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James Toney’s UFC Experiment Over After Lopsided Loss

Filed under: UFC, NewsBOSTON — On the night that multi-time boxing champion James Toney made his mixed martial arts debut with the intention of showing that boxing is the most effective combat style, it was ironic that there was not a single knockout …

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BOSTON — On the night that multi-time boxing champion James Toney made his mixed martial arts debut with the intention of showing that boxing is the most effective combat style, it was ironic that there was not a single knockout recorded. Instead, it seemed that subconciously, the athletes of the UFC were intent on showing Toney how varied and effective other forms of fighting could be.

Toney was on the receiving end of the fifth and final submission of UFC 118, losing to Randy Couture in a one-sided fight that will be his first and last foray in the UFC, according to company president Dana White. When asked if he would stick to his pre-fight promise of only a single fight for Toney if he lost, White said yes.

“He’s the IBA and NABO heavyweight champion. He’s a boxer and that’s what he does,” White said. “He wanted to fight, he picked a fight with our guys and he fought tonight. He’s a tough guy, he’s been around. I have a lot of respect for him, but you can’t expect a guy to come in with one discipline and do well. He stepped up, he came in and did it. He picked a fight and he got one.”

UFC 118 News and Notes: It’s ‘Lights Out’ for James Toney’s UFC Career

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It appears that the James Toney experiment has gone the way of the Kimbo Slice experiment, as UFC president Dana White announced at the UFC 118 post-fight press conference that the promotion…


(Please princess, let me up!!   photo credit: USA Today)

It appears that the James Toney experiment has gone the way of the Kimbo Slice experiment, as UFC president Dana White announced at the UFC 118 post-fight press conference that the promotion is done with boxer crossover fights.

"It’s been a fun ride with James," White said as if delivering a eulogy about Toney’s dead UFC career. "It’s been very interesting. He’s a nutty guy." 

White pointed out that he didn’t go out looking for the fight, but when it came knocking on his door, he figured, "Why not?" 

"Listen, I didn’t try to sell this thing as, ‘Tune in on Saturday night, and you’re going to see the most spectacular battle and a war…I basically said what I was hoping would happen. Anything can happen in a fight. James Toney picked this fight. We’re not after boxing," White explained. "We’re not trying to attack boxing. I love boxing, and I thought this question was answered back in 1993, but I’ve got to be honest, as we got closer to the fight, my stomach hurt, and I was a little dizzy and I was nervous."

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UFC 118 Video: Toney Fight Played Out Exactly How Couture Thought

Filed under: MMA Videos, UFC, VideosBOSTON — Randy Couture met with the press following his dominant win over James Toney Saturday night at UFC 118.

Couture talked about why the fight played out exactly like he thought, why he has no interest in boxi…

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BOSTON — Randy Couture met with the press following his dominant win over James Toney Saturday night at UFC 118.

Couture talked about why the fight played out exactly like he thought, why he has no interest in boxing Toney and whether he believes the MMA vs. boxing debate is over.

Check out the highlight video of the press conference below.

James Toney Demonstrates Willingness to Put a Price on His Dignity at UFC 118

Filed under: UFCJames Toney swore that he knew what he was doing with this MMA stuff. Of course, he also said he was the most feared man in boxing, so it’s not as if his credibility was in mint condition coming into UFC 118.

Toney showed up for his m…

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James Toney swore that he knew what he was doing with this MMA stuff. Of course, he also said he was the most feared man in boxing, so it’s not as if his credibility was in mint condition coming into UFC 118.

Toney showed up for his mixed martial arts debut in Boston on Saturday night looking like he’d trained more for a competitive eating contest than a professional fight. Fortunately his conditioning (or lack thereof) never had a chance to become an issue, as former UFC champ Randy Couture took him down with ease and submitted him with an arm triangle choke in less time than it takes to make microwave popcorn.

Not that this outcome should surprise anyone. Even if Toney had diligently worked on his ground game since signing a UFC contract, there’s simply no way, in the span of a few months, that a 42-year-old boxer is going to learn to wrestle like a guy whose cauliflower ear has cauliflower ear.

UFC 118 Liveblog: The Turncoats are Coming! The Turncoats are Coming!

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Well, Potato Nation, tonight’s the night we’ve been waiting for for months. The question on everyone’s mind will finally be answered: "Is Will Forte really leaving Saturday Night Li…

 
(So at $1,000,000, you payin’ me $4,219 a pound, sucka!!)

Well, Potato Nation, tonight’s the night we’ve been waiting for for months. The question on everyone’s mind will finally be answered: "Is Will Forte really leaving Saturday Night Live?"

OK so maybe that’s not the question on everybody’s mind, but it’s definitely bugging Will’s agent and his parents.

Ben and ReX13 are off schmoozing at the UFC Fan Expo, where I would have been as well if I could cross the border (more on that at a later date, but I will tell you it involves a bar brawl and a Bruce Lee instructional book I’ve owned since I was 13) and  Chad Dundas is off the grid attending an Amish wedding, which leaves me here to supply you guys with some play-by play action from tonight’s festivities in Boston.

The co-main event will undoubtedly produce some differing opinions on James Toney’s place in the grand scheme of the UFC’s heavyweight division and the main event should decide whether or not BJ Penn simply had an off night in Abu Dhabi.

Before we get to it, we’d like to announce the winner of our Boston UFC Fan Expo. The winning ticket is #031014. If this is your number, send photographic proof to [email protected] and we’ll hook you up with a $100 gift card to MMAWarehouse.com.

Here’s a glimpse of our uber-popular booth from the expo. Don’t let VivaHate’s nonplussed expression fool you, everyone had a blast this weekend and we got a ton of footage and interviews from fans and fighters.

Results and play-by-play after the jump.
Strap in and get ready. It’s sure to be a rocky ride.

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Randy Couture’s Toney Mimic Ray Sefo: ‘It’s Going to End Real Fast’

Filed under: UFC, FanHouse ExclusiveBOSTON — Ray Sefo knows a little about the transition James Toney is making. Sefo has fought as a professional boxer, was a world renowned kickboxer, and in recent years, he’s worked hard on his MMA game, most recen…

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BOSTON — Ray Sefo knows a little about the transition James Toney is making. Sefo has fought as a professional boxer, was a world renowned kickboxer, and in recent years, he’s worked hard on his MMA game, most recently fighting for Strikeforce last September.

Sefo is also a trainer at Xtreme Couture in Las Vegas, as well as a key member in preparing Randy Couture to face Toney; the 6-foot, 240-pound Sefo mimicked the similarly built 5-foot-10, 237-pound Toney during Couture’s training camp. And given his own experiences going from the striking arts to the ground game, Sefo feels Toney will be woefully unprepared for the opponent that awaits him.

“I don’t think it’ll go any more than three minutes,” he said. “It’s going to end real fast.”