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. The weight where the ...

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="340" caption="Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images "][/caption] Last week when former lightweight champ BJ Penn released his autobiography, Why I Fight , many wondered why UFC president Dana White and Co. refused to endorse their athlete’s life story. Well, the first excerpt of the book has just hit the Internet and it’s clear why the modern day Don King didn’t want fans reading what Penn had to write. After the ...

  While many people have complained that Dan Hardy is not a worthy challenger for UFC welterweight champ Georges St. Pierre, and there is a solid argument to be made there, it's also worth emphasizing that any opportunity to see one of the best martial artists in the young history of our sport perform is not to be missed. To celebrate this rare treat I thought I would do a Judo Chop on one of the moves most associated with St Pierre: the superman punch.  In his most recent fights, especially his triumphs over the highly credentialed amateur wrestlers Jon Fitch and Josh Koschek, ...

At UFC 112, the unthinkable happened: BJ Penn lost to Frankie Edgar.  After a relatively uneventful five rounds, the judges came back with a unanimous verdict in Edgar's favor.  Say what you want about the decision, but BJ let a close fight go to the judges.  He looked like a broken and beaten man after the fight. Does Frankie Edgar jump to number one for beating BJ Penn?  I'm sure some people will say yes.  Fight Matrix already has Edgar at number one.  I'm not a big rankings guy, but I think there is a strong case for ranking Shinya Aoki number one.  Edgar's win was not exactly dominant, and a lot of people think he should ...

   Renzo Gracie is old school. The Brazilian legend has never backed down from a challenge. He comes from a time when there were no weight classes. He's happily faced opponents that sometimes outweighed him by 25 pounds or more come fight time. While the mentality of fighting anyone, anywhere, anytime, still goes for Gracie, he has a more realistic approach to his future with the UFC. Gracie will fight Matt Hughes at UFC 112 at 170 pounds, but admits that a move to lightweight after this fight is very possible. "It's so easy," Gracie told MMAWeekly Radio about making 155 pounds. "Right now I'm 178, and I have to eat a lot so I don't drop even more ...