Mauricio 'Shogun' Rua: 'I saw Machida dazed and took the opportunity to knock him out'
by Jesse Holland on May 9, 2010 8:24 AM EDT
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"I'm very happy, this belt is my big dream! This is my life. I trained hard every day for this. I saw that (Machida) got dazed and was about to go down so I took the opportunity to knock him out. Everything that happened [after UFC 104] just gave me more motivation to win this belt. "
Newly crowned Light Heavyweight Champion Mauricio Rua is ecstatic after knocking out the previously undefeated Lyoto Machida to usurp the 205-pound throne. "Shogun" came up on the wrong end of a unanimous decision at their first encounter last October, but had no intentions of letting the judges have their say in the rematch. After knocking out "The Dragon," the entire UFC light heavyweight division is going to be lining up. Could a Shogun vs. Rampage rematch be in the works? Only if "B.A. Baracus" holds up his end of the bargain against Rashad Evans at UFC 114.
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He will be a great champion, no doubt. He has now reached his true potential.
I also hope that Machida will take this as a wake-up call and learn from it. He had never lost before so maybe he hadn’t yet developed his true potential. I hope we will see an even better Machida in the future, he is still one of the top LHW in the world.
Lesnar > [Carwin] ---> Lesnar > [Velasquez] ---> Lesnar > [JDS]
Overeem will NOT show up on May 15th! Mark my words. Sig stays til then.
Machida would only get better after this fight. Unless he's not a true samurai and his spirit is already broken...Well his face definitely was.
If you don’t know for sure it’s a dude, it’s not gay.
-P-Dub
i agree
i cant wait for part 3
SHOGUN SLAYED THE DRAGON! Hell Yeah
by Phenomenal Angel on May 9, 2010 5:42 AM EDT up reply actions
Yes,I'd love to see SHOGUN beat Machida a 3rd time.
Yea, I said 3rd time the Dragon has been beat twice now. To all those Machida HUGGERS out there STOP DRINKING YOUR PISS……ya see,it don’t work. Bahahahahahaha, your boy got KTFO!!!!! To be the champ you gotta beat the champ,how was that for CONVINCING FASHION. SHOGUN SHOGUN SHOGUN!!!!!
by KRAZYDRIVER14 on May 9, 2010 11:07 AM EDT up reply actions
+1
Psalm 144:1 Thank the LORD, my rock, who trained my hands to fight and my fingers to do battle,
by the chubbster on May 9, 2010 12:23 PM EDT up reply actions
No he won't
The way Machida fights now is the way Machida will fight forever. You can’t change a style you’ve been using for 25 year over the course of a training camp.
It’s like Floyd Mayweather Sr. trying to teach Ricky Hatton to be a boxer from a bruiser. It’s just not going to happen.
Shogun has Machida’s # and always will.
He has only been fighting MMA for 7 years...
Lesnar > [Carwin] ---> Lesnar > [Velasquez] ---> Lesnar > [JDS]
Overeem will NOT show up on May 15th! Mark my words. Sig stays til then.
exactly.
he can try to use different strategies and try to mix it up but he won’t become “better” hell he’s already 31. Shogun’s a much better kicker and has better boxing defense and faster hands. Doesn’t mean Machida sucks or anything just means Shogun and his style is too good.
someone else's success brings pain.
I think Machida will get back to the top
And get another opportunity for Rua vs Machida 3. Machida was getting some good shots in of his own but got caught from a Rua strike. These guys are both elite striekrs in their division and one of them had to lose. Don’t count Machida out yet guys.
"Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth - Mike Tyson
A real samurai would have stabbed himself in the guts after a defeat
Never before, have I so clearly heard the sound of a face breaking...
by Spinning Fat Kick on May 10, 2010 6:38 AM EDT up reply actions
Nice SFK..
HAve not seen you post for sometime, but you are back with a bang! LOL!
I was a fool for ever doubting Shogun. I should be ashamed for never giving him a chance to get healthy. Shogun made Machida look B-level-Just like my bet made me look b-level!
I've been busy lately, actually have to work whilst I'm in the office!
alot of the talk about the Kos, Daley fight got me involved again though. Couldn’t help myself!
Never before, have I so clearly heard the sound of a face breaking...
by Spinning Fat Kick on May 10, 2010 8:00 AM EDT up reply actions
what do u mean WTF?
the guy is terrible
i said after his last fight that all you needed to do was kick him in the knee and he was done..and sure enough look what happened
his legs arent strong enough for the kicks! good riddance kimbo
l'm not afraid of anybody. Especially not Nick Diaz. -GSP
no i meant surely hes stiil worth a bit of milking
he shouldve put him in with toney imo.that wouldve generated some serios $
how else can you milk him unless he fights a real complete piece of crap?
and mitrione isnt far off that
l'm not afraid of anybody. Especially not Nick Diaz. -GSP
argumentative prick! let me spell it out
im surprised dana dropped him if he can still make him money.obviously he cant.
haha you're a clown
i asked you a question and you call me a prick! ha
l'm not afraid of anybody. Especially not Nick Diaz. -GSP
Scott, I would say the well has run dry.
Kimbo doesn’t even lose well.
He may be terrible
But he’s obviously adamant about getting better and improving. Even though he still has a long way to go.
But giving him up is stupid. He’ll go to CBS and bring in HUGE ratings on their Primetime Cards.
If Dana is concerned about squashing SF, this isn’t a smart move to make
Kimbo should never fight at HW again if he does it’s good that he’s leaving.
someone else's success brings pain.
Agreed
Kimbo won’t cut weight though, he’s too old and talentless and if he wasn’t popular then he wouldn’t be fighting professionally anymore. I’m surprised that he keeps getting cleared to fight with arthritic knees, especially when he refuses to have injections to take away the pain.
Proud member of the Brock Pain Train.
Congratulations Jake, Gil and Mo. From the only Maniac to pick all 3 of them.
by David W-S on May 9, 2010 2:07 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
interesting i didnt know that
how did u know about the knees/injections??
I'm not afraid of dying, I'm a little bit scared of what comes after
by SouthCaliStunNa on May 9, 2010 4:50 PM EDT up reply actions
I think anyone who fights him just need to weather..
The first few minutes of his storm and then kick the knees a few times and he is done. It is was Mitrione did and it was what Houstons was doing till he decided to run around the cage at full speed. No mma fighter should be done after 3 or 4 leg kicks. On top of that, no MMA fighter with knees in that horrible of shape should step in the cage without knowing how to check a kick!
I was a fool for ever doubting Shogun. I should be ashamed for never giving him a chance to get healthy. Shogun made Machida look B-level-Just like my bet made me look b-level!
For those who think Dana...
somehow fixed a Kimbo fight..he has just been cut, a Kimbo win along with a Chuck win would have been a huge fight but UFC doesnt fix fights, its more exciting not too….
Shogun is the man but is not invincible like Anderson is but still one of my fav fighters, Rampage, Rashad and Anderson will all be tough fights for Shogun
Bring on Anderson....he can get somke too!
Shogun TIME MothaFockers!
So sad I am, I almost blacked out along with Lyoto last night,, my heart was crushed
" Tomorrow is the day of the party! " Lyoto Machida Pre UFC 113
I can't explain the dread that I'm feeling right now a can almost cry
" Tomorrow is the day of the party! " Lyoto Machida Pre UFC 113
Over the moon for the lad
@ 28 and after a full rehab on his knee he is now entering his prime. The killer is truly back. If you’re 205’er, be afraid…be very afraid
A burning passion from a burning mass reaches up for the sky
by Shoguns Hairy Forearms. on May 9, 2010 3:40 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
I am just salivating for Shogun vs Jon Jones...
I know its not gonna happen anytime soon, but I think that would be an amazing fight.
Lesnar > [Carwin] ---> Lesnar > [Velasquez] ---> Lesnar > [JDS]
Overeem will NOT show up on May 15th! Mark my words. Sig stays til then.
lol dream on
Lesnar > [Carwin] ---> Lesnar > [Velasquez] ---> Lesnar > [JDS]
Overeem will NOT show up on May 15th! Mark my words. Sig stays til then.
right now today, Jones
wont last in there with ShoGun nor Silva
I'm not afraid of dying, I'm a little bit scared of what comes after
by SouthCaliStunNa on May 9, 2010 12:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Is the right answer
But i’d still like to see Jones try his funky shit with Silva. It would look like Saturday Night Fever in there
A burning passion from a burning mass reaches up for the sky
by Shoguns Hairy Forearms. on May 14, 2010 9:11 AM EDT up reply actions
WAR SHOGUN
All u guys know I’ve been saying that even since b4 October I’m soo happy tonight who’s drinking cuz I’m buying!!
follow me @moegonzalez
"I could feel his muscle tissues collapse under my force, its ludicrous these mortals would even attempt to enter my realm"-Mike Tyson
"He's a man im a man its a fight you know who cares"- the axe murder
Srap the andy vs sonnen fight
Andy will destroy the shogun era
how do u figure
andy would destroy shogun?? andy himself has said machida wipes the floor with him an look what shogun just did to his boy!!!! i would love to see shogun vs andy though that would be crazy!!
Psalm 144:1 Thank the LORD, my rock, who trained my hands to fight and my fingers to do battle,
by the chubbster on May 9, 2010 12:26 PM EDT up reply actions
He also said that Filho was the best MW in the world when he wad the WEC champion
He’s loyal to his friends and has overhyped them in the past. Until he actually fights these guys we can only speculate based on heresay on what will happen.
Proud member of the Brock Pain Train.
Congratulations Jake, Gil and Mo. From the only Maniac to pick all 3 of them.
by David W-S on May 9, 2010 2:10 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I am not sure if he sill destroy the Shogun era....
They are both Muay Thai fighters. Anderson is precision and counter vs Rua who is brute power and pressure, pressure, pressure…Babalu is the only one to cleanly beat Shogun. Coleman won because he broke his arm, Forrest obviously beat a physically subpar Shogun not to take away from his win, Machidas win was a decision. Anderson has his funky losses to sub par talent in Ryo Chonan and Takase. Neither Shogun nor Anderson have ever appeared to be physically stunned by punches or kicks in any fight that I can recall. They both have really good BJJ. This could be the super fight of all super fights if you really look at the potential here. Anderson will not walk through Rua, anymore then Rua will walk through Anderson.
As far as Anderson talking about his camp, of course he is going to hype his teamates. Every fighter should be hyping the guys they work out with. Do you think you are going to ever hear a teammate come out and say I don’t want to fight him because I kick his ass in training all the time! Or “Ahh That Paul Filho is a great MW, when he ain’t all jacked up on cocaine, pain killers, and battling himself and his manic depression!” That is what part of being a team mate is.
I was a fool for ever doubting Shogun. I should be ashamed for never giving him a chance to get healthy. Shogun made Machida look B-level-Just like my bet made me look b-level!
great post
thanks for clearing it up…i agree 100% with what you just said. That would be the biggest fight in history!
Psalm 144:1 Thank the LORD, my rock, who trained my hands to fight and my fingers to do battle,
by the chubbster on May 10, 2010 6:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Good post Monkey
To be fair to Rua, the fight with Sobral was pretty even until he gassed and was subbed. He was very green still in what was only his fourth or fifth fight against a much more experienced and savvy sobral. His BJJ is off the hook now and he’d comfortably tear babalu a new one these days.
A burning passion from a burning mass reaches up for the sky
by Shoguns Hairy Forearms. on May 14, 2010 9:17 AM EDT up reply actions
SHOGUN DESERVES IT !!....
He’s been puttung on great fights for us for years and he’s so young’….when you out un that nuch work’…you deserve some fruits….
hell yea
im glad shogun did it. finally my fave fighter as champ hope he fights page
SHOGUN SLAYED THE DRAGON! Hell Yeah
by Phenomenal Angel on May 9, 2010 5:41 AM EDT reply actions
how about
machida vs jon jones
SHOGUN SLAYED THE DRAGON! Hell Yeah
by Phenomenal Angel on May 9, 2010 5:41 AM EDT reply actions
Machida Era My Ass
I wish we could revisit all the discussion before their first part, but what is the point. Justice has been done now and the best 205er in the world is at his rightful place. Shogun can now join our discussion as one of the best pound for pound fighters on the planet. Can not wait to see him destroy Rampage again, then Randy, then Jones, then Lil Nog and finally Anderson Silva.
it coulda been the machida era
except shogun came along
SHOGUN SLAYED THE DRAGON! Hell Yeah
by Phenomenal Angel on May 9, 2010 6:24 AM EDT up reply actions
Shogun virus deployed
Good for him, after the robbery in the first fight he deserved that. I have a lot of respect for both guys and they both led by example in how to represent themselves and their sport. Shogun was the better man, time to see him take on Rashad/Rampage.
Proud member of the Brock Pain Train.
Congratulations Jake, Gil and Mo. From the only Maniac to pick all 3 of them.
by David W-S on May 9, 2010 2:13 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Rampage is a much different fighter then he was then....
Also a lot of that fight was in the thai clench in the corners of the ring. There are no corners in the cage and that makes it much harder to keep someone in place to land those knees like that. I don’t know if Rampage could avenge that fight, but I think Rampage vs. Shogun II will be much more competetive…
I was a fool for ever doubting Shogun. I should be ashamed for never giving him a chance to get healthy. Shogun made Machida look B-level-Just like my bet made me look b-level!
shogun is a soldier man. wen he lost 2 forrest he wasnt in shape or nefin. but now look. hes a great fighter and i new he was gonna win an was rooting 4 him 2. he beat da undefeated machida. deres no1 better 2 win da title from. shogun gonna be a great champ. i bet rampage shitting himself now lol
i agree with everything you said...
now if only you could actually type like a normal person speaks, i think it would have been a better post.
GSP is the man!
by Pour out a lil liquor on May 9, 2010 2:18 PM EDT up reply actions
is it racist to assume you are black (f1) ?
or just intelligent stereotyping?
I'm not afraid of dying, I'm a little bit scared of what comes after
by SouthCaliStunNa on May 9, 2010 4:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Machida is my favorite, but Shogun has class and I am now a big fan. Great job!
I like this situation now that I’ve digested it. Machida was never going to fight Anderson Silva, but Shogun vs Silva can happen and that is the fight that I want to see.
Same here mate
Proud member of the Brock Pain Train.
Congratulations Jake, Gil and Mo. From the only Maniac to pick all 3 of them.
by David W-S on May 9, 2010 2:14 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I luv how all U machida fans were drinking his piss thinking he was all invincable=D
Shogun finally got what was rightfuly his! Machida is going 2 adjust =D noway he let’s shogun beat him this time =D. That wut U get 4 talking shit lyoto! Chute*Boxe for life baby!!! Daniel worby I can’t get no righter =D
by d*locc on May 9, 2010 7:02 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
NO RIGHTER??:p
Wrong…..ah who cares. SHOGUN SHOGUN SHOGUN!!!!!!!!!!!!
by KRAZYDRIVER14 on May 9, 2010 11:13 AM EDT up reply actions
I think most Machida fans, including myself...
have owned up to it on here. There have been plenty of posts from people saying they were wrong about Shogun.
I think a lot of the people that were against Rua, really didn’t believe he was going to come back to Pride form. I did not. I was a huge Rua fan in Pride and was gun ho about him coming to the UFC. He just didn’t look like he was himself and up to this fight he really had not done anything all that amazing. He had the big L to Forrest (yeah Rua was unhealthy), The Mark Coleman fight (which he got out of by the skin of his teeth), the KO of Chuck (which most just thought was more part of the Liddell sprial down then Rua climb back up), and even the first fight against Machida, there was nothing amazing about that fight (Leg kicks for 25 minutes). It is good to see Rua back hungry, in Pride shape and form, and with a well lit fire under his arse! I for one will not doubt him again and look foward to see him vs. Rampage again and Rua vs. Silva.
I was a fool for ever doubting Shogun. I should be ashamed for never giving him a chance to get healthy. Shogun made Machida look B-level-Just like my bet made me look b-level!
dont worry...95% of the people sucking Shoguns nuts today, said he was done a year ago, and that he would never smell the UFC title...YOU dont owe anyone an appology except for ME, NNR, Roberto, and Odamn...and Shogunhairyforearms!
THe rest of you are just a bunch of bandwagon monkeys!
Love you boys, but its time to GLOAT!
Gloat away my man....
You guys really stuck it out, through all the comments. I wish I had, had more faith in him. It was just so hard to see this Rua, considering what we had seen up to this point. MY friend is a huge Chute Boxe fan, especially Rua, and he kept telling me…The real Rua will be back in the second fight. He even called a first round ko. I was amazed how nothing seemed to phase him. Machida landed some huge knees in the clinch and Rua just kept coming foward like a Muay Thai Robot! I will admit it is good to have the Rua of old back…The way he looked in this fight, I can’t see anyone in the top 10 beating him, imo. Congrats John G., NNR, Roberto, and Hairyarms!
I was a fool for ever doubting Shogun. I should be ashamed for never giving him a chance to get healthy. Shogun made Machida look B-level-Just like my bet made me look b-level!
Monkey
I had a similar conversation about Shogun (T)Ko’ing Machida after the first fight with a guy at work and he looked at me as if I was stupid!!
I said Rua will look to finish him and he was flat out ‘No way anyone can do that to Machida, not Shogun not anyone!’
I’m so glad Rua has hit full stride again. He walked through everything Machida threw at him as if they never landed. People quickly forget just what a focking animal Shogun is.
A burning passion from a burning mass reaches up for the sky
by Shoguns Hairy Forearms. on May 14, 2010 9:25 AM EDT up reply actions
Congratulations to Shogun...
Amazing KO, I was rooting for Shogun but thought Machida would win leading up to the fight.
But I think Machida looked a little “off” in the fight. Just a minute in I said this doesnt look right… he didnt look as sharp as the last time.
I agree
i also thought that machida looked a little off! cant take anything away from shogun, very impressive, also the class he showed at the end by letting the ref know he was out instead of punching him was nice to see especially after what daly did! After the rampage/evans winner faces shogun, i hope anderson silva is next!
GOOD POST
it was nice to see a fighter stop before the ref had to jump in.real class.i hope page wins next so we can see a rematch.
Yeah let's see Shogun destory Page again. Lol I wouldn't say no but i would prefer Rashad to get a crack at Shogun cause that rematch would just be the same as the first IMO.
Never tell your problems to anyone...20% don't care and the other 80% are glad you have them.
by Jamie The Peach Hunter on May 9, 2010 9:41 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
oh cmon its a different page now.
im not saying he wins at all but i reckon the majority of posters on here would rather see shogun/page than shogun/shad.
It the fact it is a diffrent page that's got me worried.
Look page was a wrestler in pride he evolved into a mma fight in the ufc. But he is now just a boxer IMO. He has also not shown me anything that he is trying to work on the hole in his game. I mean let’s look at the Forrest fight Forrest won that match simply by using his leg kicks to slow and cut down Pages movement. However in the Keith fight who if not throw more then the same amount of leg kicks in his fight still would not check the kicks. The to me says he is either stupid or just plain lazy that he will not work on his game. Also shogun biggest strength is his leg kicks. That’s why I see the fight going the same way as before.
However if Shogun fights Rashad it a fight that has not happned. It’s also a fight that either can win Rashad simply by lay and pray and Shogun by ko. Don’t get me wrong Shogun gas more way to win that fight and I would expect him to win but I feel as tho it would be more of a competitive fight for these to too square off instead of a Shogun and Page rematch. U don’t need to agree with everything I’ve said but I hope u at least know were ian coming from now.
Never tell your problems to anyone...20% don't care and the other 80% are glad you have them.
by Jamie The Peach Hunter on May 9, 2010 10:36 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
good call page is definitately a better fighter whos worse now
if he can close the gap quick and use his wrestling he can definitely make an impact.plus theres always the chance that shogun could get over agressive and be caught by something coming in.if he can look “checking leg kicks” up in the mma dictionary that would put him in good stead aswell.i just think theres 2 ramages,the unmotivated and motivated one and they are 2 different types of animal.good post by the way.
Cheers mate u too
Agree there are two Pages and I for one would like to see the mma fighter. If he can get back on his horse then yes I would rather see him vs Shogun than Rashad vs Shogun. But I guess that’s not up to me or u. It up to Rampage!
Never tell your problems to anyone...20% don't care and the other 80% are glad you have them.
by Jamie The Peach Hunter on May 9, 2010 11:02 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Jaimie...
I wrote this somewhere in here I think…But a lot of the first fight between Rampage and Rua was in a thai clench in the corners of a ring. Those corners don’t exsist in a cage and that kind of control is not going to be as easy. While I feel Rampage may still not be up to speed with the kind of lay off he took, I do think Rampage is a lot more devastating then Rashad in his hands. I don’t think Rashad will be able to hold down Rua at all. Rua’s bjj I think is to good. Rua is no Thiago Silva and I think would easily counter wrestle Rashad or grab the hooks and stand up. Thiago caught Rashad and his gas tank didn’t allow him to finish.
I think that Rampage, while he has been plagued with personal issues and ego, still could make a great fight for Rua. When he takes fights personally he is always at his best. When he fought Wandy last, he came out with ill intentions. When he fought Chuck much the same thing. I think he will put the work in to make sure he hurts Rashad, and will be hungry to avenge his L to Rua. Would he beat Rua, maybe not, but Rampage always does best when he is fighting with a chip on his shoulder.
I was a fool for ever doubting Shogun. I should be ashamed for never giving him a chance to get healthy. Shogun made Machida look B-level-Just like my bet made me look b-level!
Like I said before I don't know wut the hell machida showed U guys the 1st fight that led u 2 believe he has a chance in this fight!
Machida didn’t show anything for shogun at all in their 1st fight. It really bothered me how some of U actually think lyoto won the 1st fight but let alone more than 1 round! O well justice was served & the true champ was crowned! War Shogun!!! The next Wand!
by d*locc on May 9, 2010 7:20 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
Here we can only imagin how great he would be if they allowed soccer kicks in the ufc.
Never tell your problems to anyone...20% don't care and the other 80% are glad you have them.
by Jamie The Peach Hunter on May 9, 2010 9:42 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
forsure
Lesnar > [Carwin] ---> Lesnar > [Velasquez] ---> Lesnar > [JDS]
Overeem will NOT show up on May 15th! Mark my words. Sig stays til then.
The Shogun is here!
As for you characters saying that Machida didn’t look right: He looked scared! He looked like he knew the one man that solved the Machida puzzle was about to face him in the Octagon and there was nothing he could do about it! Shogun is Machida’s kryptonite.
The Machida Era is over!
by Sofa-King-Toasty on May 9, 2010 8:06 AM EDT reply actions
LOL
The machida era isn’t over and he most likely will hold the belt again. When gsp lost to serra was the “gsp” era over? Machida is too good, I think if they fought again its like 50/50 on who would win, it was just shoguns night last night IMO.
"I believe if I'm at 100% dat nobody....Nobody can andle my riddum at my weight class".
- GSP
But
Shogun already proved that Machida isn’t invincible in their first fight.. He applied the same strategy in their 2nd fight but with more agressiveness.. I think Machida will lose again but not getting KO’ed again.
Conan : You are known as a striker. Is that correct? Tell me what that means.
Chuck : Well I like to punch people, or kick them.
I like shogun and wanted him to win
But…was sad at the sad time to see machida get ko’ed as he is one of my favorites. Its too bad though that shogun had to win twice to get the belt. Not sold on shogun been a dominant champ, time will tell, for some reason, I’m not sure how he would do against bones. Funny thing is bones, lyoto and shogun are my 3 favorite LHW.
"I believe if I'm at 100% dat nobody....Nobody can andle my riddum at my weight class".
- GSP
Man when will the revolving door of the LHW division end?
"I believe if I'm at 100% dat nobody....Nobody can andle my riddum at my weight class".
- GSP
not gonna be long, Jon Jones or Rogerio both have a good chance
Lesnar > [Carwin] ---> Lesnar > [Velasquez] ---> Lesnar > [JDS]
Overeem will NOT show up on May 15th! Mark my words. Sig stays til then.
Shogun-Lil Nog 2 would be a sick rematch
Bones is a scary good prospect, Rashad, Rampage and Lyoto are still world class fighters and add Andy to the equation and you have 7 world champion caliber fighters at LHW. If Shogun can have a long reign with these 6 great talents gunning for the belt then he has to go down as an all time great.
Proud member of the Brock Pain Train.
Congratulations Jake, Gil and Mo. From the only Maniac to pick all 3 of them.
by David W-S on May 9, 2010 2:26 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
That's how you fight.
Shogun was PRESSING him hard in the cage. I mean he was lunging at him with like 6 or 7 punches at a time. I think Korean Zombie inspired every mma fighter out there lol.
by HappyLittleTreez on May 9, 2010 9:53 AM EDT up reply actions
hell yea he was rushing him pushing the pace.
"Shumminina Shoulda Bought A Honda!" KATT WILLIAMS
by montanafrombama on May 9, 2010 10:22 AM EDT reply actions
SHOGUN SHOGUN
so happy he won!!!!!!!!!
that was fucking awesome…just went right after him!
seeing lyoto out cold was pretty chilling…
l'm not afraid of anybody. Especially not Nick Diaz. -GSP
more people are going to pressure lyoto now!
I'm not afraid of dying, I'm a little bit scared of what comes after
by SouthCaliStunNa on May 9, 2010 12:42 PM EDT up reply actions
He's been pressured before
but Shogun did an amazing job cutting off the cage. Lyoto was not as “elusive” as I was hoping he would be.
yeah, it's about being good enough.
there’s basically no fighters in the lhw div that are at the same level of striking as Shogun.
someone else's success brings pain.
my nipples got a little hard after that shogun victory.
he deserved that win though. I wonder what dana said to him in the octagon before he gave him his belt.
you a chick?
I'm not afraid of dying, I'm a little bit scared of what comes after
by SouthCaliStunNa on May 9, 2010 12:42 PM EDT up reply actions
I wanted Machida to win, but Shogun was unstoppable this time
Thats how u win a title. Shogun Deserves it. Hats off to him.. Rampage Is gonna Takin it from him tho
I hope Rampage takes it also...
But at this point Shogun is prime, so even a huge Rampage fan like myself has to be doubting…
Lesnar > [Carwin] ---> Lesnar > [Velasquez] ---> Lesnar > [JDS]
Overeem will NOT show up on May 15th! Mark my words. Sig stays til then.
would anyone...
who questioned why Shogun was chosen as number one contender back in august or whatever just admit they were wrong? Im maybe gloating a bit cause i thought he was the only one in the weight class at the time with even a chance to beat Machida but i do recall ALOT of people wondering who the fuck made the matchup when all Rua had done recently was beat a decrepid Chuck. I am glad he seized the opportunity.
long live the king….
WAR SHOGUN!!!!
GSP is the man!
by Pour out a lil liquor on May 9, 2010 2:21 PM EDT reply actions
this is what i think
machida is a great fighter. really hard to solve and shit but i go against him in almost every fight. i honestly think shogun has his number. machida should fight jones. that would be sick!!!! an shogun vs silva. i lik shogun more and more every fight hes in. an is it just me or did machida look tired???
It was a great fight for the length of the fight Machida got some good shots in and even had a takedown!
But when playing with fire(Shoguns striking, accuracy & KO power) you are taking a chance of getting caught and until that moment I had MAchida ahead. I think MAchida was a little to aggressive that early in the fight and like Shogun said after that he was more prepared for his leg kicks than his striking.
I think Machida will rise back and we will see the rubber?
"Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth - Mike Tyson
just want to say..
to all the fuckers that said machida won the first fight. how bout this fight. Everyone now knos machida as the guy to get ktfo by shogun!!!!!!!!!!
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