James Toney vs Randy Couture in the works for UFC 118

[dkwrtw]

http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2010/4/23/1438372/randy-couture-vs-james-toney-in

While the bout isn't official yet, mmajunkie says that James Toney is likely to make his MMA debut against UFC Hall-of-Famer, Randy Couture on UFC 118 in Boston:

In a match likely to re-ignite the "boxing vs. MMA" debate, a bout between 10-time UFC champion Randy Couture (18-10 MMA, 15-7 UFC) and former boxing champion James Toney (0-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) is targeted for the UFC's first trip to Boston.

Fighters Only was the first to report the possibility of the pairing, and MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) today confirmed that while the matchup is far from official, it's in the works for a headlining spot at the event.
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The weight where the bout is going to be contested at hasn't been announced yet. Couture has been fighting at 205 for his last few bouts, and even though Toney and his trainer, Juanito Ibarra, has said in the past that they want to debut at heavyweight, the boxer weighed in at 217 on his last match, so a drop to 205 seems feasible.

UFC 118 will be headlined by a lightweight championship rematch between BJ Penn and Frankie Edgar, and according to the report, Toney's debut will likely be the co-headliner.

 

[Peter Parka]

James Toney is a past it boxer, he's going to get murdered.

 

[dkwrtw]

yeah, all he has is a punchers chance against any Legit mixed martial artists, I really don't think Randy should even take this fight, he has nothing to gain by beating Toney and a loss would by humiliating, I'd much rather see Toney matched up with Kimbo Slice or Keith Jardine.

 

[Haus]

Randy is going to lose. Dont ask me why. i just have a feeling

 

[dkwrtw]

It's possible, Randy is getting frail in his old age, every little shot he gets hit with these days hurts him, they ought to put Toney up against Jon Jones.