Couture: It would be stupid to stand with Toney

“Why wouldn’t I accept the fight? Its an interesting fight. It’s a cross over fight … he poses some itneresting problems.”

Is it difficult to prepare for him?

“No.”

“I’m not a world class boxer, and that’s James’s game … It would be stupid for any mixed martial artist to stand in front of a boxer like that.”

“The sport of Mixed Martial Arts will go on whether I win this fight or not. There is no real pressure there. Everybody wants to make it this pressure situation but it’s not that at all.”

“It doesn’t put me anywhere in the 205 mix. It’s just an interesting, intriguing match-up and that’s what the fights are about for me at this stage in my career … If the Rua fight comes along, I’ll be ready for that.”