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By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief
"I seen fear [in Randy's eyes]. I smelled it, too. Everybody can sit there and say, 'Oh, Randy was tough. He was cool.' All the Randy Couture fans were [saying that]. Up close and personal, you could see it in his eyes. He ain't never seen nobody like me in his life... I'm a whole different species. I'm something he ain't never seen before in his [expletive] life. I can knock him out, or I can choke him out – either, or. Wherever you want to go, I'm a big, strong dude. I've been strong all my life. This is nothing new to me."
-James Toney talked to MMAJunkie.com at the UFC 118 open workouts about his staredown with Randy Couture at the UFC 118 pre-fight press conference. The two will fight this Saturday on pay-per-view.
Penick's Analysis: Toney is full of talk, talk, talk, but I can't wait to see what happens when he actually steps into the Octagon on Saturday night. This fight now seems like it's been a long time coming with all of the talk that has surrounded the Toney signing in the last six months, and we'll finally find out just how much good nine months of MMA training has done him in preparation for a 13 year veteran of the sport. His boxing record notwithstanding, this is a whole other game he's playing here, and if he's not completely and 100% ready for the things that will be thrown at him by Couture, he could get destroyed.
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Jamie Penick, editor-in-chief
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