what's his problem?
quite unprofessional there
never watched him, is he always like this?
yeah i felt like that's more of machina's chin being weak
it didn't even look like it was a clean hit left hook
He leaned into it, that makes any punch more effective. Can't really play with that against natural 205'ers who cut down to MW. Even iron chinned gods like Mark Hunt go down when they get caught leaning into a strike.yeah i felt like that's more of machina's chin being weak
it didn't even look like it was a clean hit left hook
Sad to see Lyoto losing to this caliber of fighter. Prime Machida ate wrestlers for breakfast. He's gotten slower and sloppier with his technique as he's aged. Time to hang em up.
https://www.mmafighting.com/2017/10...everance-was-three-extra-shots-while-he-sleptOne of MMA's inside jokes over the years has been to mention the "Machida Era" when cautioning overzealous enthusiasts about false prophets. Joe Rogan uttered those words after Lyoto Machida — who's second only to Easter Island in the category of "enigmas" — ran his record to 15-0 when he knocked out Rashad Evans to win the light heavyweight title eight years ago. It's haunted him ever since, as Machida began to slip pretty quickly thereafter. Heading into Saturday night, he had gone 7-7 since the declaration. His unsolvable karate style had been solved 50 percent of the time, which just isn't a sustainable rate of mystery.
Three straight losses for The Dragon and if he still wants to fight, he'll probably be 40 by the time the next one comes around. I think this ride is over.
Also, lol @ the opening paragraph of Chuck Mindenhall's assessment of the main event. Got a chuckle out of me.https://www.mmafighting.com/2017/10...everance-was-three-extra-shots-while-he-slept
Can you really blame Machida's chin here? The guy walked right into Brunson's overhand. A punch like that is going to give many people in the division issues. There's a reason the guy has a record filled with R1 finishes. No doubt he's on a decline but I think this was a much too risky fighter to return to.
I do agree he should not keep going much longer. For a fighter known for his elusiveness to now be getting caught so often is just sad. Not worth it.
this card is in 5 days.
holy shit. i freakin love not really paying attention to dates, then realizing it's this weekend.
this card is in 5 days.
holy shit. i freakin love not really paying attention to dates, then realizing it's this weekend.