BOSTON--no fighters on the UFC 118 card can identify with James Toney how Marcus Davis. A former boxer, Davis, was watertight with two in a six and a half years - ring - career records, before he decided to make the transition to mixed martial arts.Unlike Toney, who tracked UFC President Dana white into submission, until he contracted received took Davis a conventional path to MMA's big show.It was one with many bumps, bruises and proved blood, a true learning journey, the Davis what it takes, to MMA successfully to sein.Und because one is the experience not purchase of Toney's-claims he feels at ease in the cage and ready to go.
"He is not nothing do." He's not going to do everything ", said Davis, when asked about Toney's chances. "Exactly how anyone who is a journalist of MMA, a doctor, a coach or a fan, will you give you say it has to be a one punch victory and thats it."Stand up when he is pushed calls against the cage, he goes down on the Boden.Wenn below go, he is again. "Randy not going to happen."
"It is simply different, as is a professional basketball player, says mounted to a Mitt and professional baseball to play," Fort Davis. "It's another sport." It is so different. I remember when I a boxer, things I thought I was remember me. 'Oh, if you're going to shoot, I ' ll Uppercut you.' As it is so easy. "You think really that, until you get there."
Davis said that in his early days of MMA he was against opponent voted similar MMA experience levels, but because of his days as a boxer, he would simple cut-outs result.
One particular fight for new insights about how difficult MMA could be conducted. It was still early in his career, and he was matched up with current UFC welterweight Thiago Alves.Die event was in a small, Massachusetts-based support, and Alves was only 20 at the time.
"" I never ever, had kicked in the leg,", said Davis."We have only gekämpft.Es went a vicious battle three rounds a decision."I landed my eyes always six staples in my head and both sewn up."
Davis said that after the battle he leg kicked been so hard and so often that he not to endure could.At this point he decided to learn how with leg kicks deal, and the fulfilment of his long-time striking coach led to him mark DellaGrotte.
He didn ' t really begin to study Jiu-Jitsu and rings until after he started on season of the ultimate fighter in 2005.
The experience proved sobering, Davis, who says that he almost this no interest just a newbie mixed martial artists face Randy Couture, regardless of the fact has that the neophyte a multi time boxing champion.
"" "I called Randy, I spoke with Randy, and I said:" you know what? the worst thing about this fight is that everybody wants me my boxing talk background ", said that Davis who while the pay of the map is square with Nate Diaz,."And I said ' prove me right. outdoor just go to and prove me right.' And he said: 'I am going.'"
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