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Create-a-Caption: I'm the Mad Hatter! No, I'm the Mad Hatter

In Columbus this past weekend, MMA legend Don Frye met up with MMA everywhereman Shonie Carter. They both were wearing awesome hats, so who would win the hat off? Take a shot at a caption in the comment sections, and read on for winners of our last Create-a-Caption that was so long ago. First place: No, Gator...Your chin is way too low. Keep it up in the air and out in front like this. -- Rob R
Second place: Chuck Liddell tries to teach a new dog his old tricks. -- Cubs Win! Cubs Win! Third place: In this episode of Bully Beatdown, Mayhem enlists the help of the 'Iceman' to teach the bully that simply known as Gator a lesson. -- EtherBunny
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Fight world lookalikes: A slugger and a slugger

Cofield pointed out a striking resemblance between a fighter and baseball player: WEC lightweight Anthony Njokuani and Chicago Cubs outfielder Alfonso Soriano. Both are sluggers, and considering how many knockouts of the night that Njokuani has won, both are capable of knocking it out of the park. Soriano's next meaningful battle comes on Opening Day, April 5 in Atlanta while Njokuani's is on the WEC pay-per-view against Shane Roller. Have a suggestion for lookalikes? Send it here.
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Did Coker tab White for Bully Beatdown 3?
Jason "Mayhem Miller is a big Twitter guy so he's been sending out messages about the upcoming season of "Bully Beatdown." The first two seasons did so well that MTV is rolling out another set of shows and Miller was asking for followers on Twitter to send in suggestions about their local bullies. After a quick scan of the answers on Monday, it looks like Mayhem and MTV hit the jackpot. Dammit! Why couldn't that be @cokersf, the real Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker? We got duped but it was a great line by @fakecokersf. The reference is to UFC president Dana White pulling out the big guns and counterprogamming Coker's April 17 CBS/Strikeforce show in Nashville with his own Spike card, Ultimate Fight Night 22. Even worse it's less than three miles away in Nashville! The real Scott Coker better be on the lookout for the fake. He may get passed in Twitter followers if he doesn't start sending out some tweets. The talk is that Coker already forgot his password.
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This Brit isn't coming: Writer says dump Toney
The reaction on the James Toney signing has been mixed in the United States. Many of you think it's a good promotional move and if matched correctly Toney has a shot to do a little damage. Matched incorrectly, against a Randy Couture, and the old boxer may get destroyed and embarrassed because of a lack of takedown defense and grappling skills. Gareth A. Davies, who covers MMA for the U.K.'s Telegraph and serves as an insider on ESPN.com's MMA Live, hates the Toney signing across the board.
I thought it was ridiculous then, I still think so. Toney is out of shape, has no MMA experience, and is two steps down from the signing of Kimbo Slice last year. Yes, Slice drew viewing figures, but don’t expect him to be anywhere on the landscape 12 months from now.
A strong take by Davies. The problem is that he contradicts himself by describing the exact scenario that makes Toney intriguing and one that will open lines of debate for months. Toney, 41, has a 72-6-3 (2 no contests) record that includes 44 wins by knockout. I reckon they’ll look to match him with the likes of Randy Couture … trouble is he could knock Couture out.
Why is that trouble? It makes for a great promotion. Sounds like our buddy Gareth is so much of an MMA convert, that he's now interested in protecting the sport. Come on G! The discussion in the Telegraph's comment section backs up why the UFC rolled the dice on Toney. Commenter Adabesi: With the money going out of boxing it is only a matter of time before a boxer goes into MMA and becomes a champion. They have great hands and chins which is something almost everyone in MMA doesn’t have. Signing Toney just opens up the gates for the other boxers to come into MMA and it is a great move by the UFC. We have been asking the question of what will happen when a great boxer gets in the ring since Royce first won UFC 1, it is time to start finding out the answer.
Frankwongschippy: Couldn’t agree more with you on Toney. Anyone know what that mma guy with no legs and hands is doing lately ? What about Muhammed Ali, now Dana could sell some tickets there!! Dana was ‘ambushed’? Jaysus, so now we know that every boxer/circus clown/wannabe ‘ardman can ‘ambush’ and harass the president of a billion dollar organisation called the UFC and potentially get a fight ? Dana should just admit that it was based on preventing ‘Strikeforce’ getting him and he can make some money out of it at the same time.
MMASuperfan: I think it is a business decision rather than a genuine, good signing. I hope toney gets choked out, and I’m sure he will….. He will spend so much time on his back he will forget how to walk to his corner between rounds.
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The masses want Canseco versus Walker: This website says so
See that sinking boat? With zero wind in its sails, it's the S.S. Jose Canseco appears to be going under. The fight Canseco wants against Herschel Walker is losing steam by the day. One wonders what Canseco can do to force the collective hands of Walker and Strikeforce. Maybe this new website -- cansecovswalker.com -- featuring Canseco's MMA debut against Hong Man Choi will convince people. There is a petition on the site. Please sign it. We're guessing Jake Shields won't be signing the petition. Over the weekend, Shields trashed Canseco on MMAWeekly Radio. "I heard he was out there with Cesar, but personally I’m not a big fan of his. I
don’t want to knock anything that Cesar and my camp has done, but I don’t really
want to have anything to do with Jose," Shields told MMAWeekly Radio. "I
don’t really want to help the guy. I haven’t met the guy yet, but seeing his
track record, I don’t really want to have anything to do with him. He’s not someone I want in my life. I don’t want to help a
guy out who has constantly screwed everyone over who has been close to
him."
On second thought maybe Shields will sign the petition. "I like Hershel Walker and I’d like to see Hershel
kick his [expletive], but if he was fighting under my team that would make me
feel a little weird, so I don’t know how I feel about that. Being a friend and fan of Hershel and having a guy that I think
is kind of a scumbag coming to my gym... I guess that’s Cesar’s decision. I
don’t want to knock his decision, but I certainly wouldn’t let him come into my
gym."
Canseco tweeted a photo of himself, Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker and matchmaker Rich Chou having lunch a few weeks ago. But no news on the possible fight has leaked since.
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