- UFC SIGNS FORMER BOXING CHAMP JAMES TONEY- MMA WEEKLY - Mi

James Toney to join the UFC.

…(Photo courtesy of JamesToney.com)Former boxing champion James Toney is headed to mixed martial arts after the 1991 and 2003 Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year signed a multi-fight contract with the UFC on Wednesday. The signing was first reported by FiveOuncesofPain.com, and confirmed to MMAFighting.com’s Mike Chiappetta by UFC president Dana White, as well. Toney’s signing marks the first time a high profile boxer has been featured in the UFC since Zuffa, LLC took over ownership. Other professional boxers have made the move into MMA in the past with extremely mixed results. During his boxing career, Toney amassed a record of 72-6-3, with 44 knockouts, while winning titles in several different weight classes. White has been open to the idea of signing Toney, but the two have gone back and forth over the last few months with the boxer stating that financially there were issues with him signing on to compete in the Octagon.It obviously appears that whatever negotiation blockades previously hindered the deal…

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