The loss, one of the year’s most brutal knockouts, was one that prompted Ryan Couture to take some time to reassess his fighting career.
It was a hard straight right from Patricky Freire that initially sent Couture staggering backward in their Bellator 148 encounter this past January. At that point, Couture admits he wasn’t totally clear-headed as he continued to advance toward the Brazilian “Pitbull” brother. What followed shortly thereafter was a devastating left hook to the jaw that caused an instantly unconscious Couture to fold forward on the canvas, the unfortunate subject of a highlight reel finish.