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Current UFC lightweight fighter Paul Kelly certainly isn’t a fan of his upcoming opponent, Jacob Volkmann, disliking his trash talking and his style of fighting. The two are set to get it on at UFC Live on Versus: Jones Vs. Matyushenko which will take place on August 1 from San Diego California, though the bout was originally scheduled for the UFC 116 prelims. Kelly, a british fighter, had visa issues, and so the fight was rescheduled for the free Versus show. Kelly recently let fans know his thoughts on wrestling tactics such as lay and pray:

Volkmann is the sort of fighter that is content to scrape through and get the ‘W’. He’s not that interested in putting on entertaining fights or taking a risk and finishing somebody. I’d sooner lose and be exciting than just grind a boring win out. Even when I have gone the distance and squeaked wins out, the fights have always been exciting wars and I haven’t looked to lay-and-pray at any time. I refuse to lay-and-pray against any man.

Former Boxing Champion James Toney has made yet another prediction as to how his upcoming match with UFC Hall of Famer Randy “The Natural” Couture will go down. Toney has engaged fans with his interesting style and manner of speech, and has done a “great” job in hyping his upcoming co-main event bout. He recently twittered and explained exactly how he would beat the UFC great:

@Randy_Couture Randy I promise you d it goes to d ground Ama choke yo ass out, all u fans hate me you gonna pay ama take out so call legend

@statsaot 1st round ko baby or reverse choke

Is it just me or does Toney write exactly like he talks?

Former UFC number one contender for the heavyweight belt, Shane Carwin has had to face tons of questions about his “cardio” and the way it looked like he ran out of gas during his bout with Brock Lesnar. Carwin has come out in the past and said he basically cramped up, and that it had nothing to do with cardio, but the thought still persists. Recently Carwin used Twitter to set the record straight:

I am #5 in Sherdogs HWT rankings that came out this week. “Forecasted cardio shortcomings”. Love it. I guarantee my cardio is not an issue.

Carwin is an absolute monster, and even in losing to Brock Lesnar he showed that he’s certainly got another run at the title in him. Carwin is going to have to deal with these persisting “lack of cardio” rumors, but if he can continue to KO his opponents in the first round, it isn’t going to be an issue.

Former number one contender, and super hard puncher, Shane Carwin came as close as anyone has to dethroning current UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar. There was some speculation about Lesnar’s chin after the bout, with detractors thinking that the champ looked quite vulnerable. Carwin, however, disagrees and set the record straight when he answered one question with The Garv:

I feel like he took shots that were hard enough to finish any of my other opponents. Brock is a real tough fighter and a true Champion. He did what Champions do he found a way to win and did so through adversity. My hat is off to him and his camp.

No word on what’s next for Carwin but expect him to start another push to the heavyweight title.

UFC Live On Versus will have a long awaited matchup between British fighter Paul Kelly and Jacob Volkmann that many fans think could have fight of the night potential. The two have no love lost between them, with Volkmann calling Kelly a “stupid Brit” and insulting his punching power. Adding fuel to the fire, the matchup was originally delayed from UFC 116 so you know these two are itching to get it on. Volkmann’s not the only one jawing about the upcoming bout, as Kelly recently talked about his opponent to Fighters Only:

I never question another fighter’s ability, never put anyone’s talent down. We’re in the UFC, there are no mugs here. To question my ability and power, he’s going to have egg on his face after it. I’m going to KO him, and put him out cold. If I KO him out cold, he’s going to look stupid and leave himself open to getting cut. He’s got to man up and prove himself on the night now, after disrespecting me the way he has. He’s got to back up his words.

I know what I’m going to do, there’s no question about that. I want to break a hole in his face, dead centre in the middle of his forehead, so he wakes up and thinks about me every single day. I’m going to leave a nice big scar down the middle of his head.

Bring on the fights, and free is great as always.