Watch the UFC 118 Weigh-Ins Live Right Here at 4:00pm ET

(If you don’t look in his eyes, Randy, you won’t be hypnotized into standing and trading with him.)Just a reminder that the weigh-ins for tomorrow night’s brouhaha in Boston will be live here at 4:00 pm. 
A number of questions will be answered, li…


(If you don’t look in his eyes, Randy, you won’t be hypnotized into standing and trading with him.)

Just a reminder that the weigh-ins for tomorrow night’s brouhaha in Boston will be live here at 4:00 pm. 

A number of questions will be answered, like:

Is James Toney really in shape?

Did Gabe Ruediger really quit cake?

Will Chandella give Arianny the stink eye for getting a Playboy cover?

UFC media player is after the jump.

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James Toney Isn’t a Fan of Ariel Helwani, David Haye, Bernard Hopkins or Randy Couture

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There must be something in the water in Boston that’s making the fighters turn on Ariel Helwani. First BJ Penn questioned the MMA Fighting reporter about whether or not he liked him and now we have James Toney wrest…

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There must be something in the water in Boston that’s making the fighters turn on Ariel Helwani. First BJ Penn questioned the MMA Fighting reporter about whether or not he liked him and now we have James Toney wrestling the microphone from Helwani after asking him if he dislikes boxing and calling him a clown.

"This guy’s a clown right here…Give me the goddamn mic….Give it to me," Toney said as he struggled to pry the microphone from Helwani’s hands.

When he finally did get the mic from Helwani, Lights Out tried to sign off from the interview.

"This is James Toney Reporting for this goddamn station, whatever it is," Toney deadpanned. "I’m outta here."

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Marcus Davis Predicts James Toney “Doing Nothing” Against Randy Couture

If there’s one man that knows what the hell he’s talking about in regards to the whole ‘boxing vs. MMA’ debate, it’s gotta be Marcus Davis. After all, before transitioning into the Octagon, the welterweight went 17-1 as a pro-boxer—that probably qualifies him as an expert no?  (Although we’ve learned a thing or two from […]

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If there’s one man that knows what the hell he’s talking about in regards to the whole ‘boxing vs. MMA’ debate, it’s gotta be Marcus Davis. After all, before transitioning into the Octagon, the welterweight went 17-1 as a pro-boxer—that probably qualifies him as an expert no?  (Although we’ve learned a thing or two from playing UFC Undisputed immediately following EA Sport’s Fight Night…)

Of course, unless you’ve been having a spat with the internet, TV, and or any other form of communication, you know that renowned boxing champ James “Light Out” Toney is making his MMA debut Saturday against Randy “The Natural” Couture. It’s a pretty, pretty, pretty big deal in terms of settling the aforementioned, yet tired, debate, and while speaking to MMA Fighting, Davis had this to say about how he thinks Toney will fair at UFC 118.

“He ain’t doing nothing. He’s not going to do anything,” Davis said when asked about Toney’s chances. “Just like everybody who’s a journalist of MMA, a practitioner, a coach, or a fan, they’ll tell you, it’s got to be a one-punch victory and that’s it. If he gets pushed up against the cage, he’s going down on the ground. If they go down, he ain’t getting back up. Randy’s not going to let that happen.”

It’s hard to disagree with you Mr. Davis, and thank you for including the rest of us, non-bad-asses in your comments. Of course Davis will swap leather with Nate Diaz in Boston, Saturday, which in addition to several other bouts scheduled for UFC 118, could be wicked awesome. To bet, head here.

Ex-Boxer, UFC Star Davis On Toney’s Chances: ‘He Ain’t Doing Nothing’

Filed under: UFCBOSTON — No fighter on the UFC 118 card can identify with James Toney the way Marcus Davis can. A former boxer, Davis went 17-1 with two draws in a six-and-a-half year ring career before he decided to transition to mixed martial arts. …

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BOSTON — No fighter on the UFC 118 card can identify with James Toney the way Marcus Davis can. A former boxer, Davis went 17-1 with two draws in a six-and-a-half year ring career before he decided to transition to mixed martial arts.

Unlike Toney, who hounded UFC president Dana White into submission until he received a contract, Davis took a more conventional path to MMA’s big show. It was one with many bumps, bruises and blood, a true learning journey that proved to Davis what it takes to be successful in MMA. And as a result of that experience, he’s not buying Toney’s claims that he feels comfortable in the cage and ready to go.

“He ain’t doing nothing. He’s not going to do anything,” Davis said when asked about Toney’s chances. “Just like everybody who’s a journalist of MMA, a practitioner, a coach, or a fan, they’ll tell you, it’s got to be a one-punch victory and that’s it. If he gets pushed up against the cage, he’s going down on the ground. If they go down, he ain’t getting back up. Randy’s not going to let that happen.”

MMA Roundtable: Will There Be Anything to Learn from Couture vs. Toney?

Filed under: UFCA couple of stories developed Wednesday that I felt like touching on, so I thought what better way is there to momentarily distract Ben Fowlkes from walking his dog than to bug him with a few questions (Sorry “Stringer”).

In our littl…

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A couple of stories developed Wednesday that I felt like touching on, so I thought what better way is there to momentarily distract Ben Fowlkes from walking his dog than to bug him with a few questions (Sorry “Stringer”).

In our little roundtable below, Ben and I discuss the meaning behind championship belts, what Randy Couture vs. James Toney means for MMA and boxing and Strikeforce’s struggle to promote Fedor Emelianenko vs. Alistair Overeem.

Randy Couture Tuning Out James Toney Ahead of UFC 118 Showdown

Filed under: MMA Videos, UFC, FanHouse Exclusive, VideosBOSTON — MMA Fighting caught up with Randy Couture at Thursday’s UFC 118 media workouts.

Couture talked about his mind set going into the fight, how he has been able to tune out James Toney’s tr…

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BOSTON — MMA Fighting caught up with Randy Couture at Thursday’s UFC 118 media workouts.

Couture talked about his mind set going into the fight, how he has been able to tune out James Toney‘s trash talk, how he expects the fight to finish and whether he will move back down to light heavyweight after this fight.

Check out the video interview below.