David Terrell eyes UFC return at 205 later this year

While I dont see him taking the belt, the move to 205 is still a smart one. With all of the new talent that the division has recently acquired, all eyes will be on who will be the next champ at 205. I say, the more, the merrier.

Of course, it will be Machida who ultimately takes the belt.

Wow this guy must be hanging out with Nick Diaz a lil too much thinking Machida will ever wear the strap.

Lyota Machida may never even fight for the title … evere !!!

Guys who will ultimately fight for the 205 pound title over the next 3 years (on average there are four title fights in each division per year)

Dan Henerson (once, maybe twice)
Chuck Liddell (once)
Wanderlei Silva (once, maybe twice)
Rashad Evans (once)
Tito Ortiz (once)
Forrest Griffen (once)
possibly even Bisping around 2009 / 2010

Lyota Machida is very marketable and hasnt beat anyone except Sam “homo” Hoger and David “I’m 5’11” and have no business being a 205lber" Heath

Keep smokin Mahde :-)

i have been waiting for this dude to come back for a long long time. no clue why he wouldnt come back at 185 though.

While I dont see him taking the belt, the move to 205 is still a smart one. With all of the new talent that the division has recently acquired, all eyes will be on who will be the next champ at 205. I say, the more, the merrier.

Of course, it will be Machida who ultimately takes the belt.

cant wait til machida starts fighting some good dudes and gets ktfo. dont know where this nuthugger band wagon is coming from.

anyway… my fave 5 is back intact (with the assumption that the soul assassin comes back 100%.)

1. nick diaz
2. rampage
3. gsp
4. randy
5. the soul assassin

hell no machida is not on the same level as page and hendo or even tito. and its not that great of a move whos is he goin to be able to beat all the top contenders are way to good for him and big

I think his chances at a middle weight belt would be MUCH higher than at 205. With the recent signings at heavyweight, I’d call MW the new weakest division in the ufc. 205, on the other hand, is going nowhere but up with the recent Pride signings.

UFC needs to sign some more middleweights. Kang would be a good start, imo

Of course, it will be Machida who ultimately takes the belt.

While I agree Machida is definitely good enough to beat anyone, I don’t see him wearing the belt. The common thought is that Machida is too boring, and won’t be a popular champ. His last fight was actually taken off the American broadcast after being advertised on the main card, because it was so bad.

I forgot all about Dave Terrell! He was actually pretty good in Middle weight. I dont think 205 is the best place for him, but he’ll either sink or swim.

Tanner bashed him.

Didn’t Terrell have Tanner against the fence and pound on him for a while before tiring, getting reversed and pounded out? Or am I thinking of a different fight?

This guy is gonna get handled at 205….Good luck with people like Rampage, Hendo, Chuck….I’m sure even Tito could handle him.

Wow this guy must be hanging out with Nick Diaz a lil too much thinking Machida will ever wear the strap.

Lyota Machida may never even fight for the title … evere !!!

Guys who will ultimately fight for the 205 pound title over the next 3 years (on average there are four title fights in each division per year)

Dan Henerson (once, maybe twice)
Chuck Liddell (once)
Wanderlei Silva (once, maybe twice)
Rashad Evans (once)
Tito Ortiz (once)
Forrest Griffen (once)
possibly even Bisping around 2009 / 2010

Lyota Machida is very marketable and hasnt beat anyone except Sam “homo” Hoger and David “I’m 5’11” and have no business being a 205lber" Heath

OK, but Lyoto isnt very marketable (speaks little English). Ever is spelled with just two "e"s. And, last but not least, whatever I may or may not smoke, is nowhere near as potent as the stuff your packing because Machida would destroy Bisping.

The same goes for Evans, Griffen and Ortiz. Liddell and Silva would certainly pose a challenge. And, despite the fact that you are obviously an MMA expert, you forgot about Shogun, who is definitely going to be the toughest challenge for anyone in that division.

So, I’ll keep smoking, but you should definitely take a break yourself.

Tanner’s win over Terrell was not a one-sided whoppin’. Terrell looked good early on, wound up with Tanner in his guard against the cage. If I remember, the fight was stopped on strikes (TKO). Terrell looked fine after, no KO, just got into a bad position tha he couldn’t get out of.

yeah mahde keep smoking, just dont smoke crack like “Cuts”, by the way I cant remember any title being defended in the UFC 4 times in a year. 3 tops. Machida would not beat Jardine or Alexander or Bisbing in my opinion, let alone top guys. Bad move for Terrell, He will end up fighting guys better than Tanner and get demolished

This guy’s nut hugger shorts aren’t gonna save him at 205…Maybe if he puts a cucumber down his shorts they will

I think too many people are telling me not to smoke and underestimating Terrell. I’m pretty sure he comes from Nick Diaz’s camp, which is no joke.

And BLOodyMEss, Jardine is not that good, Alexander won one fight in the UFC and I already commented on Bisping. I respect that you ended the statement with, “in my opinion”. I shall try to do the same.

And, according to Tito Ortiz, he defended the belt 5 times in one year. Unfortunately, you are probably right though, when you say that it will be defended 4 times, 3 tops.

This is all just my humble, and in some of your opinions, drug-induced view.

i’d rather see “soul assasin” fight bisping than matt hammil. he’s like 29 so he should be near the top of his game.i dont terrell beating shogun or soko or any of the “hopefully” new additions to 205

Wow this guy must be hanging out with Nick Diaz a lil too much thinking Machida will ever wear the strap.

Lyota Machida may never even fight for the title … evere !!!

Guys who will ultimately fight for the 205 pound title over the next 3 years (on average there are four title fights in each division per year)

Dan Henerson (once, maybe twice)
Chuck Liddell (once)
Wanderlei Silva (once, maybe twice)
Rashad Evans (once)
Tito Ortiz (once)
Forrest Griffen (once)
possibly even Bisping around 2009 / 2010

Lyota Machida is very marketable and hasnt beat anyone except Sam “homo” Hoger and David “I’m 5’11” and have no business being a 205lber" Heath

you forgot shogun rua

cant wait til machida starts fighting some good dudes and gets ktfo. dont know where this nuthugger band wagon is coming from.

anyway… my fave 5 is back intact (with the assumption that the soul assassin comes back 100%.)

1. nick diaz
2. rampage
3. gsp
4. randy
5. the soul assassin

Tanner’s win over Terrell was not a one-sided whoppin’. Terrell looked good early on, wound up with Tanner in his guard against the cage. If I remember, the fight was stopped on strikes (TKO). Terrell looked fine after, no KO, just got into a bad position tha he couldn’t get out of.

Yeah, that was one of Tanner’s greatest fights.

I thought Terrell had more fights than that. UFC.com only shows Lindland, Tanner and Scott Smith. Lindland was on his way to a title challenge with two wins over badass Baroni and… oh, they took his info off (ufc.com). He’s persona non grata since he defected.

Anyway, Lindland was on his way up. But Terrell knocked him out immediately and that was that. I think Lindland left the UFC not long after that.

This guy’s nut hugger shorts aren’t gonna save him at 205…Maybe if he puts a cucumber down his shorts they will

Hmmm… noone else here is staring at the dudes package.

Wow this guy must be hanging out with Nick Diaz a lil too much thinking Machida will ever wear the strap.

Lyota Machida may never even fight for the title … evere !!!

Guys who will ultimately fight for the 205 pound title over the next 3 years (on average there are four title fights in each division per year)

Dan Henerson (once, maybe twice)
Chuck Liddell (once)
Wanderlei Silva (once, maybe twice)
Rashad Evans (once)
Tito Ortiz (once)
Forrest Griffen (once)
possibly even Bisping around 2009 / 2010

Lyota Machida is very marketable and hasnt beat anyone except Sam “homo” Hoger and David “I’m 5’11” and have no business being a 205lber" Heath

I love it how you are saying he has no business of being a 205 pounder. But yet you throw FORREST “One Dimension” Griffin into a title mix? The guy just swings for the the fence, and you think he will fight for a title? Put in Dave Terrell against Forrest Griffin, and I would bet 100 dollars that Terrell would submit Forrest in round 1. Dave Terrell is not going to be a champion in this division (but hey who thought Matt Serra would be champion, I guess anything can happen!) but he is going to beat some good people. I would love to see a Wandy vs. Terrell fight.

Machida is a great fighter, Guess who Knocked out Rich Franklin in the 1st round of a MMA bout? Lyoto Machida. You are not giving him enough credit, he is a great fighter who in which if you put him up against a Shogun, Tito, or even Hendo it would be a very fun fight to watch.

I love it how you are saying he has no business of being a 205 pounder. But yet you throw FORREST “One Dimension” Griffin into a title mix? The guy just swings for the the fence, and you think he will fight for a title? Put in Dave Terrell against Forrest Griffin, and I would bet 100 dollars that Terrell would submit Forrest in round 1. Dave Terrell is not going to be a champion in this division (but hey who thought Matt Serra would be champion, I guess anything can happen!) but he is going to beat some good people. I would love to see a Wandy vs. Terrell fight.

Machida is a great fighter, Guess who Knocked out Rich Franklin in the 1st round of a MMA bout? Lyoto Machida. You are not giving him enough credit, he is a great fighter who in which if you put him up against a Shogun, Tito, or even Hendo it would be a very fun fight to watch.

Thank you.

bisping would beat machida

Woowwwww,,,That’s awesome ! I was waiting for Dave’s return to da ufc,even i asked him about that.He’s one of the best fighters in middleweight division.I think after one figth(lightHW) he’ll drop to middleweight.Whatever
 Warrrrrrr Randy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
War terrell !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Terrell doesnt seem ‘big’ enough to compete physically with alot of the LHWs. I could be wrong… but I can understand how cutting will kick your ass.

KEVIN KELLY,

I think you forgot about Rich Franklin. Lyoto manhandled his ass!!!

hey i think terrell is going to dominate 205 i seen this guy that way he trains for a fight and i seen this guys that way he get his fighters ready for a fight too. cus i am one of then fighters tha represent NOR CAL FIGHTING ALLIANCE! AND Is gonna be a good year for dave.

A true Ultimate Fighter can compete in weight classes surrounding his preferred one. I think Terrell is a champion and will do fine even if he is a small LHW.