Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion Alistair Overeem has been the subject of many speculations, including drug use and whether he will fight top heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko. Regardless of any distractions, Overeem has shown that he is a top heavyweight fighter and that he will could easily be considered in the top five heavyweights in the world. […]
Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion Alistair Overeem has been the subject of many speculations, including drug use and whether he will fight top heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko. Regardless of any distractions, Overeem has shown that he is a top heavyweight fighter and that he will could easily be considered in the top five heavyweights in the world. Overeem looks to face Fedor if The Last Emperor can get past the jiu-jitsu ace which seems to be in the cards, according to Overeem himself in a recent interview with Fightline.com:
Werdum is a good fighter but stylistically Fedor will match up great against Werdum. I don’t see Fedor getting submitted by Werdum and in the striking department he will have the edge. So I think Fedor will win, but Fedor didn’t look that good in his last two fights so you never know, a fight is a fight.
In the interview Overeem also talks about Brock Lesnar and how Strikeforce’s heavyweight roster stacks up with the UFC. Well worth the read. Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Werdum takes place this Saturday night and The MMA News will carry complete pre and post coverage as well as live coverage of the event.
James Toney is set to make his Ocatagon debut as part of the co-main event of UFC 118 when he takes on Randy Couture and Toney has said that after taking out Couture he wants to knock out current WBA Heavyweight Champion David Haye. Haye, recently interviewed by Yahoo!Sports, had some interesting thoughts on […]
James Toney is set to make his Ocatagon debut as part of the co-main event of UFC 118 when he takes on Randy Couture and Toney has said that after taking out Couture he wants to knock out current WBA Heavyweight Champion David Haye. Haye, recently interviewed by Yahoo!Sports, had some interesting thoughts on Toney’s debut MMA match:
“Six months of training isn’t going to be enough. As a UFC fan, I know two or three years wouldn’t be enough. How many times has Toney sprawled in his life? 500? How many leg kicks has he taken in his life? 300? How many Kimura attempts has he defended? 140? Even if he’s done double that amount, he wouldn’t have nearly the experience needed to win a UFC fight….And I hit a lot harder and I’m so much faster than James, and I couldn’t land a punch on fighters when all they wanted to do was take me down to the ground. James is a much more static fighter than I am, and is going to get thrown on his back immediately by Randy. I admire Toney’s spirit and boxing skills. But he’s delusional here.”
Haye, who says he has trained in mixed martial arts, seems pretty on the mark with his comments. Most MMA enthusiasts agree that Toney has a punchers chance of winning, but that if Couture takes the fight to ground expect it to end early. We still have some time to wait before we find out.
James “Lights Out” Toney continues his verbal assault against UFC Hall of Famer Randy “The Natural” Couture as he hypes their upcoming bout at UFC 118 in Boston. Toney pretends to call 911 siting that Couture has been murdered, and of course, he’s the one that did it. All the talk on Toney’s […]
James “Lights Out” Toney continues his verbal assault against UFC Hall of Famer Randy “The Natural” Couture as he hypes their upcoming bout at UFC 118 in Boston. Toney pretends to call 911 siting that Couture has been murdered, and of course, he’s the one that did it. All the talk on Toney’s end should make for an interesting bout, and UFC 118 is certainly a stacked card with Edgar vs. Penn as the co-main event, and KenFlo taking on Gray Maynard. Also official for the card is the return of Nate Marquardt as he takes on jiu-jitsu ace Rousimar Palharas. Wow talk about a name card.
UFC President Dana White always seems to have something negative to say about his competition, in this case Strikeforce, and he’s continuing his criticism of Fedor Emelianenko’s management. Still a very good interview especially if your a fan of White and the UFC.
UFC President Dana White always seems to have something negative to say about his competition, in this case Strikeforce, and he’s continuing his criticism of Fedor Emelianenko’s management. Still a very good interview especially if your a fan of White and the UFC.
The extended preview of the UFC 116 certainly gets the point across, as if you didn’t know, that these two fighters are huge and ultra powerful. UFC 116 takes place on July 3rd, and The MMA News can’t wait to see these two duke it out.
The extended preview of the UFC 116 certainly gets the point across, as if you didn’t know, that these two fighters are huge and ultra powerful. UFC 116 takes place on July 3rd, and The MMA News can’t wait to see these two duke it out.