Randy Couture recently sat down for a great three part interview with our friends over at PunchDrunkGamer.com. Here are some of the highlights from part three of their conversation:

Couture On Achieving Fame And Success:

I don’t really think about it, I’m still the same person that I’ve always been. I just kind of do what I do – I like to train in the gym and I like to work with these fighters and I like to fight. I kind of entered this sport on a whim from the wrestling world because it looked intriguing and I saw some other wrestlers doing it and the whole thing kind of just took on a whole life of its own.

There have been a lot of sacrifices. The travel and the time away from family, the celebrity [status], and the demands of this professional sport cost me a marriage. I feel very blessed now to have Kim in my life. My current wife – the love that she has and the support that she has, is amazing. Together we have taken it to another level.

But it’s a little overwhelming to be recognized everywhere you go sometimes. I’ve been stopped in airports, stopped in the grocery store… it doesn’t really matter. It’s just overwhelming at times, but when you think about it it is also kind of cool. The fans are fantastic and they just have a genuine passion and love for the sport – as do I, so we share that. So it’s not bad at all.

Now I have the opportunity to do some acting, which like fighting if you told me ten years ago that I’d be in the position that I am currently in and the notoriety that the sport has gotten I wouldn’t have believed it. Now the doors are opening for me in the acting world, and I’m trying to make the most of the opportunities I have been given. It’s pretty interesting. I joke and tell my wife “don’t pinch me.” If I’m not awake I don’t want to wake up – it’s a pretty good dream [laughs].

Couture On Being Labeled An MMA Legend:

I don’t know. I certainly don’t consider myself a legend. There have been a lot of other guys that have had fantastic fighting careers that have built this sport, educated people, and helped it grow – I’m certainly not responsible for all of that. It was nice to be inducted into [the UFC] Hall of Fame after I retired. I have to thank Dana [White] for that; it was a kind gesture on his part for putting me in there so quickly. I’m sure at some point here as soon as Chuck retires he’s going to be the next inductee, no doubt about that. But I don’t really think about all of that stuff. It’s not really something I feel I need to reflect on at this stage of things. People say it and it kind of catches me off guard because it’s not really how I look at things and how I think. I just try to kind of focus on the things in front of me and what needs to be done to both help the sport and myself continue to grow and build.