LINX. do you know if a.silva has had any sort of falling out with the rua brothers. it seems like i read a rumor some time back of of such a matter. i dont think either has ever said anything publicly about the other in a negative way.

I never heard anything like that b.w., from my understanding they respect each other.

http://www.cagetoday.com/cage-rage-video-phil-baroni-vs-scott-jansen/

bW….anderson has no problems with his old chute box mates, silva just felt that it was time to change camps to learn top of the line ju jistu….There s no beef between any of them, just mutal respect. ho better than the Nog brothers to imporve your jits?

he is a puss, he’s scared to lose again so soon, HA HA, so that means he is a puss.

You should pay attention to what you read. Vera was more than happy to fight ALL those others mentioned, but they ALL PUSSIED OUT. Any fighter with half a brain, wouldn’t fight Vera or Machida on short notice. No one pussied out, they are all just smart. Did you miss the key words? SHORT NOTICE.

Thank for pointing the knuckle head in the right direction, READ BEFORE YOU POST!

I did read it. A real fighter will fight anyone at anytime. He’s a puss.

Unfortunately Chyuck vs. Rashad is still happening. Asuming the psoterboy can win, he will fight Forrest in December

I just got done reading a bunch of latest interviews with a bunch of different fighters and I found it interesting that the majority of them say that they feel that The Forrest decision was BS, some of these fighters are good friends with Forrest and I found it to be very interesting!

You can add me on the list to as well. BS Decision.

watch the fight again…forrest won it clean.

get over it and move on

speak for yourself.

Amen brother.

Damn what fight did you all watch? I’ve watched it three or more times, it’s so clear Forrest won. Forrest kept the pressure on Rampage pretty much all of the fight. Most of the time Rampage was just sitting back to counter.

You will find what you look for. So what if you found a few fighters that thought Rampage won. If you were trying to prove otherwise you would find on hell of a lot MORE. Forrest won that fight, maybe not by the margin the judges had it,but he definitely won. Why don’t you go by the oppinion of the guy that would know more than any bystander? Rampage said HIMSELF, “FORREST WOOPED MY ASS”. There really is no debate.

OUt of all the interviews of fighters that I read, they all had Rampage winning the FIGHT! 1 fgighter said maybe Forrest did win, but it wasnt close to being a unanimous decision. I have yet to find one fighter who said that Forrest deserved to win the title…. THats just what IU read, maybe there are other interviews from fighters who said Forrest deserved the win, I have looked, but I have not found them. only person beside Forrest that was happy with the decision, was Couture….I wonder why? lol

GORD: If u know anything about Rampage u would know that he says stuff like, the guy whooped my ass all the time. Doesnt mean he means it, he just knows if he says otherwise he will get booooed by the crowd…. Go back and listen to some Pride interviews involving Rampage, and then get back to me

grembone: That is tuf one for me to. I will lean towards Lyoto. I think it’s his time. Thiago is beast..and can beat Lyoto/Forrest/Page IMO. A part of me wants to see Lyoto shine now..then the very young and dangerous Thiago can follow up.

I agree. I would be pulling for Machida, absolutely.

Antonio Mendez had Thiago Silva rocked in their fight. Mendez wouldn’t have even been able to land a hawked loogy on Machida, never mind tag him with a strike!

Very good point.

VM, that is exactly what I was thinking. Silva is so tough, definitely up and coming, but Machida has looked way on top of his game. I am not sure how anyone could say Machida runs away. Keeping from getting hit and being illusive, is not necessarily running… especially when he backs up with a kick his opponents head.

A good example of Lyoto’s style..in his last fight against Tito..in between rounds you hear Tito complaining …he’s running from me..” you also see Tito’s face in between rounds get more and more swollen. I’m a Machida fan.

“How am I supposed to hit him? He keeps running away from me? Waaahh Waahhhh” - Tito after round two with a Q-tip massaging his skull.

Don’t be steeling my favorite Machida-related quote now Phil, LOL. j/k.

I have mentioned that one several times. I love it.

The octagon is not the size of a soccer field. If you can not put your hands, shins, feet, elbows, on this guy.. what are you doing in the fight game.. “fighters” don’t want to fight him..because he makes them look stupid. Lyoto is one tuf mofo.. it’s his opponents job to figure him out..and apply their game plan. Most of them can’t and want to complain about. Don’t complain about it.. do something about it.

Ya he’ll be a real tuff mofo when someone finally does connect. And it will happen sooner or later, hopefully sooner

That’s what I’m hoping for.

if Rashad pulls a serra:

Then Rampage would probaly get the next crack at Forrest.
and Chuck would get a rematchwith Wanderlei

Like most of you, I am a huge fan of both Machida and thiago, but its Machida’s turn now, Thiago is young Terror and wil have plentty of time to bounce back. Hope that Machida wins that fight.

by the way Soko is fighting shogun in between October -December

Chedaddy! I actually read that post of yours and I completley agree!

I understand if you arent a top 10 fighter, but when u r close to a title shot, JOE SILVA should decide who and when u fight!

beating Machida is easy, just back pedal and he will do the same…make sure you hit him a few times and BOOM you win the decision!

LOL chad

Hitting Machida without getting hit back is lot easier said than done. That’s not how to beat Machida. He’s almost impossible to beat in a decision. If someone is gonna beat Machida, they have to bullrush him and swing for the fences and knock him out. You have to be able to accept that for every one time you hit Machida, he will probably hit you two or three times. The key is to make sure your shots hurt Machida.

Actually think Chuck has the best chance at Lyoto. He has lots of experience with Karate which is, according to Machida, what throws a lot of his opponents off. If they do give chuck a BS automatic title shot, they should make him fight Machida to prove he deserves it.

Ok Chuck doesn’t need to fight Machida to prove he deserves a shot anyone Machida has beat Chuck has beat better. Also have any of these guys refused to fight Machida on regular notice. I’m asking because maybe they have and I don’t know but as far as I know they were only asked for the UFN which was planned on very short notice. I think thats pretty ridiculous to expect a fighter to plan for a top tier fight especially considering you just got done with a fight or your coming off a two fight lose streak. Seriously shut up and get over the fact that Forrest won, Chucks getting the next shot, and Machida hasn’t been tested by anyone but Soku although Penn and Franklin are amazing competitors it would be considered about the same value as Fedor vs Lindland. Now we are getting an amazing list of fights and everyone is still complaining. I’m starting to wonder if some of these bloggers are women.

Plenty of people have turned down Machida with plenty of notice, and most say that they don’t want to fight him before its even an option.

And oh yeah, your buddy CHuck and his team including Hackleman have made it publick knowledge that they do not want to fight Machida. And of course, what Chuck wants, Chuck gets.

As for people turning down fights, I agree. Once you are in the UFC when Joe Silva calls you says you got a fight, you have to take it (and pray that its not against Kenny Florian, LOL), or you lose half your purse next fight. Unless you are injured, and can have a doctor prove it.

All this turning down fights is BS. If you want to try and chose who you fight, then you should be calling that fighter out at every possible opportunity.

The reason Hendo turned down the fight is because he wants to stay at MW for the time being, hence, he is fighting Rhusimar Phalares.

Eactly, I hate reading this site and having to hear Machida haters hang on to the dumb argument that he hasnt beaten anyone. hOw can he when:
Chuck
Vera
Rampage
Forrest
none of them want to fight him so shut up because your arguments are just dumb….He is one of the best fighetrs in the world, thats why he hasnt beaten anyone because none of the top fighters want anything to do with him…That alone deserevs a tite fight1

This comment is for Rubberman (below) saying that Lyoto hasn’t beat anyone. Here’s a list of a few names that he has beaten - Stephan Bonner, Rich Franklin, B.J. Penn, Vernon White, David Heath, Nakamura, Sokoudjou, Tito Ortiz. If you honestly feel that no one in that list is worth a damn then you just need to stop posting on this site. MACHIDA IS LEGIT!!!! Understand it and accept it. He is the future LHW champ.

If I am correct he did except fights with Wandy or Dan Henderson and they turned them down. So why is nobody hating on them? Because it happens.

First of all don’t talk trash about a guy who could force you to eat your own shit out of a toilet. Next choosing not to fight a guy on short notice is nothing to be pissed at a guy about. He was asked to move down and then offered the fights, he was asked he didn’t call anyone out. He didn’t talk trash about the guys who turned him down he has already said they probably didn’t feel comfortable fighting him on short notice the same way he didn’t feel comfortable fighting Machida on short notice. Also he was willing to fight guys way better than Machida just wants a little more time to train to be able to face Machida and beat him. If anything he is showing Machida respect by turning the fight down. How does Mir’s title shot have anything to do with him fighting Machida. He’s not asking for a title shot after Reese and it doesn’t seem like he even really wants to stick around at LHW for all that long.

I’m not mad, and I’ll talk trash if I want, I’m behind a computer. Of course Brandon Vera can beat my ass. All I’m saying is that he said he’d fight anyone whenever, bottom line. Also I’m saying he should have respect for the other fighters just don’t call out names, there is no need for that. The Average fan may think less of those guys. James Irvin didn’t call out all the people who didn’t want to fight Silva. You are the one who’s all pissed off.

I agree. people don’t want to have to fight Lyoto’s fight. And they don’t want to have his style dictate the fight. No doubt a lot of people think Machida is boring and it’s a big risk small reward situation to fight him.

Exactly if anything Machida just became a less marketable. How is he feared when people are choosing not to fight him on short notice. They just don’t want to have a lame loss on their hands. Chuck and Randy both easily assisinated Tito who Machida couldn’t even finish. The guy hardly finishes any fights and sticks and moves. He doesn’t seem to have much power so if anything nobody wants to become any less marketable by fighting him. Also stating that Forrest doesn’t want anything to do with Machida you know doesn’t make sense. Everyone knows Forrest will fight Machida if he was asked and that its his style of humor when he says that stuff. He tends to talk himself down and his opponents up like he did with Rampage, it makes his opponents fight him with a big head. Does anyone notice how Machida is screaming at the top of his lungs bloody murder that he hasn’t gotten a title shot yet? Its because he knows its coming. He knows he’ll probably be in line right after Liddell. Man the only reason people want him to get an immediate title shot is because they don’t want him to lose before it happens. But if the guy is so good he shouldn’t have to worry about it. Besides can you imagine 5 rounds of his stick and move? I would never pay for a card where Machida is headlining unless the card is stacked. Mind you I like his technique but I’d rather save the money and watch a fight like that on the net so I can fast forward.

No Upside???? Are you crazy? The first fighter to figure out how to beat Machida will get a title shot.

Is that not reason enough?

How is defeating Lyoto small reward.Fact is they just dont want to lose. Last time I checked a fighter is to fear no man or style. If they say “Hey, I dont like his style, and he will probaly out point me anyways, so I dont want to fight him.” Is a lame ass excuse. If your good your good regardless of the opponent.

Hello, Rashad had a draw against Tito, and Forrest lost to him. Last I saw Machida made Tito look like a chump, and sent him packin.

WORD!

But as an admitted big Leben fan and an admitted Bisping hater, I am entitled to keep my hopes up!!!!

All things being equal, like odds being -105 each, my money would be on Bisping, even though I’m whole heartedly rooting for Leben. But right now Leben is like +145, Bisping -175. I am hoping to get Leben at +150 which would be a sweet deal.

WOW, that would make sense because when wnderlie pinned his head to the mat and dropped like three davestating blows and his head couldnt recoil. That was vicous

hope its not true for jardines sake considering he makes a living off of fighting