Shogun Rua video talks UFC 104 bout against Lyoto Machida

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Vles a flaxh ba l bl abrasil blA BRASIL , CAN’T UNDERSTAND HIS ENGLISH !! LOL

by Lestat on Sep 7, 2009 12:57 PM EDT reply actions

You would understand most of it if you payed a little attention.

Lyoto by TKO

by Natas on Sep 7, 2009 1:00 PM EDT up reply actions

geeeeeeeze i wonder whos gonna win this fight, wat a joke..

by guyverbob on Sep 7, 2009 1:01 PM EDT up reply actions

For me, this fight is as epic as Randy/Nog. Imo this is a fight between two of the top 3 lhw in the world!

I adore both Shogun and Machida. I am happy that all of you who talked trash about Machida are finally on his bandwagon, but yuou guys are kidding yourselves if you think that Shogun isnt capable of walking away from this fight with the title!!

Last time Shogun had so much riding on a fight, he went on to put on one of the greatest performances that I have ever seen, beating Rampage, lil NOg, Overeem, and Arona all in the same tournament!!!!!!!!

I am honestly expecting the Shogun of old to show up for this fight, and we all know what lyoto is capable of…so I am expecting a match up for the ages!

by john G on Sep 7, 2009 1:14 PM EDT up reply actions

A prime Shogun would be Lyoto’s toughest test to date but there are still big questions about his wrestling and cardio and the Chuck win did not answer either of them. Machida is looking unbeatable right now and I don’t see how Shogun can get the fight to the ground, whilst standing Lyoto is too technical and precise a striker even for Shogun. I’m expecting a great fight but I’ll be amazed if Lyoto loses this one.

by David W-S on Sep 7, 2009 1:57 PM EDT up reply actions

no one thought he had a chance against chuck either and we all saw what happened with that one

by brendan on Sep 7, 2009 2:03 PM EDT up reply actions

Chuck had already lost 3 of his last 4 fights, while Machida is unbeaten and is coming off consecutive brutal KO wins over undefeated fighters. I know Shogun was doubted last time but he is a much bigger underdog in this fight.

by David W-S on Sep 7, 2009 2:37 PM EDT up reply actions

I have a feeling about Shogun in this one. Not sure why as logic says a MAchida win but there ya go!

by Neil on Sep 7, 2009 2:47 PM EDT up reply actions

well, I knew he was going to beat Chuck. that fight was mostly about which Shogun would show up, cause I already knew he was better than Chuck.

Shogun is going to lay him out in the middle of the octagon with a knee!

by RoBerto on Sep 7, 2009 3:03 PM EDT up reply actions

john Im counting on Shogun to walk away with the title

by SluggerCitySoldier on Sep 7, 2009 5:38 PM EDT up reply actions

Me too WAR SHOGUN!!!!!!

by attakdog on Sep 8, 2009 8:24 AM EDT up reply actions

Shogun is sooooooo overrated it isn’t even funny. Machida will eat this guy up – fak even Forrest Gump beat him. He barely walked away with a win aginst Mark Coleman….given his cardio ability his best match would be against a cardio machine like Travis Lutter if he fought at 205.

by deadgrassinyard on Sep 8, 2009 2:05 PM EDT up reply actions

I know I know I was half joking lol

Machida by KO in the second!!

by Lestat on Sep 7, 2009 1:10 PM EDT up reply actions

is that the 1st second haha? or second round lol

by boyer on Sep 7, 2009 2:09 PM EDT up reply actions

Ha Ha yea maybe the first second of the first round!

by Lestat on Sep 7, 2009 4:01 PM EDT up reply actions

his english has come a long way, open your ears lestat! wouldnt be surprised is shogun gets the sub!

by TRUTH on Sep 7, 2009 1:03 PM EDT up reply actions

I would be shocked if that happens TRUTH, and so will the rest of the milky way galaxy

by Lestat on Sep 7, 2009 1:13 PM EDT up reply actions

why would you be shocked? shogun has the best jits in the entire division. As much as we immortalize fighters after big wins, and think they are unstoppable….these are just men, and in this sport, upset happen easier then in any other sport. On paper, Machida is unstoppable and should destroy shogun, but I am expecting a much closer fight then what it looks like on paper!

If the version of Shogun who fought lil Nog shows up to fight the version of machida that beat Rashad….then we could possibly see one of the best fights in the history of the sport!

by john G on Sep 7, 2009 1:18 PM EDT up reply actions

word~ great points, john!~

im taking shogun for the win..

3rd round tko!~… yeah… tko

by stinky~fingers on Sep 7, 2009 3:31 PM EDT up reply actions

Good points John , but I’ve been immortalizing Machida ever since I saw him fight Nakamura, and from then on he became my favorite fighter, mostly because of his spiritual side and how technical he was. I always knew he would be the champion, so many times it was frustrating hearing people complain about him being boring etc. Now finally most of the MMA world understand how he fights and from here on out it’s going to be even more amazing for all the Machida fans watching him defend the belt time after time. But like you said if the old Shogun shows up It might be a close fight after all, and I can’t fucking wait!!!!!

by Lestat on Sep 7, 2009 3:57 PM EDT up reply actions

Good points John, but I’ve been immortalizing Machida ever since I saw him fight Nakamura, from then on he became my favorite fighter, mostly because of his spiritual side and how technical he is. Many times it was very frustrating hearing most people complain about him being boring etc. Now finally most of the MMA world understands the way he fights, and from here on out is going to be an even more amazing time for his fans to watch him defend the belt time and time again. But like you said John if the old Shogun shows up, it might be a close fight after all. But I don’t see Sho going past the 3rd round. I can’t wait!!!!

by Lestat on Sep 7, 2009 4:28 PM EDT up reply actions

apparently u cant wait for your paragraph to post as well

by brendan on Sep 7, 2009 6:57 PM EDT up reply actions

WAR SHOGUN!!

only time i had to root against him was the liddell fight, because i wanted to see liddell win one last big fight. but now that shogun destroyed him i can never root against him again. i got shogun doing the unthinkable and outstriking machida

SHOGUN BY SECOND ROUND TKO

by Jared on Sep 7, 2009 1:22 PM EDT up reply actions

well maybe not outstriking but i see him arona’ing machida. hell get the fight to the ground and there he’ll f*ck up machida

by Jared on Sep 7, 2009 1:28 PM EDT up reply actions

Things we learned from this interview:

Shogun is doing nothing but trainy, eaty, and sleepy.

He’s very helaxed.

He realizes that Lyoto is very fast (like vroom vroom fast) and that he has fast heflexes.

by Lester The Pimp on Sep 7, 2009 1:04 PM EDT reply actions

LOL PIMP!!!

by Lestat on Sep 7, 2009 1:08 PM EDT up reply actions

Well, his english is a hell of a lot better than my portugeuse.

by MongoMan on Sep 7, 2009 1:23 PM EDT reply actions

And?

by Lester The Pimp on Sep 7, 2009 1:30 PM EDT up reply actions

Do you really need to have your hand held to understand my point?

by MongoMan on Sep 7, 2009 1:48 PM EDT up reply actions

Very funny, bash him for trying to learn a new language and speaking with a Portugese accent. Seriously Lester all you ever seem to do is bash fighters and make piss poor jokes about them. What next, are you going to laugh at Shogun when he speaks in Portugese?

by David W-S on Sep 7, 2009 1:55 PM EDT up reply actions

Im sure Shogun doesnt need you to “protect” him from a little joke, loosen up would you and take that sand outta your vágina.

by Lester The Pimp on Sep 7, 2009 2:33 PM EDT up reply actions

Lester is a true POS. He never has anything positive to say about anything.

by Jono on Sep 7, 2009 2:35 PM EDT up reply actions

It wasn’t even a funny joke just another cheap shot at a foreign fighter. Seems to be the theme of the day for posts on this site.

by David W-S on Sep 7, 2009 2:36 PM EDT up reply actions

no, lester is a racist that’s what the deal is about.. He lives on a farm somewhere in the US, he is matt hughes & brock lesnar’s biggest fan!

by RoBerto on Sep 7, 2009 3:06 PM EDT up reply actions

I’m not a real big fan of eighter of these guys, i see this fight like i see most of lyoto’s fights, a dance contest. If shogun trys to make the fight exciting early he will get dropped, if it goes into the 4th or 5th i can see shogun pulling something out, with his striking or on the ground. If this fight goes down like i think it will, then lyoto wins the UD.

by Blazy J on Sep 7, 2009 1:35 PM EDT reply actions

i said it before and i will say it again shoguns wins, i am not a fan of either, i believe shogun will win

by jrod on Sep 7, 2009 1:38 PM EDT reply actions

Shogun by Pimple busting Roundhouse Kick, i heard lyoto has a pimple thats 6" big on his chin, doctor stoppage once shogn opens up that mofo….

by LIVE LORDS on Sep 7, 2009 1:41 PM EDT reply actions

why do my comments take so long to appear? come on Hesse Jolland

by LIVE LORDS on Sep 7, 2009 1:46 PM EDT reply actions

but occifer, how can i walk that line when it is moving!?!?

by brendan on Sep 7, 2009 2:13 PM EDT up reply actions

I doubt Lyoto will even get touched during this fight. Anyone want to put a side wager on Shogun, let me know. I’ll cover anything. I’ve never been so sure of a fight’s outcome ever. I like Shogun, I think his English is just fine, but Lyoto is way too talented. We’re talking speed and skill. Shogun doesn’t have a chance.

by capt doug on Sep 7, 2009 2:45 PM EDT reply actions

Shogun’s going to get beat up something awful. I’m very excited. Machida could take Shogun’s lunch money and slap his momma around if he wanted to, Shogun can’t do jack about it!

by Speedy on Sep 7, 2009 2:58 PM EDT reply actions

I love all of you guys picking on his english – you may want to learn how to spell first – f**kheads! Shogun by TKO in the second for me.

by DownUnder on Sep 7, 2009 3:08 PM EDT reply actions

Good to see Shogun helaxed and ready to fight! ROFL.

Definitely rooting for Shogun, even though i like Lyoto. Hopefully he pulls it off and then he can go and helax some more.

by Xad on Sep 7, 2009 3:14 PM EDT reply actions

seriously cannot wait for this fight. Both fighters are awsome and its going to be hard to shout against either, but i have to take shogun. This should be a highly competitive fight that either fighter could take. I truley think that an in shape focused shogun has all the tools to beat anyone; However machida could step up and demolish another ‘Challenge’, who knows? all i can say is i cant wait for this fucking fight!

by Howard Marks on Sep 7, 2009 3:18 PM EDT reply actions