Chris Pratt's Trainer Says He Punches Harder Than a UFC Heavyweight Champ
Chris Pratt’s co-stars might be feeling more thankful than ever that the punches he throws on screen are scripted.
In a clip posted yesterday by TMZ Sports, Fox Sports commentator and MMA gym owner Jay Glazer said that, when he’s training in Glazer’s LA gym, Pratt punches just as hard as legendary UFC fighter Randy Couture.
“Pratt’s tough to wrestle. He’s good. These guys are fighters who just happen to be performers,” Glazer says. “It sucks getting hit by him. It sucks getting hit by him more than it does by Randy Couture.” Glazer then adds, playfully, “I’m just saying that now so Randy will whoop my ass tomorrow.”
In recent years, Pratt has become something of a regular at Glazer’s gym, Unbreakable Performance, which has become popular among both celebrities and professional MMA fighters alike.
In 2018, Pratt posted a clip to Instagram sparring with Couture himself, who is a partner in the gym with Glazer. Earlier this year, UFC pro Adel Altamimi also praised Pratt's fighting ability. "He's really good..." Altamimi told the website MMA Junkie. "This guy is always training. He's very, very strong. He comes to fight."
Couture, a three-time UFC heavyweight champion who retired in 2011 at age 47, is widely regarded as one of the UFC’s most iconic fighters, and the only person over the age of 40 to have won a UFC championship.
As for whether or not he expects to see Pratt putting his training to the test in The Octagon anytime soon, Glazer didn’t seem too optimistic. “He’s too busy being happily engaged and pretty and all that stuff,” he said, referring to Pratt's engagement to author Katherine Schwarzenegger.
Pratt will reprise his role as Peter Quill-aka Star-Lord-in Avengers: Endgame, which opens in the US on April 26.
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