Comments on: UFC 98: Evans vs. Machida Open Thread

By: GIBOR

GIBOR — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 03:00:46 +0000

look for BJ PENN vs Machida. BJ gave a good fight, some even think he should have won that fight. but at least he gave as good as he got. he has even submitted Machida and did some ground and pound. I’m pretty sure that without time limits he might have won that fight.
On the other hand, Rashad was listening to his trainer and refused to step in to the trading situation. Watch the BJ fight. BJ had no trouble stepping in and clinching with Lyotto.

maybe Rashad was afraid of getting a urine breath

By: GIBOR

GIBOR — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 02:13:18 +0000

Amen to that

By: russiandoeboi

russiandoeboi — Tue, 26 May 2009 02:43:27 +0000

the urine thing is not that unusual on other continents but i think in a way machida is foriegn to people here and in fact rashad seemed tentative looking due to the mystique. sure, lyoto is amazing and makes great fighters look crappy but i agree with whover said he shouldn’t ahve listened to his trainer and just gone and forced trading. while the risk of getting tagged is high the risk of trading from a distance and eventually getting picked apart is HIGHER. fedor a chess player, maybe it’s russian or whtever, but if you attack albeit cautiously but with strategy you force your opponent to respond in defense. easy to say I know. but still. like in the arlovski fight fedor kept stalking a in arlovskis face forcing, forcing, i don’t think rashad really attempted any such thing, and not to take away from machida’s genius but i think rashad lost as much as lyoto beat him.

By: gibor

gibor — Tue, 26 May 2009 01:52:52 +0000

somebody pleez try to clinch with machida and force him to ground and pound. he’s one sneaky, peee-drinking sneak… (meaning no disrespect)

By: gibor

gibor — Tue, 26 May 2009 01:49:25 +0000

i felt so bad for rashad losing… he showed great heart, but no balls…

he was wrong in listening to his coach. he should have trusted his instincts and just went in agressively and forced Machada to ‘trade’.

Rashad is stronger and a better wrestler. Machida runs away from trading.

Machida’s secret? he mainly punches EXACTLY WHEN HIS OPPONENT GOES IN.
instead of expected stepping BACK, like most normal fighters do, he goes in at that exact moment, hits a few and steps back.

So, what I would do, I’d pretend to punch, causing him to counter-punch, AND THEN I WOULD TRY A TAKE-DOWN…

i’m curious what u people think about such tactic…

By: Arnold Darkshner

Arnold Darkshner — Sun, 24 May 2009 05:33:26 +0000

Welcome to the Machida era. Also whoever is coaching Sean Sherk needs to be fired theres no reason he should have kept the fight standing, he made the same mistakes he made in the Penn fight thinking he has great boxing skills when he doesnt.

By: GarRule

GarRule — Sun, 24 May 2009 04:08:44 +0000

Robbed. I can’t believe anyone can say that Matt Hughes beat Matt Serra in this fight. He never had Serra in trouble. Serra rocked Hughes (headbutt???…ok) The only offense Hughes had was takedowns. Then he sat on top of him while Serra waited for a stand-up. Ok…I’m pissed…HAHA.

By: Natsdad

Natsdad — Sun, 24 May 2009 02:48:36 +0000

Hey guys is this playing anywhere I can’t get ppv where I”m at (no box)

By: Brett

Brett — Sun, 24 May 2009 02:22:16 +0000

Ewww I was just catching the MNBC live pre-fight expose and they showed Maschida drinking a glass and a half of his own urine an hour ago. He even had an expression on his face afterwards like he’d just drunk a refreshing drink. I almost upchucked. Evans should punch him in the mouth.

By: chrisl

chrisl — Sun, 24 May 2009 01:59:39 +0000

i can’t believe Barry lost! Wow…