UFC’s Randy Couture talks transition into TV, movies

WASHINGTON — In the ongoing battle of Randy Couture v. The World, the “v” can only stand for one thing: “versatility.”

Not only is Couture an Ultimate Fighting champion, he has also starred alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stalone in “The Expendables” trilogy, demonstrated fancy footwork on “Dancing with the Stars,” and antagonized the cops on TV’s “Hawaii Five-O.”

Over the weekend, he joined WTOP regular Fairfax Hackley to induct the latest class of the International Sports Hall of Fame, including boxer Evander Holyfield and WWE superstar Triple H. Couture was himself inducted back in 2012.

On Monday, Couture visited Walter Reed to donate money to six military families.

He then stopped by WTOP to discuss his career in sports and entertainment.

Click below to hear Couture’s full interview, including Hackley’s spot-on Schwarzenegger impression:

January 20, 2026 | (Jason Fraley)

Jason Fraley

Hailed by The Washington Post for “his savantlike ability to name every Best Picture winner in history," Jason Fraley began at WTOP as Morning Drive Writer in 2008, film critic in 2011 and Entertainment Editor in 2014, providing daily arts coverage on-air and online.

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