UFC 118's James Toney: I could see the fear in Randy Couture's eyes

Just 24 hours after standing face-to-face with UFC 118 opponent Randy Couture (18-10 MMA, 15-7 UFC), boxing champion James Toney (72-6-3 Boxing, 0-0 MMA) remembered the moment with a smile.


You see, it was during that staredown that all of his suspicions were confirmed.

"I seen fear," Toney told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) at Thursday's media workout session. "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," Toney said. "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."