Gym Roots: Xtreme Couture Mixed Martial Arts

LAS VEGAS -- Former two-division Ultimate Fighting Championship titleholder Randy Couture started Xtreme Couture Mixed Martial Arts in 2006 simply as a place to prepare for a big fight near UFC headquarters. It has since trained numerous champions in various MMA organizations and become one of the most recognizable brands and gyms in combat sports.

The lineage of Xtreme Couture can be traced to Gresham, Oregon, where Couture, along with trainer Robert Follis and fellow fighters Dan Henderson and Matt Lindland, founded the renowned Team Quest camp in 1999. Back then, MMA gyms were not nearly as prevalent as they are today, so Team Quest members sparred and utilized wrestling mats at a local…