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.
Check out the video interview below.
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Read more: ufc ufc ufc videos, 118, james toney, randy couture, UFC 118: Edgar vs. Penn 2You see, it was during this Staredown have all been confirmed his suspicions.
"I've seen fear" Toney told about MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) at Thursday's media workout session. "I smelled it to."
"Anyone can sit and say, ' Oh, Randy was hard."He was cool."All were Randy Couture fans [say that].""Could up close and personal in his eyes sehen.Er is not never seen nobody like me in his life."
Toney and Couture have no chance for a further meeting on Thursday as UFC officials the usual process opponents of the paths cross when possible to halten.Aber after their short Staredown on Thursday's pre-event said press conference, Toney, rode his confidence high.
"" I'm a very different way,"said Toney."I'm something he is not never in his [expletive] life gesehen.Ich can tap it out or I can choke him out - either or.
"Where you want to go, I'm a big, strong dude." I have been my whole life strong."This is nothing new for me."
While Toney which claimed from the date it is signed by the Organization was first announced that he was planning on sticking his boxing roots says "Lights Out" he some minor changes made to its approach.
Nevertheless Toney says longtime fans are still happy with what you see.
"My angle offset what it is doing just that," said Toney."We made a few adjustments and it kommt.It's coming.""You'll like what you see, but it is still vintage James Toney."
Of course, these new techniques remained Thursday under lock and key.While part in light workouts for the assembled media took seven other UFC 118 fighters, Toney showed in what he described as 400,000 US US dollar estimated worth of bling and 25 minutes chatting with reporters spent rather than step into the Octagon.
But if you try in his decision to read Toney bothered does not say.
"I work out never", Toney said."I Ereignisse.Ich never not media days during boxes and I nie.Ich would like to see anyone what I do - especially all you other clowns from his camp."
"It is what it is.""I will stay here prefer and let people know who I am."
While Toney neglected physically look at its current form, it provide an assessment of its training camp.
"" I think all great - went according to plan, ", said Toney.I trained hard every Tag.Ich 14 days to someday trained says, because you know I like to work, well, a half ago that despite everyone else about me.
"It went gut.Ich will give a Commons mean a B plus, just because it's new."
All the talk is finally disrupt an end on Saturday night at Boston's Garden of TD come. While most MMA observers believe the result is all but assured Chael Sonnen supporters were few and far between three weeks ago and he was almost a of epic proportions.
In this classic case of the strikers vs. grappler believes boxing champion, it is time for him, a show regardless of what critics might think.
"" [Couture] find out", said Toney."All he has to do is show on Saturday night and he erfahren.Fragen you him, after the Kampf.Nachdem he wakes up, ask him.
"If Randy tries and trade with me, he gets knocked out the [expletive]."
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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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(Pictured: Randy Couture)
