[EmpireWF]

The Ultimate Fighting Championships have issues a lawsuit towards their estranged heavyweight champion, Randy Couture.

The lawsuit alleges that Couture has made "comments about the UFC and its senior management caused the business irreparable damage and that he is in breach of the contract he signed with the company in December 2006."

"The lawsuit seeks damages in excess of $10,000 and states that the amount of both compensatory and punitive damages would be proven at trial. It also seeks an injunction restraining Couture from participating in any way in any promotion competing against the UFC."


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[bears9]

This has gotten to be a one of the ugliest divorces ever.

[EmpireWF]

You can bet this will get a lot uglier before it's over.

[vincesanity82]

Zuffa LLC, the parent company of Ultimate Fighting Championship, has filed a lawsuit against Randy Couture, the heavyweight champion who retired last year and accused UFC of mistreating him.

The lawsuit, which has been obtained by TMZ (PDF), accuses Couture of conspiracy and says, "Couture devised and began implementing a tortious scheme and artifice whereby he and others acting on his behalf would fabricate a false and fictitious history of events in which Couture was purportedly lied to and otherwise personally abused."

Per TMZ, UFC says Couture lied when he claimed he was not paid a signing bonus and that fighters were paid bonuses "under the table."

UFC also says Couture violated his contract by saying he would promote a team in the International Fighting League. UFC seeks damages in excess of $50,000 in the suit, but what it really wants is to get Couture back into the Octagon. UFC is, it stands to reason, hoping a settlement of the suit might bring Couture back into its stable.

UFC Sues Randy Couture - FanHouse - AOL Sports Blog