Suspended NFL players seek refuge at Randy Couture's X-Treme Couture gym in Las Vegas

by MMAmania.com on Sep 6, 2009 6:30 AM EDT

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Quoteworthy:

"The reason why I'm doing MMA is it's probably the closest thing you can find to football as far as conditioning, cardiovascular and the physical aspect. I'm not going to be fighting and I'm not going to be getting hit. I'm just going to be training my behind off.... I want to come back the way I left -- in shape and focused."

New York Jets outside linebacker, Calvin Pace, will turn to X-Treme Couture in Las Vegas, Nevada, to stay fit while he serves a four-game suspension for violating the NFL's policy on performance-enhancing supplements. The 6' 4," 265-pound monster will by joined suspended Saints defensive linemen Will Smith and Charles Grant. Pace, Smith and Grant won't be allowed back on the gridiron until Oct. 10, giving them more than a month of intense training under "The Natural" before heading back to work. Pretty cool. Feel free to share any NFL or MMA related thoughts in the comments section below ... Week one is right around the corner.

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Not a bad idea for these guys. Thursday night the Titans go to Pittsburgh to stomp on some more terrible towels!

by Diceman on Sep 6, 2009 10:57 AM EDT reply actions

pfff

by Bill Maher on Sep 6, 2009 12:43 PM EDT up reply actions

LMFAO Ya im pretty sure that stomped pissed the steelers off and we saw what happened after that

by JG on Sep 6, 2009 1:42 PM EDT up reply actions

That the Titans shot themselves in the foot and saved the Steelers from another beatdown in Nashville? Yeah, I saw that too. Titans only lost Big Al, and are poised to make a run. You’ll see Thursday.

by Diceman on Sep 6, 2009 8:45 PM EDT up reply actions

they will be one of the few people to afford the monthly fee

by javster on Sep 6, 2009 11:00 AM EDT reply actions

How much do you guys think they will be charged per month? Or how about anyone for that matter for a months training?

by Vulcano on Sep 6, 2009 1:24 PM EDT up reply actions

i did some checking and it seems you can become a member of any of the reputable gyms for $450/mo or so.

by Z on Sep 6, 2009 9:49 PM EDT up reply actions

oh and go G-MEN!! Osi and Tuck an going to run wild! Jacobs and Bradshaw will eat up the NFC East this year.

by Z on Sep 6, 2009 9:52 PM EDT up reply actions

Great idea for the players, but also great to further legimize the sport of MMA when it’s being accepted by the players of the most popular sport in the US.

by KMac on Sep 6, 2009 11:26 AM EDT reply actions

“legimize”? Do you mean legitimize? I don’t think busted/suspended druggies would legitimize the sport of mma, I hope it would take more than that.

by Rich on Sep 6, 2009 7:04 PM EDT up reply actions

Agreed KMac- training with athletes from other sportS will only help MMA. It’s a good look.

by Dsmith on Sep 7, 2009 12:42 PM EDT up reply actions

“it’s probably the closest thing you can find to football as far as conditioning, cardiovascular and the physical aspect”

I wonder if he means it’s an acceptable step down in this regard?

by Jason on Sep 6, 2009 11:41 AM EDT reply actions

I wonder if Couture has a special NFL players fee to bank off of them. something like

Average joe…….50.00 bucks
Amateur fighters..100.00
Profighters…….200.00
Individual classes 75.00
Former NFL/NFL guys…10,000.00

by Santiago69us on Sep 6, 2009 11:43 AM EDT reply actions

I think it’d be smarter for him to charge a few thousand less. The word of mouth alone will get him more pro clientele. It’s a great business move really.

by Dsmith on Sep 7, 2009 12:44 PM EDT up reply actions

Or you could just work out? I don’t see the point of this really. Maybe he thinks it’s more enjoyable than just plain workouts.

by frosnt on Sep 6, 2009 1:06 PM EDT reply actions

LOL… a FOUR game suspension? And MMA fighters get suspended for 9 months?

by zulu9812 on Sep 6, 2009 1:06 PM EDT reply actions

Its because the players union and the NFL have a structured prgram for offenders, its not that hard toi figure out why. And the players union wont budge on that

by LOKIE on Sep 6, 2009 1:40 PM EDT up reply actions

dude 4 games is ALOT in football…thats a quarter of the season right there

by JG on Sep 6, 2009 1:47 PM EDT up reply actions

Yah its a quarter of the season but its not 12months

by king criminales on Sep 6, 2009 6:36 PM EDT reply actions

I’m so sick of performance enhancing drugs in sports. I’ve lost a lot of interest in pro sports of all kinds for that reason. I would like to see Randy take the high road and say “hit the road, we only train natural athletes here.” But, I’m sure he wouldn’t want to turn away the money or exposure. Too bad…

by Rich on Sep 6, 2009 7:01 PM EDT reply actions

Charles Grant and Will Smith from the Saints got suspended for using a GNC Supplement that did not list all the ingredients one of which was a banned substance for cutting weight. It is not like they were juicing or anything. And just working out and running can not get you in football shape. Especially line men pushing on each other. I think that it will be excellent for them. As for a Saints fan I cant wait to see them back on the field.

by Big Head on Sep 6, 2009 11:42 PM EDT reply actions