Couture (L) vs. Bird (R) got a little ugly this weekend.

Randy Couture’s ex-wife and one-time fighting student, Kim Couture, has never been the most popular name in female MMA fighting, as the sport’s fans have often celebrated her bloody and cringe-worthy losses. Kim, 3-4 as a pro heading into AX Combat 1 in Calgary, Alberta on Saturday, didn’t fare too well in her latest effort at quieting those detractors, as Sheila Bird was victorious over her with a scissors choke submission in the first round.

Now the Calgary Combative Sports Commission is looking into accusations that the ref didn’t stop the match soon enough and the hold could have caused additional injuries, possibly even brain damage, if applied too long. But Couture told MMA Weekly that all is well.

“I’m fine,” Couture said. “I woke up and I thought the fight was still going on. Once I realized what was happening, I stood up and waved to the crowd, but I’m fine.”

Well that’s good. It’s bad enough that Couture had her jaw cracked in half and nose broken by Kim Rose during the opening seconds of her first pro fight in 2009. We’d hate to see her get brain damage, too.

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Randy Couture may be one of the greatest fighters in UFC history, but on Saturday night it was his wife Kim who had the attention of the mixed martial arts world.  And not in a particularly good way.  Kim Couture made her pro debut against fellow rookie Kim Rose, and Rose left Couture worse for the wear in winning a unanimous decision.

As the bout opened, [Rose] came storming in with an overhand right that found its mark and crumbled Couture to the canvas. She immediately followed with a flurry of hammer blows, but Couture somehow held on and weathered the storm.

Little did anyone know at the time, Couture not only suffered a broken nose in the exchange, but the bone-crushing overhand right, according to her Xtreme Couture teammate Brice Ritani-Coe, actually split her lower jaw bone in the middle of her chin.

So… I guess props to Couture for going the full three rounds with a broken nose?  I've never been punched in the nose, but I can imagine the pain. I popped a zit inside my nostril once, and I cried for like 30 minutes.

[Flatusyahu via on 205th; lame video at FanHaus]