James Tony to fight Randy Couture under MMA rules!

[porkypara]

Looks like this fight is going to happen at the end of August.

A good move by Dana White to get Tony in a big hight publisty match up straight away because to be honest Tony could easly lose to a novice MMA fighter.

Also Tony would stand a better chance against a striker as they are called in MMA as a posed to a wrestler which Couture is.

A very hard fight for Tony but it would be interesting to see what happens if he can land afew of his power shots.

Dana White Talks Randy Couture And James Toney Again - FightLine.com

[ElTerribleMorales]

would be hilarious if Toney KO's Couture, that said, i doubt it happens

[shza]

Yeah, Toney's going to get his ass kicked. He'll just get taken down to the floor immediately and will be helpless there.

[ElTerribleMorales]

thing is even if Toney does win, it's a win win for White, if Couture wins it "proves" MMA is superior, if Toney wins it shows how much of an eye White has for "talent"

[Kel]

Is Randy still pretty capable then?

[The Promoter]

This is a more interesting fight than you guys think for several reasons; 1) Couture is getting up there in age 46 I believe. 2) Couture losses have been to strikers for the most part (or wrestlers who chose to strike) and Randy has been susceptible to the KO which works in Toney's favor.

Let's face it Toney would loss to a 3rd rate wrestler if taken to the ground so really any MMA fighter even a supposed "striker" knows more than Toney on the ground and NO "striker" will try to stand up with Toney. So with that logic, anyone he fights in MMA will try and take Toney to the ground and it only makes sense to put him up against an older wrestler that has been susceptible to the KO. I actually like this matchup for James Toney, just look how Chuck Lidell handled Randy Couture and I believe James Toney has a chance...

I also read that JT weighs over 250! If that's true forget the above....

[porkypara]

White has given Tony a tough first fight in the UFC.

Tony would have a much better chance against a striker rather than a wrestler like couture.

[DatsiK]

Is Randy still pretty capable then?

Not really mate.. his last two fights have been an absolute gift of a decision in which he was dropped and hurt badly on several occasions, and the other he choked out a washed up Mark Coleman.. that said Toney is no spring chicken himself, but Toney has the best boxing in the heavyweight division as soon as he goes into the UFC, no doubt.. and I see Randy struggling to take him down. Will be a interesting fight no doubt.

[Beanflicker]

This is a more interesting fight than you guys think for several reasons; 1) Couture is getting up there in age 46 I believe. 2) Couture losses have been to strikers for the most part (or wrestlers who chose to strike) and Randy has been susceptible to the KO which works in Toney's favor

Well Couture is quite literally the Bhop of MMA. His age was never a factor, as he is in better physical shape than 85% of the guys in MMA, and I doubt his age will be a factor in this.

Also, he was KO'd by Chuck Liddell (a guy with unbelievable takedown defense) because Randy had been working hard on his boxing and felt that he could outstrike Chuck as he did in their previous fight. I doubt he'll have any such illusions against Toney.

Bad matchup for Toney big time, Couture will go fight for the clinch, push him against the fence, and take him down. The only chance Toney has is to catch Couture with something while he's coming in for the clinch.

[Boxer4life]

i wouldve liked to see james toney to fight chuck lidell instead, or someone else that has to much pride in their stand up to take toney down lol, thers no way toney will learn enough to defend a take down from someone as good a wrestler as randy couture, but i can only imagine how dangerous james hands wil be, its scary to put a REAL boxer in the ufc

[Violent Demise]

Toney will win easily

[ross]

I also read that JT weighs over 250! If that's true forget the above....

Doubt it, Toney weighed 217 for his last fight, apparently he has been under 210 recently as well.

[Mar]

Next tom brady will try and beat tiger at golf......and i won't care about that either. I love love james toney but damn you can't beat sam peter now you want to take on an mma fighter at his sport ??!! Toney will get his ass kicked, but why is that a surprise he's probabably not a good kick boxer either but because the sports are similar he should be

[Hornfinger]

Toney will win this by submission.

[Drago]

Toney will win this by submission.

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