Shinzo Machida expects “The Dragon” to knockout Shogun Rua

Older brother of the UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Lyoto “The Dragon” Machida, Shinzo Machida, stated in an exclusive interview to Tatame.com that he expects his brother to knockout Mauricio Rua in their rematch at UFC 113. Shinzo revealed that Machida’s injured hand is completely healed, and that “The Dragon” is preparing in full force to face Shogun:

James Toney: Boxing is a tougher sport

James Toney, who recently signed to the UFC keeps on talking about how boxing is better than MMA and how hes is going to make a successful transition from boxing to MMA. In a recent interview Toney said not only is boxing tougher but MMA fighters kick like girls.
“If they think I’m going to go in there and get choked out or lay down and get my arm barred and all that, they got another thing coming to ’em, you know what I’m saying? Like I said, yeah, you’re right, MMA is not like boxing because boxing is

Brandon Vera: I am going to submit Jon Jones

Brandon Vera (11-4) will try to bounce back from a close decision loss to Randy Couture by defeating the unpredictable Jon Jones (9-1) on March 21. Vera believes that even if the Greco-Roman wrestling, Jon Jones, trys to take him down, he will get submitted.
“You take me to the ground this year, your’re going to get submitted,” Vera said. “I’ll tell you that much right now.”
However, Vera’s strategy is too go to-to-toe with Jones as he feels this fight is going to be a technical stand up war rather than a