Randy Couture Talks Of DWTS, Karina Smirnoff, Their First Dance, And More
Takedown Media interviewed Randy Couture . Wow, I didn’t realize before (or I had forgotten?) that he was on Dancing With The Stars before in a cameo with Leeza Gibbons (second video below). Note how he and Karina’s first dance is the Fox Trot. Thanks to Mel for sending!
And here is a flashback of when Randy was on the show before. Hilarious! Let’s hope we get to see he and Karina do a Paso Doble!!
I love karina and really hope she has a good season. I wasn’t sure about randy before but i have seen interviews with him and what a lovely man very intelligent and articulate. Im looking forward to seeing what they bring to the dancefloor.
The more I see of this man the more curious I get. I hope they go far. I really missed Karina last season. Are there any videos of them rehearsing or any word on how their rehearsals are going?
Gloria, when we start getting rehearsals videos, you can bet we will be posting them. I imagine we’ll start seeing them come out next week.
LMAO when he asked about Len’s health insurance!! Glad he doing some promo. Sean could’ve really benefited from that. Can’t wait to see him and Karina Foxtrot! 🙂
He was cracking me up too, Jim!! Too fun!!
Oh, I think I’m going to like this man! He is well-spoken and articulate and seems genuinely interested in doing the show. Excellent match for our Karina! 😀
I really hope his fans and the MMA/wrestling community as a whole gets behind him to help keep them on.
jimmbboe, you’re right. It’s great to see him doing some press. Please send Karina a note encouraging her to encourage *him* to do as much of that as possible. We don’t want them to get lost in the shuffle!!
Good point in doing a lot of press.
That’ll certainly draw people to him who aren’t into mma or wrestling stuff because he is not what I, wrongly, expected. He’s very bright and measured and seems to have a good sense of humor and depth to him. Like Karina said in one of their interviews, don’t show Randy the fighter, show Randy the man. I hope they last a long time.
I’m one who only took interest in him because he’s Karina’s partner and the more I looked the more I liked. As I said in different thread, I think he’s incredibly sexy. I love that he seems to get that it’s a lot of work, and that he’s got a great teacher/dancer/partner. I missed her so much last season so I hope they stay a while too. Not sure that his fans match the demo, but maybe they’ll pick up the phone and vote when it’s time.
He seems like a nice guy but I really hope he is better than Sean.
Great interview! Glad that Randy did this. Good way for us, at least to those who are not very familiar with him, to get to know him. Like others before me, I am starting to like this guy. He knows what the show is about and is willing to work hard but still have fun. I think we will see more of Karina this season and I am very glad about that.
Enjoyed this interview. Appreciates and understands coaches and their techniques. I nope they do well!
[…] and just a reminder: remember when Randy helped Leeza Gibbons with her Paso in season 4? See this previous posting if you’d like to watch the video again. Too fun and here’s to Randy and Karina […]