Davis on Boxing MMA: Toney has little shot and not a UFC Fighter Noons

Waiting for UFC 118, Boxer versus grappler was talking all week long. James Toney will try to pull the upset Randy Couture. But don't forget that the Charter has Marcus Davis vs. Nate Diaz. If there's someone who understands how difficult the transition is from ring to the cage, it is Davis.

Once upon a time was in position of Toney Davis.No, he was never on the level that Toney was in boxing, but after 18 attacks pro wearing gloves large, Davis moved to MMA. having a single legitimate weapon, Davis was above her head during season 2 of "The Ultimate Fighter".

"There's nothing that James Toney to Randy Couture can do other than punch him and knocking him out," Davis said hardcore sports radio (audio). "He is basically going into this fight one-dimensional completely."

"Randy will do what he wants to do for him," Davis said."There's five ranges of fight-kicking, punching, abundance, and fight ground grappling. Those are five different ways in which a fight can be fought and all Randy has to do is stop punching range. That's it! And that is easy to do, especially for someone, when this is all they do ever ".

Davis knows first hand what it's like bringing so few weapons to the Octagon. It was so bad for him on 2 TUF and then the final 2 TUF, was close to walk away from the sport.And that was against the prospects MMA. Toney is facing a 13-year veteran of the sport.

"His first professional MMA fight, his first one, is going to be against one of the great," said Davis."Who like me just jump in professional basketball and a game of one-on-one against Michael Jordan.It is not only gonna happen. "

It is a bit of an exaggeration, but you get the point.

Toney spoke also faced Brock Lesnar if he wins on Saturday night and it is said that he is still a boxing career balancing. Davis said it is not possible.Then host Mauro Ranallo threw out Strikeforce fighter as example K.J. Noons. Noons (10-2 MMA) he also boxed professionally 13 times. Davis, wasn't impressed.

"If he came at UFC in Division 155-pound, he'd eaten and spitting out. He didn't make it here," Davis said. "He wouldn't be able to come and fight MMA, box, and won't happen ".

In addition to pro boxing career, Davis and Toney share another thing in common, both celebrated a birthday on Tuesday. Davis, 37 said that he expects a better birthday present on Saturday night that Toney, 42, will always be.

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James Toney looks like he is in shape for 118 UFC?

James Toney has been fighting the battle of the bulge for most of his time at heavy in boxing. Body Is simply a bad boy. So how much read in recent photos featuring Toney crossing his MMA conditioning? 47-Year-old Randy Couture next weekend at UFC 118 he faced.

When he weighed between 234; 237 pounds for some of his struggles in 2006 and 2007, his cardio was shaky at best.Toney, 41, fought down to 217 1/2 in his latest boxing match. He seems to be around that number with less than two weeks before he makes his MMA debut.

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Canadians react to passing MMA in Ontario

Saturday, Canadian MMA fans heard some good news. The sport was legalized in Ontario, with events starting in 2011.

The UFC brass rejoiced. the President Dana White Tweeted his thanks to the Ontario premier Dalton McGuinty, and VP of Regulatory Affairs Marc Ratner Tweeted that, "we're excited."

They have good reason to be excited about. capital of Ontario in Toronto is the largest city in Canada, a paradise for MMA. Performances in Montreal and Vancouver have sold out quickly, and the UFC is eager to try for another sellout at the Rogers Centre, a large arena in Toronto.

White and Ratner are not alone in their enthusiasm. Joe Ferraro of sportsnet, a native of Ontario that long has covered MMA, was emotional over the prospect of finally get to see her sport in his hometown.

As I write this article, I'm experiencing greater feeling that sees my vista as blurry and my veins with adrenaline pumping while I smile from ear to ear.I knew this day would come, but that never expected the emotional race. Many of my friends, colleagues, peers and family members are calling this my personal victory, comparison to have my hand raised in a fight for the title.

UFC veteran and Jason Canadian MacDonald that worries though MMA in Toronto will not be enough to move sport next whereas Vancouver close ports to MMA UFC after 115.

That is great news, but I must say I'm not sure that is so huge as everyone thought it would. Toronto's largest city in Canada and opens the door to having a UFC event in Toronto, and is great to have another MMA event in Canada. But the port appears to have been slammed closure on MMA in Vancouver as a door is opened, closes another.

Jeff Joslin, a former fighter, is looking beyond Toronto. he wants to bring MMA to his hometown of Hamilton.From: thespec.com

"I have relatives and friends who have never seen me fight," he said.

"I never had a chance to be a fighter hometown ... maybe now I can be part of bringing a fight in Hamilton."

Not everyone in Canada is thrilled. a group of doctors in Ontario has called for a prohibition of this sport, even if a writer points out the problems with such a ban.By province:

Concern of physicians, the health of combatants--presumably their motivation in asking the prohibition--is reasonable. After all, are doctors.

But their call for a ban is illogical. Many sport kill and maim their participants in many more MMA, which has lost only two fighters in its history. compare that with the hundreds of auto racing driver or the soccer players who died while competitors and dozens of boxers, skiers, jockeys and soccer, hockey players who have perished. And that is without counting The BCMA injured. logic, shouldn't these sport also be banned? MMA fighters, as athletes in other sports risky, accept the risks they run.

MMA is already an incredibly popular sport in Canada. Welcome into the fray, Ontario.

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Night of upheaval in Strikeforce: 're Mo ' loses the title ' Propiedades '

 

Competitive Equilibrium can be a fallacy that it is possible to search in other sports, but in the fight you need big stars. Strikeforce took a beating tonight as Bobby Lashley declined to launch the Showtime television, then one of the brightest young stars promotion "King Mo" Muhammed Lawal came firstly on the mat in under 12 minutes.

Rafael Cavalcante "Propiedades ' was the biggest, most powerful and most technical fighter. It was only a matter of time before King mo has captured by some sort of ugly strike. In the third round, he was hit with a huge knee in a situation of clinch. Knee buckled and as he was tripping backward, Propiedades nailed him with another right. Lawal fell to his back and retro rose up in fashion flaky. Has struggled to maintain the Propiedades against Cage as he got pummeled by elbows. After absorbing more than a dozen elbows and punches, dropped left arm of Lawal. This is when referee John McCarthy intervened to stop things at 1: 14 of third.Lawal was clearly out, as he fell first face to mat. Propiedades (10-2) took the title of heavy Strikeforce light from Lawal.

It's not shocking that Lawal (7-1) lost. After you move from the world of amateur wrestling is still a fighter, very newbie.Lawal, who just lost in the u.s. 2008 Olympic wrestling team, allowed his grappling to bring it to an unbeaten record against a decent slate of combatants.But tonight Propiedades proved to be too strong. Lawal scored two Takedown but also worked extremely hard while missing out on three other. even when Propiedades hit the deck, scored the same relatively rapid at his feet

Propiedades outlanded Lawal 67-50, but most of the shots of Brazilian were much heavier.

 

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Semper Fi: Semerzier, repping the Marines to 50 WEC Micklewright

From halls of Montezuma to fight for the WEC: Mackens Semerzier two and Zack Micklewright started their careers fight after serving in the Marines. Both will also fight to 50 WEC Wednesday evening.

Semerzier, who served in Iraq in 2003, says that the training they received in the military reported to combat training.

"Is the discipline to train when you don't want to train and push past those mental and physical barriers," said Cagewriter. "Distributed, you get to see a lot and being put in stressful situations, and you know that the closure is not an option. You take that in training and in a fight. "

Micklewright caught the bug combat while still an active marine. While amateur MMA in one night, it was necessary a fighter. He answered the call and continued to be fascinated with fighting after going into Iraq to serve.

After returning from Iraq, has committed itself to training and joined Miletich Fighting Systems in Davenport, Iowa. heading into his attack with Bart Palaszewski Micklewright, is 8-0.

Coincidentally, Semerzier trained with Palaszewski for 50 WEC, where Javier Vazquez Semerzier will fight.When he discovered his partner training was fighting a marine, Semerzier laughed and said Palaszewski, "you're fighting a marine. watch out, son."

Semerzier said that this is one of the few times when he's not be feast on a colleague marine. he normally supports any service member. Brian Stann, a UFC Fighter and a marine, was to attack Semerzier. He said that the Marines are always concerned with representing persons who came before them.

"We are proud of what we do and who we are," said Semerzier. "Because we are a small unit like this, we feel like we ourselves are well in front of other people just so they know that we are experiencing the rules that were set before us with the Marines who came before us. "

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Be careful what you wish for: WEC future of Njokuani on life support

At the beginning of 2010, was one of the hottest prospects in the WEC lightweight Division. Coming off three straight WINS ugly TKO, Anthony Njokuani looked like he was on the fast paced with a lightweight WEC title shot. He scored instructed by Shane Roller wrestling in April and the last night at 50 WEC, he destroyed his game from Maciej Jewtuszko.

In defense of Njokuani, Herb Dean stopped the fight pretty quickly (1: 57 mark--1: 51 struggling). The 30-year-old had 15 fights under his belt. He doesn't deserve a few seconds to try and recover?Once Dean stopped, Njokuani arose immediately. What is done is done, but now she needs Njokuani return to the drawing board.

Fightlinker was happy to see Njokuani lose, pointing the ugly Tweet has sent after his loss of Roller. Njokuani asked someone stay with him. scored his desire and a loss which he moves dangerously close to the unemployment line.

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Recovery with Gabe Ruediger for 118 UFC

Although he has 17 victories, including 12 communications, Gabe Ruediger has left two lasting impressions on most fans of struggle. One is that when he was dismissed from "The Ultimate Fighter" for not having weight and two when Melvin Guillard him out with a shot of the body.

But now, Ruediger wants to make a different impressions. instead of being the boy who ate the cake ice cream the night before a weigh in, he wants to be the man who beat his fellow TUF Joe Lauzon.

Since he was outside the UFC, he left the Team Quest, affectionately a neck injury and claims that he is in the best shape of his life.

I was looking at the pictures of UFC last I was in and I can't believe the difference in me. But everything really. My hits is much improved. You look at a number of my recent victories, who came from the presentation, but I set everything with punches. It was a long and tiring journey.I have matured.I don't think I was ready to TUF.Skill wise, I was mentally let me ... but I think if we'd gone away that he would have started partying and stuff. now, I'm all about fight.

Ruediger got his chance at Lauzon because Terry Etim abandoned the attack planned three weeks ago.

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