Joe Lauzon on UFC 118 Grudge Match: Gabe Ruediger Is in Trouble

Filed under: MMA Videos, UFC, FanHouse Exclusive, VideosBOSTON — MMA Fighting spoke to lightweight Joe Lauzon at Thursday’s UFC 118 media workouts about his fight against Gabe Ruediger.

Ruediger talked about the spoof film he made about Ruediger, hi…

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BOSTON — MMA Fighting spoke to lightweight Joe Lauzon at Thursday’s UFC 118 media workouts about his fight against Gabe Ruediger.

Ruediger talked about the spoof film he made about Ruediger, his relationship with Ruediger on The Ultimate Fighter 5, whether he was surprised “Godzilla” was allowed back into the UFC and what went wrong against Sam Stout at UFC 108.

Check out the video interview below.

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.

Video: The Pros Break Down Penn vs. Edgar and Couture vs. Toney

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The Fight Network does a decent job demonstrating the juxtaposition between the UFC 118 main and co-main events. On one had we have BJ Penn trying to regain his title from current UFC lightweight champion, F…

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The Fight Network does a decent job demonstrating the juxtaposition between the UFC 118 main and co-main events. On one had we have BJ Penn trying to regain his title from current UFC lightweight champion, Frankie Edgar who will be fighting tooth and nail to hold onto his belt and his ranking in the UFC’s 155-pound class. On the other hand, you have James Toney fighting for the pride of boxing against the sport of MMA, although his logic of what winning his fight against Randy Couture will actually prove is flawed.

In the videos above and below, a variety of professional boxers and mixed martial artists (as well as a smattering of actors sprinkled in for good measure) weigh in on this weekend’s two biggest fights.

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James Toney Announces He’s “Seen Fear” in Randy Couture’s Eyes

Just days removed from Saturday’s UFC 118, James Toney continues to toss smack at Randy “The Natural” Couture, further increasing what could very well be, one of the largest helpings of humble pie the sport of MMA has ever seen (Chael Sonnen escaped that humiliation by dominating Anderson Silva for nearly five rounds). That is […]

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Just days removed from Saturday’s UFC 118, James Toney continues to toss smack at Randy “The Natural” Couture, further increasing what could very well be, one of the largest helpings of humble pie the sport of MMA has ever seen (Chael Sonnen escaped that humiliation by dominating Anderson Silva for nearly five rounds). That is of course if the decorated boxer loses…no worries right? (Cue nervous laughter).

Really, even if Couture does smash Toney in under two minutes, it probably won’t silence the heavyweight too, too much, but seeing him get bowled over by “Captain America” would be damn satisfying for most MMA fans. So what’s the latest word from Mr. ‘Trust me I got this’ Toney? Speaking at today’s pre-fight UFC 118 presser, the boxing champ revealed:

“I seen fear,” Toney told MMAjunkie.com at Thursday’s media workout session. “I smelled it, too.”…”Everybody can sit there and say, ‘Oh, Randy was tough. He was cool.’ All the Randy Couture fans were [saying that]. Up close and personal, you could see it in his eyes. He ain’t never seen nobody like me in his life.”

Curious; what does fear smell like? Is there a feint (or strong) presence of urine? At any rate, Toney’s right, Couture has never faced anyone like him in his life, but that doesn’t change the fact that 9 out of 10 times The Natural should win that fight. To bet on that tilt, or any other at UFC 118, head here.

Will Couture vs. Toney Actually Answer the Boxing vs. MMA Question?

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The hype behind this weekend’s James Toney-Randy Couture showdown has focused largely around the "Is MMA better than Boxing?" quandary, which, up until this point has never really been answered, and in m…

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The hype behind this weekend’s James Toney-Randy Couture showdown has focused largely around the "Is MMA better than Boxing?" quandary, which, up until this point has never really been answered, and in my opinion really won’t be answered by this fight.

The question really should be "Who would win in a fight between a top-tier boxer and a top-tier MMA fighter?"

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James Toney Takes Round One, Captures UFC 118 Spotlight

Filed under: UFC, NewsBOSTON — Round one goes to James Toney.

The champion boxer turned mixed martial artist who makes his MMA debut at Saturday’s UFC 118, captured the lion’s share of the media attention during the first day of fight week.

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BOSTON — Round one goes to James Toney.

The champion boxer turned mixed martial artist who makes his MMA debut at Saturday’s UFC 118, captured the lion’s share of the media attention during the first day of fight week.

During a pre-fight press conference at the historic Faneuil Hall, Toney overshadowed five-time, multi-divisional UFC champ Randy Couture, who will be opposing him on Saturdday.

It’s something of a new role for Couture, who is quite used to the spotlight; in every fight he’s been a part of for the last five years, he’s been in the main event. This one is the co-main event, and so he’s not only in the second-billed fight, he also has to deal with Toney’s incessant promotion.