Obvious comment of the day: Freddie Roach thinks the UFC is using James Toney

by Zak Woods on Mar 11, 2010 7:28 PM EST Comment 5 comments

Who doesn't love puppets

Freddie Roach has some thoughts about the UFC signing James Toney:

"I think they're using James as a way to say MMA fighters are better than boxers. If he fights a quality ground guy, once he goes to the ground he's gonna get killed. But If a guy chooses to stand up with James, James is gonna destroy him. That's why they call him "Lights Out". I really don't think there's one fighter in MMA that could stand with James."

What?!

The UFC using an out shape, over-the-hill fighter for their own gain? That will never happen...

Look, the UFC still doesn't even know what to do with James Toney and the more WKR thinks about the situation, the more likely it seems that Zuffa signed Toney as they didn't want to see him in Strikeforce. Why else would there be so much uncertainty from the UFC on what to do with James? To quote The Hunt for Red October "People from Zuffa don't take a dump, son, without a plan" (we changed a word, guess which one?). But in this instance there doesn't seem to be much of a prepared plan other than having Toney signed to a non-exclusive contract.

Perhaps the UFC was hoping to use Toney on the reported counter of Strikeforce this April but as there hasn't been any mainstream press regarding the Toney signing --like there was with Herschel Walker-- it is plausible that the UFC is unsure about pulling the trigger and would rather bluff about the March card in an attempt to get Strikeforce to switch dates.

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SF counter makes sense

As does shutting his mouth.

by asa on Mar 11, 2010 8:44 PM EST reply actions

Roach has a point. You’d never see a promoter do anything like this in boxing.[/sarcasm]

by Steve W on Mar 11, 2010 9:27 PM EST reply actions

I'd like to see

a good kickboxer stand w/ him. Let’s see if he can handle leg kicks.

Hadoken!!

by Brizzle T on Mar 12, 2010 1:19 AM EST reply actions

Regardless of whether the UFC is “using” Toney or not, let’s not forget that Dana White didn’t come knocking on Toney’s door and sweet-talk him into it… Toney annoyed the fuck out of Dana until he got what he wanted, like a kid that wants candy.

by agentsmith on Mar 12, 2010 10:24 AM EST reply actions