UFC 118 of three stars: Edgar, Couture and Diaz

Taking a look at the best and worst of the UFC's first foray into Boston.

N ° 1 star--Frankie Edgar: some samples have ever had to win two battles to be considered a champion, but that's exactly what he had to do Edgar.After beating former champ lightweight B.j. Penn at UFC 112, Edgar was commissioned to do it again to 118. not only did he respond to the challenge without censorship, fought better than he did at 112, beating definitely Penn in all five rounds of their attack.

No. 2 star--Randy Couture: from his bout with James Toney was billed vs boxing MMA, Couture was to defend the honour of MMA. "Captain America" managed work skillfully, taking down Toney and knock on him, before submitting to him.

No. 3 star--Nate Diaz: in his second fight at welterweight, Diaz survived a barrage of Marcus Davis soon in the fight, added a deformity head Davis ' and then guillotine Davis choked up until he passed.Although Diaz said that he wants to return to light welterweight appears as a natural home for him.

Dishonorable Mention--Kenny Florian: Fighting in front of the hometown fans, Florian was unable to obtain an offense going against Gray Maynard. a victory here would give Florian a lightweight belt heist. He had also Dana White saying that has smothered in big fights.

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Toney, Couture, Edgar and more: exclusive photos of UFC 118

Check out exclusive UFC 118 pictures by photographer MMA Tracy Lee. Don't miss the photos of Frankie Edgar celebrating, eye Marcus Davis ' and suffocation by Randy Couture by James Toney.

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Randy Couture tuning out James Toney ahead of UFC 118 showdown

BOSTON--MMA fighting with Randy Couture Thursday UFC 118 media of workouts caught up.

Couture spoke about his mind set, that go into battle, as he could optimize trash talk from James Toney's as he expects that to stop the fight and to whether back heavyweight after becoming this fight to light to move down.

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UFC 118 Preview: James Toney Says "And you can take (Randy Couture) From My Back"

By Nick Thomas on 26 August 2010 2: 36 PM EDT in news MMA 119 comments

"I'm gay. There is, as I'm going to call. Nobody will lay one me and just pound me like I'm sissy. Do not pass it down like. This is the way Randy (Couture) likes to do things. This is how girly out. If it gets me on Earth, it will get hit with lots of shots. "

"And you can take from my backrest. I have."

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UFC 118: Randy Couture vs James Toney fighting talk (video)

by mmamania.com on August 15, 2009 9: 41 PM EDT

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Randy Couture says UFC 118 fight no freak show, James Toney's power overrated

With the highly anticipated UFC 118 event only days away, MMA pundits expectations vary wild on the main card bout between UFC Hall of Fame Randy Couture (18-10 MMA, 15-7 UFC) and boxes veteran James Toney (72-6-3 boxes, 0 0 MMA).

Sure the clichés "anything can happen in a fight" and "puncher's Chance" are generally introduced into the discussion, it is a two word other set that was the General go to descriptor: "freak show."

Even UFC President Dana White has said he believes that the fight is a bit like a circus.However, Couture sees competition in a different light and expected a strategic issue.

"" "" I think it is a struggle "freak show","said Couture MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com)." I think people have to James credit for things he is reached in boxing."I reached certainly a lot of things decided in wrestling, and nobody to give me any credit for it if I my way in MMA.Diese combative sports count for something."

Couture's wrestling includes a gold medal background at the 1991 Pan most play, and played Greco-Roman long into the base of the "natural for the's '-strategy. So, while many observers of Toney's chances are discounting, Couture of opponent denied to minimize skills.

"" James is going to be dangerous, especially early in the battle ", said Couture.He has an interesting boxing Stil.Er explosiv.Er has good hands.I very carefully, especially early on, and it established and diligent and leave him to pull me in this type of Exchange. I think that makes for an interesting fight.

"The cool thing is that we'll probably win eyes of boxes we otherwise have attracted a lot would not and that's great for the sport."

He may not allow during Couture, notes Toney in toe to toe Exchange to compete, isn't he also believes in boxer's claims that a single blow could easily at night.

"" It is in this traditional boxing attitude where they can really use the mechanics of such punch to throw first he things will be for a lot of vulnerable,"said Couture."Second of all, I don't know if you've seen his hands, but he is very sleight. He has very, very small hands.

"He began some pounds in boxing 160-."He is a great big man with big boned as Brock Lesnar throw cans ham on your ass.It will not happen."I think he is also to be aware the when he starts to unleash four ounces that gloves its not as much protection as he lived,."

Couture's Greco-Roman clinch the foreign location, Toney used to work is not necessarily short handle an opposing Boxer.But Couture believes, the differences in these situations are large enough that it can be effective from his preferred position without too much fear.

"I I can be effective in this area with the think barrier", said Couture."I don't think, James had to hang him someone or folders is the way, a wrestler - especially a wrestler."I'm certainly prepared to deal with him in this area.

"There are things I need to know, and he is a good within fighter - sind.Ich still need most boxers it consciously sein.Ich need to ensure that it's wrestling and as lose.Ich type have of adapted my rings opportunities to strikes and creating space in there to treffen.Das is not really the game with James.Ich would it make not with James until I is him on the Rücken.Dann."

And if the fight ends up on the ground, which assume most observers is only a matter of time, Couture believes a submission shortly follow.

"" I'd love to stifle the hell out of him,"said Couture.""Absolut.Ich think this is a great piece of mixed martial arts, and certainly a big piece of the game, which I think habe.Ich worked he still make some mistakes and give me some positions to make that a possibility."

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Making his pro debut, Ryan Couture attempts to emulate his favorite hunting

 

He is certainly no Fishburne Montana. Thank God for this. Ryan Couture, son of Randy, one of the most famous mixed martial artists in the history of sport, was willing to take things slowly. While daughter Laurence Fishburne is in porn "accelerate" his rise to stardom, Couture trained hard and stayed under the radar, every four months of fighting or so away at amateur level. If there was a amateur in the late 1990s, is probably the way that his father would've gone about things when he was doing his transition from amateur fighter pro wrestler.

The hard work was put and Team Couture thinks time time for Ryan to make a run to your career.He makes his debut Friday evening at Strikeforce Challenger 10 Arizona. Couture, 27, is facing in answering critics who say that non-combatant should get a chance to make their debut pro on Showtime.

"I think the cause of my surname and ticket sales, is absolutely" Couture [said SB Nation Arizona] Wednesday during a session of preseason training combat.

"It's not like I've paid my dues as a pro and have a resume pro solid to justify me put on the main map. business is one thing and the name gets a lot of attention. At this point it's just a fact of life. We are going to be people who are on this bitter and hold that against me, but there's nothing I can do. "

If he feels a ton of pressure, you can't blame the Couture. After all, his father a former UFC champ in two divisions and helped building sport. But the young Couture is too to Earth to get bogged down by inheritance from his father. Couture said IFight365 .com:

"Being who I am, I feel like a lot of attention, but the additional pressure of only that I feel that is the kind that I put on myself from trying to run at the level that I know that I can get. We are going to be very few people who have the kind of impact on sport that my father, so thought will amount that would be unrealistic. So I'm just trying to do everything they can to make sure you perform to the best of my ability.The rest will take care of itself. "

He says he's the son of a legend and one of the strongest guys in the world of sport can only be regarded as a positive.

"Should have been a fool to think entry into this sport that others wouldn't focus on who is my father. But I accepted it and embrace it.Really, I couldn't spend time talking about a better person.I'm pretty sure he would be my favorite fighter, even if he wasn't a blood relative. "

Couture manages the father's gym Xtreme Couture in Las Vegas. is also where he trains with lightweights as Tyson Griffin and guru of the father as grappling coach Neil Melanson and hitting coach Tim Lane. During his five fights amateur, he is looked more comfortable on the ground. He is fairly humble about her abilities and SA has along the way to go.

"All my successes have come through the presentation, so he would have had to go with that. But I feel like I am rather dangerous worldwide. My wrestling not s where it should be yet, so there are a lot of guys who are going to beat me vi. But with my presentation decent and game amazing, I feel like if you make up for that."

Couture faces 20-year-old Lucas Stark.

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Toney's promoter that Goossen challenges Couture to get in a dogfight

You like James Toney like a big underdog against Randy Couture to 118 UFC? You can listen to his boxing promoter, Dan Goossen, that by the end of this interview will have eight minutes you run for the bet Couture. Goossen not rip Toney, he knows just the reality of a boxer stepping into a cage and fighting based on mixed martial arts. He admires Toney to show the courage to crossover, but frankly the promotion of the entire "boxing versus MMA" disturbs him.

"He is counting on being able to go out there and hit Couture with one of the shots that would definitely put him if he connects," Goossen says fighthubtv.com.(4: 55 mark). "The only thing I would say is there is nothing that whenever if James loses because it is a sport completely different ".

Love or hate him, Toney is doing something very few boxers that are still viable in square circle were willing to do.

"One person was willing to walk on the wild side, James Toney," said Goossen (8: 09 mark). "Is a completely different sport. It would be like a player of lacrosse play all of a sudden Major League Baseball.It would be difficult for him to do it, no matter how many times he hits a ball in lacrosse. "

Goossen is lost on this analogy.There is no "hitting" the ball is lacrosse. boxing is one of the many disciplines used in MMA.

Goossen says three times that he will offer you the same money that Couture UFC is paying for this fight bounce immediately back and take Toney in a boxing match.

"Win, lose or draw with Randy Couture, ti corresponds to what he is making for this fight," said Goossen (mark 5: 19)."And let's see if he had the same trick warrior that James Toney has to crossover, for the holding of boxing".

Goossen says he's not rip Couture, but want everyone to know Toney is one-of-a-type for this operation.He says even moved like owner UFC Lorenzo Fertitta seven or eight years ago to match Toney against Tito Ortiz in a boxing match.Fertitta passed onto the Sin offering.

Good for Goossen for not lifting a big stink and attempts to lock Toney from this risk. Don King freaked out when his Boxer Ricardo Mayorga tried crossover for a fight MMA .DK went as far as putting up a million dollars cash to get an injunction to stop MMA fight against Din Thomas of Mayorga. He argued that poor performance by Mayorga might ruin its investment in Boxer. now what is left Mayorga with? where is his payday? Toney had great anything on the horizon in boxing so at least this keeps his name out there and cashes out a nice-sized control.

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Young Couture Gets first victory; Riggs back on track

 

It's hard to believe that there is a fighter that is more polite and docile away from the cage of Randy Couture. We found one. Is his son Ryan. But much like her father famous of combat, the next generation Couture turns on the bad guys when he steps into the cage. The 27-year-old, making his pro debut on Showtime, made quick work of Lucas Stark forcing a faucet by triangle choke under 90 seconds in struggle.

Couture is a child rather than Earth, but you could see that he was wound up before the fight. There was a ton of pressure on him. After all, he was made his pro debut on a TV card on Showtime. Even admitted in the lead up to the fight that he was always the only opportunity because of its name. Once scored the victory, took a couple of deep breaths before the hand was raised.He jumped around like a maniac or talk trash. Was even a little embarrassed, as asked fans to come to his afterparty.

"All come have a drink with me at the ranch of Martini, please," he said sheepishly la Couture.

He may have been nervous before and after the fight, but showed the composure of a veteran during short fight. Strikes by Tony was a little embarrassing, but he nailed Couture with a few good shots. He landed also bring a pleasant Fireman's outfit to dump Couture on his back.Couture reacted quickly by throwing his right leg on the shoulder of Tony Stark. for a few seconds, Couture threw other leg and the Starter was stuck on. The 20-year-old Tapped quickly the 1: 15 mark. There was no way to exit.

 

Ryan was certainly more success that the latest fad Strikeforce tried to throw in the cage. Randy ex-wife Kim had a rough time in his two fights you jumped on the ShowTime. big stage a little too quickly. The patient more Ryan fought on the amateur stage in Las Vegas for the last few years and scored six matches under his belt, before he decided to go pro. He is also a gym of his father, Xtreme Couture in Las Vegas, just about all the days of training with guys like Tyson Griffin, Gray Maynard and Martin Kampmann.

Patient Riggs blasts out Taylor

Joe Riggs isn't aggressive enough that the killer was during his days UFC, but he still possesses some dangerous elements.The tailor of Louis relatively inexperienced that knew but still couldn't resist the urge to trade with Riggs. That was a bad move. Taylor captured a huge left midway through the third round, struck the bridge and found herself always devastated in front.Taylor trapped helplessly in a crucifix, exploited because of strikes giving Riggs his career 33rd win in a fight catchweight to 182 pounds.

Riggs used to be a guy who has swung for fences. He was good enough, even at the tender age of 9-to-24, to take four victories in UFC welterweight title and get a shot at Matt Hughes.27 now Riggs has become more of a counterstriker.

This approach resulted against Jay Hieron in his last fight but against a guy with fighting only seven, the mentality has proved to be the right way forward.

Taylor, a wrestler from the market, could only score two Takedown and cancelled Riggs (54-11) on the bottom. in the third round, Taylor (6-2) tried to open things, but as color analyst Pat Miletich Showtime pointed out, he was leading with his head. Riggs nailed Taylor with a reverse left. Chicago-native immediately grabbed his face and back seconds later was getting pounded by Riggs.

This was the first fight of Riggs above 170 pounds since September 2008. Looked yet lean like a near Middleweight. after the fight, Riggs lobbied for a rematch against welterweight champ Nick Diaz Strikeforce. If that doesn't happen, he wants in the tournament average Strikeforce proposed.

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