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.