UFC 104 videos: Lyoto 'The Dragon' Machida vs Mauricio 'Shogun' Rua fight talk

I say give the next shot to Dan Henderson. If there not gonna give him one at MW give him one at LHW.

I have a bad feeling that it’ll be Randy if he beats Vera…if not, than maybe…huh…good question.

Yeah McArthur I feel your right if randy wins either that or he waits for the winner of Silva and Evans who were both defeated by Machida, Little NOG if he wins easily or maybe Machida will test the HW division until a #1 challenger comes but it most likely will be Couture I think Hendo really wants another shot at the spider.

McArthur is right for sure. It will be Randy if he wins. But he probably will not

Horrible fight for Shogun, Machida has better striking, cardio and wrestling as well as improving BJJ, like Andy, GSP, BJ and Fedor he is a complete martial artist with better all round skills than anyone else in his division.

Shogun only got this fight because of his Pride reputation and Rampage being a headcase, not because of his form and I don’t see what he can do to beat Machida. He won’t land a clean strike, he won’t take him down and thus he won’t be able to attempt any submissions, Lyoto is going to pick apart, frustrate and tire out Shogun.

As soon as this fight was rumoured I guaranteed victory for Lyoto and nothing will make me change my mind, I’m up for any name bet with the Shogun fans. Nobody is beating the Dragon anytime soon, unless him and Andy fall out, Gegard signs with the UFC or he moves up to HW to take on Fedor and even then Machida would have just as good a chance as his opponent at winning.

I guarantee this will be the toughest fight of Machida’s career! PERIOD!

idk remember what people said about the shogun griffin fight lol this sport is built on upsets so dont be to ready to write of shogun just yet. He could do the same thing to machida that forest did to him.

I’ll be willing to take that bet David if you’re man enough – I am absolutely positive that Shogun will at least give Machida the fight of his life, even if he loses. However, my official prediction for the fight is Shogun destroys Machida in the clinch and finishes him off on the ground by TKO. I’m betting $40 on it – how much are u betting on Machida?

Like I said a almost a year ago, you can put Shogun in the same category as W. Silva. DEVASTATING in PRIDE, but we will never see that fighter again. Nothing Shogun has shown since coming to the UFC makes me think he would be a favorite against Rashad or Thiago, let the fuck alone Machida. Don’t let the UFC marketing machine fool you, Shogun is going to get destroyed. If PRIDE Shogun showed up, we would have the makings of a classic. Unfortunately, that guy is gone and isn’t coming back, sorry John.

I got $200 that wins me $800 that says Shogun will win!

Diceman: Big difference between wand n Shogun. Shogun hasnt been through all the wars, and shogun is still so young that he is about 4 years away from his fighting PRIME, which is more then enough time to get that UFC title. No doubt in my mind that we will see the UFC title around his waste…and IMO there is a good chance that he SNATCHES IT from my boy, Lyoto!

Not me .. lol

Sorry Stink- I think the Gun is firing blanks against Machida. Beating some guy that used to be Chuck Liddell doesn’t sell me on a Shogun who barely beat Coleman, and was subbed by Forrest. Ask CroCop how much winning a Pride tournement several years ago helps a fighter kick ass in the UFC. Machida has pretty much clowned everyone he has faced, in every round.

I’m in stinky…RUA!!! RUA!!! RUA!!!

me too boys!
And winner by knockout Mauricio “Shogun” Rua

this fights ending on the ground boys!!!!

Yes shogun will be on the ground by the end of this fight, however Machida will still be standing.

i got shogun

Machida is built completely around aggresive fighters… he is the least hit fighter in MMA history only gets hit once every 2.5 rounds because once he picks up on your timing he can predict every punch or kick your gonna throw for the rest of the fight and i dont see how you can beat someone like that.

Stink: im with you brother! Shogun! Shogun! Shogun!

Because they get blasted, Robert.

Lyoto has excellent take down defense so I think it’s easier said than done. I think shogun will do ok he does have a chance to beat Machida. He has gradually progressed in every fight since his injury. Hopefully he will come out in Pride form this time. He will have to in order to win.

Imagine, if you will, that taking someone down was as simple as landing a single punch on that person.

Now imagine that person is Lyoto Machida, who gets hit once in every couple of rounds.

Now imagine that you have to do a lot more than land a single punch to get him down.

Now you should have a rough understanding to “why more fighters have not taken him down more”

yeah but not many fighters have really even attempted to take him down, can you tell me one fighter that has gone for a double leg takedown on him? because i cant…

it took tito 3 roundsto getmachida down and look how much of a beating he took lol when guys come for machida he hits em with that straight right everytime and packs a good punchj too lyoto gunna hold this belt for a long time imo

Man you guys are full of nonsense. So glad some1 else said it before I did. How the hell are we fooling ourselves saying machida wouldn’t lose if Shogun had full cardio?

Are you kidding? Maybe that would’ve been a respectful statement if you said that was ur opinion, not telling us its ours. Or maybe if the guy that would ‘automatically lose’ wasn’t undefeated and holding the lhw belt.

Ur whole post was deemed useless by those few poor choices of words.

Machida will dominate. Too bad he is gonna be like a 5 to 1 favorite against Crocop 2.