Ex-Boxer, UFC star Davis on Toney's opportunities: ' he ain't doing nothing

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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Brad Blackburn Re-Ups with Bellator

Although welterweight Brad Blackburn in his Bellator debut shortly fell last Thursday to Dan Hornbuckle, Blackburn fight Thursday at least once more for the promotion, MMAFighting.com learned.

Bellator remains CEO Bjorn Rebney Blackburn's services that based on Blackburn's performance against Hornbuckle Bellator 25 in Chicago, where Blackburn saw the best he was years had and even discarded Hornbuckle in the first round.

"It was a very close fight."I have happy right hand and I walked away from our game plan.Rookie mistake and I make it the next Mal.Ich boxes stopped because I wanted my knockout, "Blackburn said MMAFighting.com after the fight.""I did not [in a long time] and I got also focused and I stopped the predictably, had me and my coaches and corner fight fight."

Although he could close the distance on the longer Hornbuckle, he says shorter strokes to establish a connection with the takedowns instead of Gunning k.o. has caused the Blackburn.

"I had shoulder surgery so I have my power for a few years", said Blackburn. "I had surgery and I feel my arm recovering hat.Ich felt like my power back." I landed a good shot and he fell."It has been awhile since I've had this power, so have I got just really excited about it cause I used to most everyone knock out and I for so lange.Ich back my power and I must go because outdoor stick to my game plan and a bit smarter next time to fight."

The unanimous decision loss Hornbuckle was third Blackburn directly.Blackburn the UFC entered in July 2008 and win streak went on a three-fight with the organization only fall back to back struggling this year, leading to his release.Bradburn has lost four straight fight before 2005 and he hopes to avoid a repeat of this period.

"" I wanted to [in Bellator] and get the win, ", said Blackburn."It was a good fight but do you know what? A win is a win, and I didn't get one today evening... I expect, busy to bleiben.Ich will have two weeks to Kämpfen.Ich not so I have no injuries to keep training, come back here and get me a profit."

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Suddenly tried soft spoken, BJ Penn, emphasis back to combating roots

BOSTON--at 31 years old feels BJ Penn time slipping away. Almost a decade ago he was a 22 year old prodigy, as a sport nascent seemed one-man evolution. Since he was the guy who seemed to come up short in the big fight. He became a two Division Champion. Now he's practically an elder statesman.

For all his immense talent has Penn to go with him the epic career, had even though this "epic" has so much to do with peaks and valleys of the high drama as it that casual "Epic" that gets passed around from this generation something amazing to bedeuten.Penn's recent setback came in April when he by massive underdog Frankie Edgar in Abu Dhabi was upset.

Since Penn been preternaturally calm.This is the man who told Georges St. Pierre, he was ready to fight "to the death," said Sean Sherk he would punish him for the use of steroids and once spent a whole season of "The Ultimate Fighter" Jens Pulver.doch antagonizing, had leadup to say his rematch with Edgar Penn's surprisingly little.And when he spoke he was alternately self-critical self-confident and sometimes, brutally dull.

Trying, there was a topic of Penn's to give, within the last two weeks is that he see as fighters hopes seems convinced, be he also caught been in marketing and with a professional advertising and all the other things that go Athleten.Er came in a competitive and that's the way he wants to go.
I would like to be labeled No champion; I would like to be labeled a fighter.
-BJ Penn
"I love it."I love a contender ", said Penn on Wednesday.After I beat, I know Frankie is UFC policy that I would like to avail of the belt, but I just a guy, all the best fighters fighting, know you what I mean? "I have eight belt at home, no disrespect [on the UFC belt], but I want only a true fighter to werden.Ich no champion would be labeled; I would like to be labeled a fighter."

What exactly Penn and how it for his UFC 118 applies on Saturday night fight, remains to be seen.

It means that he plans to avoid technology and instead incite a fight?Some believe that a simple way to victory for Penn (15-6-1) may the has the power edge in the standup while Edgar has the superior speed.

Maybe it means forget about game plans and Los Instinkt.Oder maybe it is rather a way of thinking; he has repeatedly made reference to his early days in the UFC, if he was really more a "fighter" as a mixed martial artist.

On the other hand, Penn granted he has had his problems ("I think certain times I lived up to expectations and I don't have specific times definitely" he said at one point), but offered no explanation or excuses, said: "the people which makes me pressure on me, who I regret bin.Ich nothing.""Every time, if you lose you come back stronger."

However, it is something of a crossroads for Penn, who has made no secret of the fact he hopes as the best lightweight in MMA history reminds werden.Seine first as a 155-Pounder dominant war.Da come back to the light Division in 2007, he is 4-1 lead, but a second loss of Edgar badly would his argument as the largest lightweight damage ever.

While with likes of Georges St. Pierre and Matt Hughes, losses would colored him 5-5 over his last 10 fights to make a record pretty ordinary paper looks.

Penn, but says that will not happen.

"" I feel I will blow away a lot of people Saturday, "Penn said.""You will be surprised by who is BJ Penn."

And given this new approach, just who is this?

"" I know not,"Penn said.""This is it here richtig.Ich think I don't know what you say."

If it to assess moment arrived this new Penn Outlook where he thought when he was asked on a scale of 1-10, its performance will be a bottom line.

He said "I think sit here now and are ready to perform on Saturday, I think, I ' ll be on a 9".

Say the fighters would not, he would be a ' 10 ' fight night? but these are the types of answers you from Penn 2010 erhalten.Nicht these days, instead of self-promotion is more trash Talk.In it even Bewusstsein.Nach all these years of wild declarations and trash talk he let canvas for him speak the image he paints on the UFC.

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White comes full circle: Irish mob forced him from Boston, now he is back

Dana White still wants to bring MMA in Toronto and New York, but make no mistake about it, this weekend is right up there on the list of his career more satisfactory results. White, joined by UFC VP Marc Ratner and brothers Fertittas, has helped build the mixed martial arts in a sport accepted in most us His native area of Boston Gets his first glimpse of UFC in person with 118 UFC Saturday.

He is returning to its own terms something he didn't get to do in 1995. White argues his move to Las Vegas, where he reunited with his friends from high school, the Fertittas, was not part of the plan.

"... a day in the summer of 1995, while he was at the Centre of teaching a class at the Boston Athletic Club in Southie, two men walked and told him he had to go out with them, says white had, by mafia Ireland.

"The details of what went down were a little cloudy, but was the bottom line: you owe us some money," black told the Boston Globe. " I don't know why they were [expletive] with me, what the real reason was, but to come after me and bust my balls and try to shake me down was a bit strange.They wanted a couple grand from me ... and I said, ' no. ' they said, "get it from your girlfriend."I said, ' She hasn't, o. ' they said, "well, better figure it out.""

A couple of weeks later, his phone rang. the caller told him that till Sunday to pay them, he says, "or we'll kill you."

Triumphant return of white in Boston as a multi-millionaire is something that he never expected after being forced to leave the city.

"When you talk about things like the fate and [expletive] that happens for a reason, if there is proof, then what is?" said White."What are the odds that a child who is riding [expletive] mountain biking around Southie, teaching housewives and businessmen and children as a box, is about to be rocked to the point where he is like, ' this [expletive], I am out of here, ' and leave?

"And then," He adds, suspension, "happen this [expletive]".

It's nice to see that the Globe and the Boston Herald are spreading White's story and the increase of UFC sports casual. whenever the history is written as promotion hits new cities, we always seem to be unveiled a new nugget. it is interesting to hear Bill Baker from Globe speak absolute control of white over promotion.

So not only white leading promoter and creator of deal; he is also, with its fighters, judge and jury. in the past, he has met with some fighters during their remuneration (stars can do more than a half million for a fight; newcomers can make as little as $ 6,000, with another $ 6,000 if they win) and the amount of control has throughout their careers (UFC has no classification system; white organizes the struggles that he thinks that the fans want to see), and that he does not hesitate to cut loose a combatant. on the flip side, white is famous for distributing discretionary bonus for fighters that really throwing down (that he says he went up to one million for a single fight) and welcomed back fighters that once feuded with him.

Enormous discretionary bonus entries are ventilated for years. listen to white give a number is a little unusual. Any guess who got a million?

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To continue two opponents of switches, Efrain Escudero to his progression

It has been a game of musical chairs for Efrain Escudero. It seems like every time he sits, has a new opponent.

Escudero 8 lightweight winner of "The Ultimate Fighter," being season Charles Oliveira Wednesday at UFC fight night planned 22 gegenüberstehen.Aber only after another with two matchups for him on the map change.

Escudero was a bout with John Gunderson on Wednesday's map in Austin, Texas, planned for, the season 12 premiere of "The ultimate fighter" on Spike TV vorausgeht.Wenn had to pull co-main event fighter Mac Danzig his rematch with Matt Wiman, moved Escudero in Gdansk's spot. And then Wiman got hurt and fell out of the map.

Type Oliveira less than a month before the fight. But Escudero said Thursday at a media call for the event that the opponents bothered him changes.

You know, I have to pay really isn't much attention, said Escudero. "It was a month so I had enough time.".. .We are concerned about what we bring to the table are. We are not concerned about on what you go to the table put. We make our fight to fight, and we will go out and make our work. "Where fighting in top shape and ready to someone to take you with us is that our main priority and our main goal."

Unbeaten as professional title in the TUF House, Escudero, the victory of Phillipe Nover the final with a recess of Cole Miller at UFC 103 followed.But he ran lightweight Evan Dunham at UFC 114 in the Mai.Die Armbar Dunham colleagues unbeaten, on Escudero in the third round may beat what is now known Escudero so much as "The Ultimate Fighter." gewinnenNach one exciting and forth two rounds caught Escudero. Dunham he cranked Armbar, - and Escudero waited a long time to open up. Too long. But he escaped with only a few tendon damage.

Escudero (filling, 3-1 UFC) said the loss could have been the best that could happen him at least in the grand scheme of things.

"Is unbeaten puts a lot of pressure on you, always try to be on the top", said Escudero."I always said I'd data sets aside, but in the end that is bottom line, it is indeed a good role spielt.Und now that this first loss of my way - it is I get one of those where I been caught making a mistake." I blame it on my Herz.Aber Dunham, I wish him the best. You know that enabled on my mistakes."And I think I more have gained a lot of the loss as I had won a victory."

Escudero rebounded for a victory over Dan Lauzon at UFC 114 in may, sweep the scorecards, save for a late penalty for a kick, beat the Lauzon in the bar.He'll look Wednesday for two in a row, but he must again on an unbeaten up and comer in Oliveira (13-0, 1 0 UFC), take, that submission victory last month comes from a 41 second.

Oliveira, which could in the short term worry war.Er said to the fight, the basis for his fast work about Darren Elkins at UFC live versus 2 as Escudero, leave this struggle with a $ 40,000-submission of the night bonus in his UFC debut to take.

"The first battle I had in the UFC was very fast," said Oliveira of Brazil, through his translator."So I was I very well Form.Als that immediately heard the news about the fighting, (doesn't bother) me at all because I was training anyway already.""Would at best with the best you've got the best Kämpfen.Und short term as the nehmen.Dies is normal."

It is only natural that Escudero has its Jiu-Jitsu game honing was first come from Armbar loss to Dunham, then on the road in a fight against an opponent, has five of its last seven profits which is Vorlage.Es all part Escudero's evolution in what he hopes that one will be complete fighter.

"" My progression have been great,"said Escudero.""I began, a (wrestler), and I work much on my Jiu-Jitsu (and) my standup.Ich work much since ' the Ultimate Fighter.Ich got stuck in the gym, and it has my battles in the entire shows been."

Escudero Oliveira is the co main event of UFC fight night 22, Wednesday at the Frank Erwin Center at the University of Texas at Austin stattfindet.Der main card of airs live at 9 am Eastern on Spike TV as an introduction to the season 12 premiere of "The Ultimate Fighter."

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Dennis Siver vs. Andre winner bout scheduled for UFC 122

A lightweight bout between Dennis Siver and Andre winner for UFC 122 in Germany is planned MMA fighting the sources of Ariel Helwani said on Thursday.

The event is the UFC's second in Germany and be a homecoming for Siver.He fought on the promotion's debut in this country, UFC 99 in June 2009, Dale Hartt with rear naked choke of first round einreichen.Siver (16-7, 5-4 UFC) is German and Russian descent and began his MMA career in Germany.

Siver, fought last at the season 11 finale of "The Ultimate Fighter" to beat Spencer Fisher by unanimous decision. Three of his last five battles have bonus awards - two knockout night netted, post fight, WINS (Nate Mohr at UFC 93, Paul Kelly at UFC 105) and a fight of night against Ross Pearson at UFC fight night 21, although he lost a decision.

Winner (11-1, 2-2 UFC), from England, rebound will look a decision backlash against Nik Lentz at UFC 118 12 days ago. One member of the season 9 cast of "The Ultimate Fighter", winner reached the finals where he lost a unanimous decision to Pearson, a guy u.k.-fighter and his team rough House teammate.

UFC 122 finds November 13 in the König Pilsener arena in Oberhausen, Germany, and delay on Spike TV Luft.Die promotion's debut in Germany is expected to be on the same day tape came under fire.Minors were prohibited, participation in UFC 99 in person.And this year, the UFC sport was glorified banned from German TV, because believed the Bavarian State Office for new media violence.

Although the event is not yet officially announced by the UFC, this is main event to be a middleweight contender bout between Vitor Belfort and Yushin Okami.

Belfort not fought as a UFC 103 win over rich Franklin in September last Jahres.Er was expected Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva at UFC 109 was face, but Silva by operation erholt.Und Belfort, itself, pull out your planned UFC 112 fight in April with an injury musste.Mit plans in the works for a rematch between Silva and Chael Sonnen after their fight at UFC 117 last month finds Belfort again wait for Silva, but now working with an opponent, before you a shot.

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Giorgio Petrosyan, Artur Kyshenko, Mike Zambidis return K-1 MAX final 16

K - 1 President announced Sadaharu Tanigawa close completed map for the K - 1 World MAX GP FINAL 16 on 3 in Seoul, South Korea held.

2009 K-1 World MAX champion Giorgio Petrosyan returns to the K-1 ring for the first time since claimed his title to 2010 K 1 - MAX - Eastern Europe champion Vitaly Hurkou, fan favorite of Mike Zambidis face is 22 years old Chahid and Kyokushin stylist Andrews Nakahara called feature in a MMA super battle against a too Korean opponent.

Albert Kraus, Yoshihiro Sato and Yuichiro "Jienotsu" Nagashima, be moved to the final 8 with their victories in May.

The complete announced map after the break.

K-1 World MAX 70 kg FINAL 16, 3 October 2010 at the Olympics in Seoul, South Korea 1stGiorgio Petrosyan vs Vitaly Hurkou
Gago Drago vs Su hwan Lee
Artur Kyshenko vs Kamal Mohamed
Mike Zambidis vs Chahid Oulad El Hadj
Sagadpet vs Michal Glogowski

Super fights:
Pajonsuk vs. Jae Gil Noh
Chi am Lim Hideaki Kikkawa vs.
Kizaemon Saiga vs. Sung-Hyun Lee
Fire Harada vs. Tae Hwan Kim

Women's Super fight:
Su-Jeong Lim vs. TBA

Super fight MMA:
Andrews Nakahara vs. TBA

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