Author: John Morgan [kingofabuelos]

Boxing champ James Toney has been a hot topic for mixed martial arts fans from the moment his recent UFC signing was made official.

What seemed a mere curiosity as Toney followed UFC president Dana White around the country – begging for a shot in the octagon – quickly turned into a potential game-changing acquisition.

But who exactly is Toney going to fight? On the newest edition of HDNet’s “Inside MMA,” the 41-year-old boxer said he doesn’t want any pushover; in fact, he’s be comfortable starting with UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar.

The bad blood between “The Ultimate Fighter 10” head coaches Rashad
Evans and Quinton “Rampage” Jackson spilled down to the assistant
coaching staff, and it hasn’t gone away since.

In a recent appearance on MMAjunkie.com Radio
Mike van Arsdale (8-5), Evans’ wrestling coach on the show, said he’s
been itching to get a fight with Jackson’s striking coach Tiki Ghosn
(11-7).

“He’s one of two people in this earth that I would beat up just for the
fun of it,” van Arsdale said. “Hopefully, he’ll come around and make
the mistake of signing up.”

Mixed martial arts might not be regulated in the state of New York, but that won’t stop the UFC from invading later this month.

With “UFC 111: St-Pierre vs. Hardy” scheduled for nearby Newark, N.J.,
on March 26, the UFC will host a special viewing party at the
world-famous Radio City Music Hall.

The promotion today announced that fight fans can watch the evening’s
pay-per-view and Spike TV broadcasts in high definition on Radio City
Music Hall’s 70-foot-by-35-foot screen, the largest screen to ever
broadcast UFC events, according to the promotion.

MMAjunkie.com lead staff reporter John Morgan is a guest on today’s edition of “The Mouthpiece MMA Show.”

The MMA talk show airs on Boston’s Sports Station – AM1510 “The Zone” – at 8 p.m. ET (5 p.m. PT). Morgan and co-hosts Tim O’Connor and Kevin Koffman discuss the fallout from WEC 47, look forward to UFC 111, and touch on many other recent topics in the world of MMA.

Bostonians can listen to the show on the AM dial, or listen online at www.1510thezone.com.

Wednesday night’s debut of “UFC Primetime: St-Pierre vs. Hardy,” which
previews the UFC 111 main event on March 27 between UFC welterweight
champion Georges St-Pierre and British slugger Dan Hardy, was the
highest-rated “UFC Countdown” show in history, Spike TV today
announced.

The 30-minute show drew 1 million viewers during its initial run at 10 p.m. ET/PT.

The debut episode of “UFC Primetime: St-Pierre vs. Penn” was the
previous record-holder with an average audience of 880,000 viewers.

UFC lightweight Clay Guida is familiar with the roar of a crowd.

And while “The Carpenter” has received some criticism for a few of his
decision wins in the UFC, Guida has also earned a legion of loyal
followers through his three “Fight of the Night” performances.

In his most recent fight, at UFC 107, Guida received a warm welcome
from the Tennessee crowd. But he also heard something different – boos
– which Guida didn’t care for, even if they were directed toward his
opponent.