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Randy Couture Talks Strategy for James Toney

Several staffers here at MMA Fix have been growing out their fingernails for some time now in anticipation of next Saturday’s tilt between Randy Couture and James Toney (chewing your nails is a safer option than popping pills all night no?) Yes, we fully expect “The Natural” to own Toney, but that doesn’t change the […]

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Several staffers here at MMA Fix have been growing out their fingernails for some time now in anticipation of next Saturday’s tilt between Randy Couture and James Toney (chewing your nails is a safer option than popping pills all night no?) Yes, we fully expect “The Natural” to own Toney, but that doesn’t change the fact it’s going to be reeedonkously stressful. If Toney does in fact pull off the win, the MMA world better be prepared to receive an earful and then some from the boxing champ and his crew (which in this case will probably be the entire boxing community).

Thankfully since the fight was announced, Couture hasn’t gone around saying something stupid like ‘I’m ready to test my hands with any boxer’; he understands that Toney is a beast with his fists and that’s it. In a recent interview posted on the official UFC site, Captain America talked a little bit more about what kind of strategy he might employ against Toney, and everything he had to say sounded damn sweet to us (thanks to MMA Bay for the quote).

“There are some serious holes in his game and it’s my job to point those out. If James comes with that traditional boxing posture, he can expect to get the hell kicked out of his lead leg. He can expect a right to come at his head followed by a swift double-leg, a swift clinch, then we’ll tie him up, dirty box, punch, elbow, knee, shoulder, anything I need to do to put him on the floor. There’s a whole load of other things that go on inside the cage. He better hope he can catch me.”

Now that’s what’s up Randy; that’s what’s up. To bet on the bout head here.

“King Mo” Lawal Blasts Uneducated Fans

Since “King Mo” Lawal began his rapid ascension up the MMA ranks the accomplished wrestler has never been share about telling you ‘like it is.’ From repeatedly stating he’ll fight anyone in the world, to his classic back-and-forth with “Rampage” Jackson, Lawal has consistently captured headlines through his actions both in and out of the […]

Following his thoroughly dominant UD win over Gegard Mousasi in April, Lawal was soundly booed by some ‘fans’ in attendance, who we’re guessing didn’t appreciate him utilizing his wrestling abilities to take out one of Strikeforce’s biggest stars. Disliking a fighter for whatever reason is one thing, but booing just because a guy exploits another fighter’s weakness, demonstrates you rank extremely low on the MMA IQ scale. Anyways, we’re thinking that incident might have had a little something, something, to do with the following comment Lawal reportedly made on the Ring Psychcology podcast (thanks to Bloody Elbow for the quote).

“Some are cool, some are idiots. They’re fans-they don’t know what the f**k they are talking about. That’s why I’ll say it again: ‘f**k the fans.’ A lot of them ain’t educated. They’re just bandwagon jumpers…”

Indeed, some are cool, some are idiots…we’ve been called both. Lawal’s bout with Rafael Cavalcante Saturday should be interesting; to bet on it head here.

Dominick Cruz Surprised by Split Decision Ruling at WEC 50

Okay, we’ve said it before and we’ll say it again, if you don’t watch the WEC simply because it doesn’t have the letters U, F or C, or even worse, because you ‘only like watching the bigger dudes’, you sir or madam are truly deserving of a rather cruel insult. Someone else can take care of our dirty work. If you watched WEC 50 last night then you know that the card once again offered not one, but several, ‘fight of the night’ quality bouts.

As expected, the bantamweight title fight between champion Dominick Cruz and challenger Joseph Benavidez didn’t disappoint, and was chalk full of entertaining violence. Although it was a pretty close fight and Benavidez threw everything he had at Cruz, it was pretty clear by the fight’s end that the champ should retain the belt. Of course, this is MMA, and what one judge thinks constitutes winning a fight might be vastly different than what 90% of the population thinks. So when it was announced that Cruz had won, but by Split Decision, what did the 16-1 fighter think? (Thanks to MMA Junkie for the quotes)

“In my humble opinion, I thought I won all the rounds,” Cruz told MMAjunkie.com following the fight. “I thought I won it pretty unanimously. That’s all I can say. I thought I won it.”….”I think that the crowd has a big part to play in the judges’ opinion sometimes,” Cruz said. “Also, he caught me with a real slick knee up against the cage that made me bleed real bad. I would assume the blood could have swayed the judges as well.”

In case you’re wondering, it was Nelson “Doc” Hamilton that had Benavidez winning the fight.

Report: Yves Edwards Returning to Octagon at UFC Fight Night

Old school UFC fans should be pretty stoked to hear that according to a report from MMA Weekly this afternoon, long time veteran Yves Edwards will return to the Octagon for the first time in over four years, when he faces John Gunderson at UFC Fight Night on September 15th.
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Old school UFC fans should be pretty stoked to hear that according to a report from MMA Weekly this afternoon, long time veteran Yves Edwards will return to the Octagon for the first time in over four years, when he faces John Gunderson at UFC Fight Night on September 15th.

What’s the big deal newbie, ‘I watch just the UFC’ fans, may be asking? Well aside from the fact that Edwards is the master of the self-titled Thug-Jitsu, which is completely awesome in of itself, the 33 year-old-fighter is one of the most experienced and entertaining lightweights in the world. Want proof? If you haven’t seen his flying head kick KO of Josh Thomson at UFC 48—immediately seek out footage. His flying knee KO of Edson Berto, at an Elite XC event in February, 2008, was also pretty damn sweet.

Edwards, who at one time was widely viewed as one of the world’s elite lightweights, has had some ups and downs over the last few years, but the American Top Team fighter has gone 4-1 in his last five fights. At Bellator’s 24^th event last week, Edwards worked his way to a Unanimous Decision over Luis Palomino, to run his record to 38-16-1. Guess that warrants another crack in the UFC no?

Anthony Njokuani Made Jiu-Jitsu Priority for WEC 50

Earlier in the week we commented on the fact that hardcore MMA fans will be spending hours in front of the ‘boob tube’ over the next 10 days or so; throw in a little video game action for good measure, and prepare for some serious retina wear. Starting tonight there’s WEC 50, Strikeforce goes Saturday, […]

As always, there are several great bouts scheduled for WEC 50 and thankfully one of the scheduled competitors is Anthony Njokuani. If you’re struggling to recall who he is think ‘dude kicking Chris Horodecki in the head as he runs away’; that might jog your memory (as may have the pic above).

Njokuani had been building quite a reputation for being a highlight reel striker, earning three TKO wins in a row, before getting tapped out by Shane Roller at WEC 48 in April. As a result of the loss, in a recent appearance on MMA Junkie Radio, Njokuani announced he’s made jiu-jitsu a priority heading into his fight with Maciej Jewtuszko.

“I really do want to get better at that because I know that’s where I’m lacking right now,”… “I’m trying to be a world-class guillotine guy,” he said of his favorite submission. “I don’t want to throw all my surprises out there, but I’ve been working on that a lot.”

According to the report Njokuani’s been honing his grappling abilities at Segrio Penha’s jiu-jitsu academy in Las Vegas; a well rounded Njokuani could be bad news for a lot of dudes. To bet on tonight’s card head here.

Mirko “Cro Cop” Concedes He Won’t Be at His Best vs. Frank Mir

Over the last couple of days we’ve been trying to determine Mirko “Cro Cop’s” thought process, in agreeing to fight Frank Mir on short notice, September 25th, at UFC 119. If you listen very carefully…you can still hear the disappointed cries of hardcore “Minotauro” Nogueira fans; sh-t’s rough. As we’ve said since the news of […]

Over the last couple of days we’ve been trying to determine Mirko “Cro Cop’s” thought process, in agreeing to fight Frank Mir on short notice, September 25^th, at UFC 119. If you listen very carefully…you can still hear the disappointed cries of hardcore “Minotauro” Nogueira fans; sh-t’s rough. As we’ve said since the news of Nog’s unfortunate injury was announced, we’re happy Cro Cop has agreed to step up, but it was kind of surprising considering he was supposedly thinking about hanging them up.

Well, in a report today from MMA Bay, we’re getting some possible insights into Cro Cop’s decision. Now we have a hard time translating U.K. English into American English, much less any other language, so we’ll have to take MMA Bay’s ‘word’ on the following comments. According to a report from Index.hr, here is some of what the Croatian bomber had to say about his upcoming bout with Mir.

“It is certain that I will not be able to go full force. I was left with only five weeks to prepare. I would not agree to the madness of this fight if Lorenzo Fertitta didn’t beg me to step in. They were in a difficult situation because Minotauro could not fight, and this is my way to repay [the UFC].”…”This all, of course, does not mean that I am looking for an excuse, but I certainly will not be ready. However, it still means I can lay out Frank Mir in the first round.”

There’s some ‘straight shooting’ for you (Mirko was a Special Forces officer after all). The short notice is something to consider though if you’re considering betting. Should be interesting.