The Randy Couture vs James Toney fight at UFC 118 was somewhat less than satisfying from a viewer standpoint, but the hype leading up to the fight and the re-ignition of the boxer vs mixed martial artist debate was interesting.
Now that it’s over following an entirely predictable result, Dana White can breathe a sigh of relief and move on to the next idea:
ARIEL HELWANI: “Dana, this James Toney saga has lasted 8 months for you. Can you finally breathe a sigh of relief now that it’s over?”
DANA WHITE: “Yeah. And listen, just to make it clear, I don’t know, you know, how it came off through this whole thing or here in the press conference. No disrespect at all towards James Toney or to boxing. Boxing is a sport that I love and I have a lot of respect for James, you know, what he’s accomplished in boxing and everything else.”
ARIEL HELWANI: “At the presser you said this morning you got a little nervous. At any point did the thought come to the back of your mind that said, ‘man, what will I do if James Toney knocks this guy out?’ ”
DANA WHITE: “Yeah, of course it does, you know. I was nervous going into the fight. I think, but you know what though? That’s part of the fun of doing big fights and fights like that. When those two guys get in there, first of all the crowd’s going crazy, your heart’s beating, your stomach’s turning, that’s the way you should feel when a fight’s going on.”
White got a ton of hype and mileage out of the fight, Couture got yet another signature win and a chance to perform for the fans, and James Toney got, well, choked out in a couple of minutes and three-quarters of a million dollars to buy some more jewelry…
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The Randy Couture vs James Toney fight at UFC 118 was somewhat less than satisfying from a viewer standpoint, but the hype leading up to the fight and the re-ignition of the boxer vs mixed martial artist debate was interesting.
Now that it’s over following an entirely predictable result, Dana White can breathe a sigh of relief and move on to the next idea:
ARIEL HELWANI: “Dana, this James Toney saga has lasted 8 months for you. Can you finally breathe a sigh of relief now that it’s over?”
DANA WHITE: “Yeah. And listen, just to make it clear, I don’t know, you know, how it came off through this whole thing or here in the press conference. No disrespect at all towards James Toney or to boxing. Boxing is a sport that I love and I have a lot of respect for James, you know, what he’s accomplished in boxing and everything else.”
ARIEL HELWANI: “At the presser you said this morning you got a little nervous. At any point did the thought come to the back of your mind that said, ‘man, what will I do if James Toney knocks this guy out?’ ”
DANA WHITE: “Yeah, of course it does, you know. I was nervous going into the fight. I think, but you know what though? That’s part of the fun of doing big fights and fights like that. When those two guys get in there, first of all the crowd’s going crazy, your heart’s beating, your stomach’s turning, that’s the way you should feel when a fight’s going on.”
White got a ton of hype and mileage out of the fight, Couture got yet another signature win and a chance to perform for the fans, and James Toney got, well, choked out in a couple of minutes and three-quarters of a million dollars to buy some more jewelry…
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