Randy Couture vs James Toney in works for UFC 118; New bouts added to Strikeforce's Heavy Artillery
Posted on April 23, 2010, 09:30 AM by Anton GurevichAccording to MMAJunkie.com, UFC Hall of Famer Randy "The Natural" Couture (18-10) could be the first one to welcome the former IBF Middleweight Champion James "Lights Out" Toney (72-6-2 Boxing) to the Ultimate Fighting Championship. The bout is reported to be in works for the UFC 118 on August 28th, what will be the promotion's first trip to Boston.
Couture has expressed his desire to fight James Toney numerous times, as now it looks like the UFC President Dana White has finally decided to give "The Natural" an opportunity to test his skills against Toney. The combined age of Randy Couture (47) and James Toney (42) at the fight will be 89, two years less than Couture's previous bout against the fellow Hall of Famer Mark Coleman.
Meanwhile, Strikeforce officials have announced two interesting bouts for the upcoming "Heavy Artillery" event on May 15th. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu ace Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza will go to war against the talented striker Joey Villasenor, as the legendary BJJ multi-champion Roger Gracie will face the veteran wrestler Kevin "The Monster" Randleman.
Strikeforce: Heavy Artillery will take place at the 22,500-capable Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Missouri on May 15th.
Source: MMAJunkie.com

Comments
Time for Toney to eat his words
I think ur right and I think he will also eat some g+p from randy. Captain America is very smart and Toney would have a better chance against kimbo tbh, coz randy wont have this fight standing
I just hope Randy doesn't try to stand with Toney.
this is a bad match up!
Randys chin is not good at all!
and Toneys only weapon is his hands!
randy is not a wrestler but a greco roman wrestler meaning he needs to clinch to take toney down! and theres the danger and advantage to toney!
i hope randy can work a good gameplan and take toney down and that will be it for toney ;) go Randy!
i do.
i will buy this
randy has wrestled for almost 30 years just because his focus is roman greco doesnt mean he cant shoot a double. i rember in a interview where he talked about competiting in both
randy is a greco guy by trade but that doesnt mean he cant shoot a good double... which he can. randy is better in every aspect than tony bar boxing. as soon as tony throw a combo randy is gona change levels and dump him on his back, add in sum g&p and its over! but yeah of course any fighter can get caught, especially by a pro boxer! but at the same time tony isnt know for KO'n ppl
u think randy has a bad chin u must be joking. And the fact that u think because hes a greco wrestler that he cant perform a double leg takedown is stupid. Randy has allways had a good gameplan so i doubt hes gonna stand with toney
I wish Toney were matched up instead against one of the hungry Heavy hitters in the UFC like Santos or Valasquez...They'd surely take care of business! Only problem, I think, is that they're relatively unknown while the "natural" is a celebrity in the sport and --recently-- on the silver screen...
I think Couture will eke out a win...He may not win in an impressive fashion, but he'll definitely test the mental and physical strength of the boxing champ...
tsk tsk borealis
after the natural defeats toney he should retire...it will be the best story ever...."60 year old mma legend defeats world boxing champion" retire on top randy!
Randy is not 60 tard sak. He is in his late 40's
Randy Couture 1st round by heart attack..
Ha Ha, thats great.
Well Randy got his wish now its time to prove what he says he can do. The only reason I think Randy could be in trouble is cos he doesnt take a punch that well anymore. But other then that, if he doesnt get caught and uses his wrestling, Toney's D-O-N-E!
I'd like to see Toney KO'ed, but my money's on TKO for Randy and the ref jumping in too early, I just got a feeling about that... Well see
I love this matchup. Hope Couture gets in the inside without getting Koed, once he's there, double leg ground and pound baby, time to shut Toney's big mouth!
Let the 'Freak Show' begin, heh heh.
It should be interesting.
To all the weak voters, I was only mocking Dana White.
Kimbo vs Toney = FreakShow
But i would still rather see them fight. Cotour is a technical fighter but i think he is boring sometimes.
It's so messed up how Tooney talked himself into the UFC only to get thrown into a 1st fight against one of MMA's most decorated fighters.
Glad to see Joey Villasenor fighting again.
how is that messed up he was talking about how he wanted to fight couture at one point
Would love to see Toney find himself on the ground and think about all things he's said about MMA...
Obviously Couture will win, unless of course he gets caught early, which could happen. With that aside, I think this fight is kinda boring. They definitely could have done something more exciting with this bout. Although, maybe they just wanted to avoid perpetuating a freak show.
One punch from Toney Randy will go to the cemetery
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What the **** did Toney say?
Toney is saying you are stupid
i want to see randy shut that fat ass mouth of toney toney been saying fighters kick like girls and i wanted to see toney take leg,body,and head kicks but g&p will hurt but not as bad as getting a shin to the dome,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,mokoko toneys saying get of his nutts
damn tapoutking not one punctuation. you even misplaced the periods with commas. i dont even know what to say about this post.
im not a Toney suporter i just put my opinion you keep holding Randys nutts
You used to post as "Toni". This guy's last name is "Toney". He is probably too stupid to spell his own name and you almost never make any sense. OMG!!!!! You're James Toney!!!!!!!!
I want Toney vs Big Country
Judging from the way the athletes in this sport are evolving to become all-around fighters nowadays, I thought that we'll never have the chance to watch a classic Boxer vs Wrestler match again, like the good old days ;-)
Couture is a smart fighter and WILL have a good game plan,James Toney is going to be emberassed.
randy is very smart but i think toney is gonna get a ko randy really cant take to much of a shot these days but if to the ground toney is down no doubt about it
that's not a good welcome to Tony
look all i want to say is i do not want randy to be humiliated with a devastating KO they should have given him cain or frank shit someone young who's career mite not die on a single fight. ya digg? i know randy has wayy more arsenal then toney but his hands are deadly andd he has alottta weight behind them. so i just wish it was a better match up thats all. joe silva is slackin.
the only reason this fight is happening is because alot of boxing fans will buy the PPV with Toney fighting Couture... both are legends in their respected sports and it will bring the boxing fans over to buy the PPV. With that said i wonder what the odds are on this fight.
the octagons going to smell like ben gay
Toney will knock Coulture into SPACE! lol!
I hope so, it would keep things interesting.
Id rather see him fight Kimbo, Cotour is boring sometimes.
Kimbo? lmao....your new....Couture has a far better chance of exposing Tooney than Kimbo
I cant believe you guys call yourselves MMA fans when you cant even spell Randy's last name correctly.......I swear TF
We all have different opinions about people so just shut up
Why did you say sorry before posting?
That I didnt understand.
Ur basing someones knowledge of MMA on their ability to spell a fighters name?
Im pretty sure if you were a FAN of western movies, you could spell John Wayne......I specifically said FAN not MMA expert, read more closely next time before getting upset.
We'll see how Toney deals with a cage & the first time UFC jitters as Randy ducks in for a double leg takedown. If blubber lips hits the ground......poor poor Tooney lmao....if Randy gets caught by a big strike everyone will say "big deal he fought a guy 47 years old" lets see him against Rampage, Shogun or Machida....Shogun would chop those legs to the bone.
I think it will be a good matchupp, but what I dont understand is why Randy wants it, he says that he still wants a titleshot. This will not get him any closer to it...
It's be funny if Toney pulls a "Trevor Berbick" and starts flipping out to the ref after he gets a couple of leg kicks.
don't frget wen you get hit from hawy hitter you game plan going down with you to sleep
thats whats gonna be happenin to randy
Toney by flying Gogoplata