I assumed he meant with his hands, like a boxing guard. Machida does hang 'em low.

My BJJcentric mind fails me once again.

Draven, explain? Rua is an amazing striker, probably one of the best MT guys in any weight class. He's not Ando, obviously, but he's still good enough to beat down everyone else in the 205 division.
Is that why he was forced to take Cyril Diabete down because he was getting clowned standing and was outstruck by Forrest Griffin? Shogun is very well rounded and a tough brawler, but a technical master on the feet he is not.



This is coming from the guy who said that Jardine and Machida would be a good match up.
I did what?

I assumed he meant with his hands, like a boxing guard. Machida does hang 'em low.

Fun factoid: the Shotokan guard's purpose is to present a target, so as to draw the opponent in and give you an attack that is easy to counter.

Also, TBH I'm most worried about Machida losing his belt to Jon Jones after he gets 2ish more fights.

Also: I think Jardine and Machida would be a potentially exiting matchup (though I'm sure Machida wins). It's hard to time a spaz.

I just want to address a couple of things because I hate you fucking **** fucks so much:

Anderson Silva remarks: Ok, just fucking stop. "MAYBE HE'LL FIGHT THIS TIME! HURR HURR HURR!" Fucking, **** you ************. Seriously, this is about as funny as Tiger Woods jokes. OMG HAHAHA TIGER WOODS HAS SEX WITH OTHER WOMEN! LOLOLOLOLO! Jesus fucking christ. N1GGER HAS HAD 30 fucking fights in his entire career and in two fights he doesn't give you what you want and now all of a sudden **** him? God I wish you faggots would just die sometimes.

Machida Shogun: This was discussed ages ago. Machida won via razor thin margin. BOTH of the fighters were heavily damaged. Some of you fucks who make it out to be that Shogun somehow magically made it out of there without any damage need to take a super soaker full of pee and shoot yourself in the mouth.

MMAmickey is also a fucking retard. Machida has no guard? Making assumptions based on arbitrary data? The ****, do you work for fight metrics or something?

Machida does lack a guard in the general use of the term. Doesn't mean he isn't effective, but it is true.

Shogun won that fight.

Anderson has done great sure, but lately he hasn't been the same. It isn't as if he fought and didn't finish despite trying hard (GSP vs Hardy for example of that). It is that he fucked around half the time clowning around like a tool.



Edit for Draven: Cyrille Diabate is a 6 foot 6 kickboxer, who is fighting Luiz Cane next. Shogun is a good striker, but not everyone can outstrike everyone. Fortunately Shogun CAN outstrike Machida. Hopefully he does it again, but this time fakes low and goes high.

MMAmickey is also a fucking retard. Machida has no guard? Making assumptions based on arbitrary data? The ****, do you work for fight metrics or something?

you can throw fancy words around you frustrated asian child but essentially it is my opinion that Machida has no guard in the common sense of the word. It is also not just me who thinks this.

I wouldn't expect you to know what a guard is.. its one of those things that stops you getting punched repeatedly in the face by chunners

Machida and Daley

Also hope Kimbo knocks Mitrione out.

Really excited about the Machida and Shogun fight.

Machida does lack a guard in the general use of the term. Doesn't mean he isn't effective, but it is true.

Shogun won that fight.



Really ... he did? **** I MUST have been watching a different fight, because the one I saw, Machida won. Barely, but he won ... and the judges agree'd with me.

Really ... he did? **** I MUST have been watching a different fight, because the one I saw, Machida won. Barely, but he won ... and the judges agree'd with me.

Yeah good point, that Cecil Peoples is one smart cookie. I like you though ADM, let's not rehash this old debate. Come May 8th THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE!!

I'm expecting another close match! And yeah ... agree'd about Cecil Peoples ... seriously wtf is with that guy?

I like how he told everyone to go to hell though when they questioned his scoring.

Machida and Daley

Also hope Kimbo knocks Mitrione out.

Really excited about the Machida and Shogun fight.

Kimbo couldn't put his fist through wet tissue paper. Mitrione is going to MAUL him. This one doesn't last past the first 2 mins, and that's being generous.

^My, that sounds rather biased.

Anderson Silva remarks: Ok, just fucking stop. "MAYBE HE'LL FIGHT THIS TIME! HURR HURR HURR!" Fucking, **** you ************. Seriously, this is about as funny as Tiger Woods jokes. OMG HAHAHA TIGER WOODS HAS SEX WITH OTHER WOMEN! LOLOLOLOLO! Jesus fucking christ. N1GGER HAS HAD 30 fucking fights in his entire career and in two fights he doesn't give you what you want and now all of a sudden **** him? God I wish you faggots would just die sometimes.



MMAmickey is also a fucking retard. Machida has no guard? Making assumptions based on arbitrary data? The ****, do you work for fight metrics or something?


Fuckin' A, Sirc. It's good to know that brain of yours still works.

Please, raise up off my boy Silva's case. He's still the ****. If he gets someone who is willing to throw down, he'll fucking bang. And really, he's the most gifted striker in MMA.

While I disagree that MMAMickey is a fucking retard, I also disagree that Machida has no guard. He hardly ever fucking gets hit. How the **** does he not have a guard? Does not fucking compute.

Machida does lack a guard in the general use of the term. Doesn't mean he isn't effective, but it is true.

Shogun won that fight.

Anderson has done great sure, but lately he hasn't been the same. It isn't as if he fought and didn't finish despite trying hard (GSP vs Hardy for example of that). It is that he fucked around half the time clowning around like a tool.



Edit for Draven: Cyrille Diabate is a 6 foot 6 kickboxer, who is fighting Luiz Cane next. Shogun is a good striker, but not everyone can outstrike everyone. Fortunately Shogun CAN outstrike Machida. Hopefully he does it again, but this time fakes low and goes high.

Really?

Really?

Give the guy a fucking break. 30 fucking fights and he disappoints you on 2? 1 of them wasn't even his fault. This is like the time when everyone said that Silva was going to be beaten by submission because of how "successful" Travis Lutter was despite the fact that HE SUBMITTED LUTTER.

Everyone seems to forget about ratoinal and reason.

You are all acting like high maintenance girls. Fuckwits.


you can throw fancy words around you frustrated asian child but essentially it is my opinion that Machida has no guard in the common sense of the word. It is also not just me who thinks this.

I wouldn't expect you to know what a guard is.. its one of those things that stops you getting punched repeatedly in the face by chunners

SICK BURN.

You think you can teach me to drive a stick shift too?