couture serious as a fighter when the only time she hasnt looked out matched is when she was fighting that one girl that looked like she would rather be watching soap operas while tuning out her screaming children than fighting in a cage.
She can't fight.
But that split jaw she got was all sorts of nastay. Respect for not crumbling to the floor in a shrieking mess after that shot.
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Kim Couture just isn't that good
It seems like Kim likes MMA and likes being around it, but she just hasn’t picked it up all too well. Kerry Vera was just too much for her, and Kerry actually has some promise in the 135 lb Women’s Division while Kim Couture offers nothing more than a name. I don’t even think that Kim could take on Shayna Baszler or Meisha Tate, or any of the decent 135 lb female fighters (she’d get run over by Sarah Kaufman, who I feel could be the top of that division).

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