Kim Couture (10K) top earner at Strikeforce Challengers V

by ultmma on Nov 23, 2009 4:18 PM EST

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

http://strikeforce.com/media/pictures/2009/11/woodley-vs-bears/

by Nick Thomas on Nov 23, 2009 4:24 PM EST reply actions

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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by Leland Roling on Nov 23, 2009 4:56 PM EST reply actions

lol…what you got against Kim?

by The Bronzeville Bully on Nov 23, 2009 5:05 PM EST up reply actions

she probably set women’s mma back a little

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by judonerd on Nov 24, 2009 2:48 AM EST up reply actions

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.

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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.

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by Anton Tabuena on Nov 24, 2009 11:57 AM EST up reply actions

He didn’t say YOU hate her, he said “people” hate her, which I believe is true.

by ufc4 on Nov 25, 2009 12:23 AM EST up reply actions

Man

Haven’t seen an ass kicking that bad in a long time.

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by Damon O. on Nov 23, 2009 8:36 PM EST up reply actions

Crazy that Kerry and Kim… with a total of 3 fights between them get paid more than Woodley.

by Nick Thomas on Nov 23, 2009 5:48 PM EST reply actions

"Why am I here? Why does my mind have wings? Why do blue midgets hit me with fish?!" - The Tick

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..

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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 Ozzz on Nov 23, 2009 8:06 PM EST reply actions

What's wrong with Ramen?

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by mythbuster on Nov 23, 2009 8:14 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs

Everybody Loves Ramen

by ufc4 on Nov 23, 2009 9:01 PM EST via mobile up reply actions 2 recs

Until you find out that a single package contains like 70% of your daily sodium allowance.

by Rabbit915 on Nov 23, 2009 9:07 PM EST up reply actions

I guess you didn’t get the joke

by ufc4 on Nov 23, 2009 9:36 PM EST via mobile up reply actions

I got it!

by Fedorable on Nov 24, 2009 8:38 AM EST up reply actions

That's a lot more love than I remember....

by black dragon on Nov 23, 2009 11:39 PM EST up reply actions

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.

by Rabbit915 on Nov 23, 2009 9:09 PM EST reply actions

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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by Ozzz on Nov 23, 2009 9:11 PM EST up reply actions

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).

by chrisbboy82 on Nov 24, 2009 3:41 AM EST reply actions