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GI Foundation Golf Tournament in Las Vegas' Rhodes Ranch Golf Club
Few people, if any, are harder than Randy Couture. After all, the expert Mixed Martial Arts, recognized as a "Natural" is the only five-champion in the history of his sport, and he has Ultimate Fighting Championship title in two different Weight classes instead.
But Couture is the first to tell you he has absolutely nothing that some U.S. soldiers have been through in Iraq and Afghanistan, especially those been in the action are wounded. This is why he and his wife Kim founded the Xtreme Couture GI Foundation, a year and a half ago.
On Thursday, September 25, Couture thing at target = "_blank"> Rhodes Ranch Golf Club in Las Vegas, as he benefited in his very first charity golf tournament on the GI Foundation. People The play not only help a good cause, but they also had an opportunity, the Coutures and a number of other top fighters and personalities from the entertainment industry needs to be.
The scramble tournament will be four-person amateur teams with a celebrity couple. The event is part of the weekend special event, which also include is an auction, food and entertainment. Cost of the tournament is $ 175. The field is limited to the first 144 players. Couture, he was up to six years in the Army from 1982 1988th He was trained as an air traffic controller was given, but strong in the sport that he participated in and excelled spent the last four years of his military career, which the U.S. Army in national and world wrestling competitions. He participated in four U.S. Olympic Trials and was an All-American at Oklahoma State University before his professional career as a fighter. He says the foundation about back to people who have sacrificed for America.
"I was very lucky to have the military experience, and lived the life," says Couture. " Now, 20 years later, I had the opportunity to make appearances and give back to. It's a chance to get involved and help those soldiers by it on the line. "
To date, the Foundation, established primarily to raise money and awareness for those wounded in action and their Families, about $ 150,000 through events such as a 5K run and poker tournament raised. Many of the 24 000 wounded severely traumatic injuries such as gunshot wounds were suffered, Burns and blast injuries, some resulting in amputations, and must help the Foundation, Couture States.
By remittances from the military, Foundation was able to prevent the families of wounded soldiers from homelessness, paying bills for those who can not handle it the additional Cost of the stay start near her recovery soldier discharged soldiers and support their lives at home. A large part of the funds against the purchase of special Sports equipment and prostheses for people who have disabilities and want to continue go to or participate in sporting activities.
"You kind of the exploitation of athletics as a means to get back into society and helps, "says Couture." You could certainly find many excuses not to this Kinds of things to do. "
The goal is to raise $ 90,000 through the golf tournament and weekend activities, he says.
Couture said that he Inspiration for the golf tournament when he took on former New York Giants' defensive end Michael Strahan golf event earlier this summer. Strahan the event, which in the New York City region was held, raising money for disadvantaged children. Couture, grew up playing a little golf in his hometown of Seattle, Washington, and once on a Golf course work says, however, that it is not so much about golf as it is about having fun and money for a great cause.
"I do not know Golf whether everyone gets better than it is in Las Vegas, "she says Couture." Most people do not need a huge excuse to come to Las Vegas anyway. A chance to support our soldiers, especially those returning troops who were wounded, is a pretty good thing. "
Apart from Randy Couture and Kim, are fully committed celebrity guests: Ken Casey, the lead singer and bassist of the Boston punk band "The Dropkick Murphys"; Pete Koller, guitarist for the famous New York hardcore band, "Sick of it All", UFC fighter Karo "The Heat" Parisyan, the No. 10 ranked welterweight in the world, singers, musicians and comedian Bert Lynch, Stephen Bonner UFC fighters, world-class welterweight John "The Natural" Alessio, and Winky Wright, the former light-middleweight world champion and current middleweight contender. An invitation to Strahan and some other celebrity friends such as actor Rob Schneider and Kevin James are also going out, says Couture.
The participants also had an opportunity to bid on an auction package, the full access to a private meeting on Mixed Martial Arts Xtreme Couture Mixed Martial Arts Training Center Las Vegas, where Couture still trains for about two and a half hours allowed per day with his fighters.
At the age of 45, Couture says he hopes for Russia's Fedor Emelianenko, by many as the best heavyweight fighter in the world to be in the last five years. Couture, who was in a dispute with the UFC wants the fight to the end of the year occur.
"The UFC is trying to keep me from that," he says. "But I do not think that they will be able to for always do. "
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