Lyoto Machida Looks More Like Just Another Fighter
by MMAFAN12 on Nov 21, 2010 11:50 AM EST
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Print After Machida's defeat to former Light Heavyweight champion Rampage Jackson, Machida seems to have fallen into the category of just another fighter. As was the case with Ortiz, Evans, and now Machida these seemingly unbeatable fighters seem to run into a wall when they reach the top of their class. Machida appears much more beatable now after his second loss, and it could be said that the Machida era is not only over, but may have never existed in the first place.
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I disagree completely, however. Machida was extremely competitive in this fight (he won it in my mind and many others’) and I don’t think he looked “beatable.” Rampage did no serious damage and Machida did the most damage of the either fighter with his flurry in the third round. So I wouldn’t call him “just another fighter” by any means.
Yeah, not 'just another fighter,' but I do think it's fair to say
that he’s not the invincible superman whose techniques would revolutionize the way we thought of MMA we once thought he was.
I think he’s just the most effective counter-fighter in the 205 division, and given the right matchups he really does look unbeatable. Given a not-so-juicy matchup (a determined Rampage, a rejuvinated Shogun or probably even a raw Jon Jones) I think he looks mortal. But that says more about the competition than it does about him.
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by misterjonez on Nov 21, 2010 10:00 PM EST up reply actions
A little premature, in my opinion
While I think Rampage clearly won the fight, Machida’s two losses are the decision last night and the loss to Shogun (I think he should’ve lost the first Shogun fight, too) and neither of those losses put him in the middle of the pack.
I’d like to see Machida against the Jones/Bader winner next
"Tim Sylvia’s sphincter is demonstrably weaker than Andrei Arlovski’s chin." – hlebtasic
Actually, I would pay big money to see Machida fight the winner of Jones/Bader.
Jones probably has too much power for him, but Bader would be an interesting test for Machida. A real, honest-to-goodness prime wrestler with significant power in his (admittedly raw) striking game would be an interesting fight for The Dragon.
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Machida seems to have fallen into the category of just another fighter. As was the case with Ortiz, Evans, and now Machida these seemingly unbeatable fighters seem to run into a wall when they reach the top of their class. Machida appears much more beatable now after his second loss, and it could be said that the Machida era is not only over, but may have never existed in the first place.
You are not just another fighter when you are fighting the best fighters in the world(in your division)…I get the context of what you are trying to say…but its’ basically like this…for instance..
Stephen Strausberg(MLB pitcher) throws hard than a mofo….he’s regularly throws his fastball at 100mph. Guess what MLB hitters are beginning to do with that fastball if he can’t get his other pitches over for strikes? Same principle…once elite athletes see something a few times…they make adjustments….fighters have made an adjustment to Machida’s style…now it’s up to him to keep evolving…
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