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Few prospects have entered the Ultimate Fighting Championship and found the kind of immediate stardom that Jon Jones has. But the self-proclaimed “MMA geek,” who next fights Brandon Vera this weekend in the headliner of UFC on Versus 1, knows combat-sports fans can be a fickle bunch. So while he appreciates the support and accolades, the 22-year-old [...] The up-and-coming light heavyweight tells MMA Fighting they could square off on Showtime in May … “I think it’s a good match-up for me. He’s a big, strong guy. Of course, the fight camp he has over there, he trains with a lot of good guys, so I think he brings a lot to the table. [...] Props :FightHype Quoteworthy: “Randy Couture, he respects my game like I respect his game. He’s the best at what he do in his sport; I’m the best at what I do in my sport. We gonna see who has the better style and everybody know it’s James Toney. If he tries to throw blow for blow with [...] Props: Fighter’s Only Quoteworthy: “Yeah I saw [the AIDS tweet]. I laughed. I think he needs to chill out a bit. I think more than anything it is Davis getting to Davis now. I think he needs to see it for what it was and just chill out a bit. It was all meant in good humor, [...] “I’ve been looking forward to fighting a wrestler for some time now. We’ll see where this fight is going to go. I think he’s going to try to stand with me honestly. He might force it to the ground, and if he’s really after those takedowns it’s going to end up on the ground eventually [...] “I’m not expecting to go into this fight and win this fight in the first or second round. Most likely this is going to be a brutal fight, a lot of blood everywhere on both sides. I know he’s going to come out very aggressive. I mean his job could be on the line with [...] In the battle of the old guys — Randy Couture and Mark Coleman — the older dude was better. Couture looked faster, more crisp and full of more energy as the 46-year-old set the tone early, bouncing jabs off of the 45-year-old’s face. Then Couture employed his bread and butter, using the As UFC light heavyweight Vladimir Matyushenko (23-4 MMA, 4-2 UFC) It’s understandable. After all, Matyushenko had a UFC 108 bout with Steve Cantwell scratched [...] “Stylistically, the fight may be similar to the one I had with Chris Leben in October 2008. Leben was a tough, aggressive guy with some highlight reel knockouts on his record and he really brought the fight to me. He also throws similarly wild and looping punches to Wanderlei. I had to use my speed [...] |
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