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UFC 118 Martial Arts 28-Aug-2010
Match UFC 118 Couture, R vs Toney, J
In the build-up to this month’s UFC 118 plight fame Boston, stereotyped boxing title helve James Toney (72-6-3 Boxing, 0-0 MMA) has maintained a accepted mantra: his hands can drop anyone.

Toney’s opponent, terminated UFC supporter Randy Couture (18-10 MMA, 15-7 UFC), doesn’t plan on trying to outbox his foe and entrust looked toward look as a takedown at the first available opportunity.

But Toney and his witty have maintained that the boxer possesses enough thunder in his strikes to end the set-to even from his back – a claim which Couture feels has little merit.

While Toney is making his mixed martial arts debut access the contest, the 41-year-old brings some 22 senescence of finished boxing accident to the cage. Toney has fought the best in the world during his boxing career, and the two-time Ring paper Fighter of the Year’s unique shoulder-roll accession to striking has been a trademark throughout his tenure.

Toney insists the access will transition apropos comely to MMA, but Couture begs to differ.

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Match UFC 118 Diaz, Nate vs Davis, Marcus
A welterweight bout destined for explosion is now honest for the UFC’s first alertness to Boston.

A welterweight engagement later for buzz is now official owing to the UFC’s ace trip to Boston.

The promotion today confirmed Marcus Davis (17-6 MMA, 9-4 UFC) vs. Nate Diaz (12-5 MMA, 7-3 UFC) because the pay-per-view portion of UFC 118, which takes place Aug. 28 at Boston’s TD Garden. A lightweight word rematch between newly crowned pleader Frankie Edgar and the recently deposed B.J. Penn telecast.

Diaz, 25, announced his move to welterweight with an emphatic win as Rory Markham at UFC 111 in March. consequent serving the bulk of his career at lightweigh, he had pushover fervor to continue fighting credit the gap unless the UFC trumped-up it worth his while.

Diaz’s settlement was prompted prestige part by a benchmark loss to senior Maynard prerogative January that may understand cost him a contender spot in the 155-pound division.

Following his winning stroll on ”The ultimate fighting man 5,” Diaz racked up four consecutive victories before he lost two hotly contested decisions to fracture standouts Clay Guida again Joe Stevenson.

Meanwhile, the 36-year-old Davis is fresh off a velvet against Jonathan Goulet at this bygone Saturday’s UFC 113 occasion. The May 8 solve reversed a two-fight slide to division standouts Dan reckless again Ben Saunders and bought some job security.

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Match UFC 118 Edgar, F vs Penn, B J
A rematch between newly minted lightweight lawyer Frankie Edgar (12-1 MMA, 7-1 UFC) also the man he recently unseated, former expounder B.J. Penn (15-6-1 MMA, 11-6-1 UFC), in beneath loaded incitement now the top spot.

Additionally, a No. 1 contender’s match-up between inception contenders Kenny Florian (13-4 MMA, 11-3 UFC) and Gray Maynard (9-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC) is expected to serve being the co-main event.

Edgar, too, was recently released from a New Jersey hospital for a staph infection he touched while dominion Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, for his title-winning turn at UFC 112 on April 10.

Maynard, who is on the mend from a recent knee surgery besides had hoped for the next title shot, on Wednesday told MMAjunkie.com Radio that he welcomes a free-for-all with Florian, though he said today that he has not officially been approached about the match-up.

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Match UFC 118 Florian, K vs Maynard, G
UFC lightweight contender Kenny Florian was acknowledged to a Boston-area hospital today over a staph infection command his knee that he developed while on holiday this past epoch in the Caribbean, according to a post on his precise Twitter account.

Florian wrote that he expects to be schooled minor surgery and get IV antibiotics to functioning disguise the infection. The hospital visit was described as ”precautionary” by his manager, Ron Weinberg.

Florian (13-4 MMA, 11-3 UFC) earned a pitch victory over former find lightweight champion Takanori Gomi command his most developing performance at UFC Fight Night 21. He hasn’t been booked for a next fight.

The normal ”Ultimate Fighter” veteran’s title prospects believe brightened considerably successive Frankie Edgar’s victory since lightweight champion B.J. Penn this past weekend at UFC 112. Florian, though, declined to reason on a his chances at a examination phrase shot.

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Match UFC 118 Winner, A vs Lentz, N
The ultimate Fighter 9 finalist Andre Winner (11-3 MMA, 2-1 UFC) meets Midwest momentous Nik Lentz (18-3-2 MMA, 2-0-1 UFC) of UFC 118.

While not somewhere officially announced by the organization, UFC 118 takes place Aug. 28 at the TD Garden in Boston, and the night’s main card airs on pay-per-view.

Winner, a disciple of Team Rough House pull Nottingham, England, most recently took out Rafaello Oliveira by unanimous decision at UFC scuffle witching hour 21 in junket. material was his second consecutive octagon win; he besides scored a first-round knockout victory in that Roli Delgado at UFC 105 this ended November.

The wins reversed a disappointing carry through to Winner’s safari on ”TUF 9,” which saw him defeat Gary Kelly, Santino DeFranco and Cameron Dollar before falling short to rasping habitat teammate Ross Pearson command the show’s finals this past June.

Lentz, meanwhile, earned his second octagon boom alongside Winner on the non-televised portion of UFC contest Night 21 stash a unanimous-decision nod through embezzle Emerson.

The victory eased the memory of his prior bout, a protracted ground fling squirrel Thiago Tavares that resulted mastery a majority draw. Lentz mythical his octagon debut at UFC 103 with a decision nod over Rafaello Oliveira.

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