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Randy Couture gets the boot on 'Dancing with the Stars'

Couture's pro dance partner was Karina Smirnoff. He was the third celebrity eliminated after Olympian Lolo Jones and television personality Tavis Smiley.

By Karen Butler
Randy Couture becomes the third celebrity eliminated from "Dancing with the Stars." UPI/Jim Ruymen
Randy Couture becomes the third celebrity eliminated from "Dancing with the Stars." UPI/Jim Ruymen | License Photo

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- Mixed martial artist and actor Randy Couture became the third celebrity ousted from Dancing with the Stars for Season 19 Monday night in Los Angeles.

Couture's pro dance partner was Karina Smirnoff. Olympian Lolo Jones and television personality Tavis Smiley were the first and second stars eliminated from the show this season.

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Still in the running for the coveted mirrorball trophy -- along with their professional dance partners -- are Tommy Chong, Michael Waltrip, Betsey Johnson, Jonathan Bennett, Bethany Mota, Janel Parrish, Alfonso Ribeiro, Sadie Robertson, Antonio Sabato, Jr. and Lea Thompson.

The show kicked off the season Sept. 15, with Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews returning as co-hosts and former DWTS pro Julianne Hough joining the judges' panel with fellow experts Len Goodman, Carrie Ann Inaba and Bruno Tonioli.

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