Nothing’s Slowing Down UFC Legend Randy Couture

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At 62, legendary UFC fighter and our September/October cover star Randy Couture is still rattling cages while proving nothing can rattle him. “I try and keep a simple motto, and it starts with humility,” he says, with the opposite of UFC’s brand of unabashed bravado. “Every single person I meet is better than me at something, so I keep an open heart and an open mind. I have a chance to learn from that person and become a better human because of that interaction. And it starts with humility.”

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