Machida Vs Thiago Silva at UFC 89! |
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Posted by Gipper
you all under estimate thiago silva.
what has he done that should make me believe that he is legitimate? KO cans?
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Post #16 8/6/08 6:13:22PM
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I'm taking Machida, Silva's style is tailor made for him.
Reckless overrated striker vs. Phoenominal counter striker= win for the Counter striker
And IMO I think this is gonna be an exciting fight actually. Especially since Machida could finish Silva
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Post #17 8/6/08 7:14:18PM
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BlueSkiesBurn
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We all know I'm a Machida nutthugger. I'm taking The Dragon in the second via "franklin kick to the face"
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Post #18 8/6/08 7:32:00PM
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Posted by BlueSkiesBurn
We all know I'm a Machida nutthugger. I'm taking The Dragon in the second via "franklin kick to the face"
i was thinking more along the lines of a "Left hook to a falling franklin after the front kick" somewhere late in the second or early in the third.
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Post #19 8/6/08 7:33:38PM
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BlueSkiesBurn
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Good call, I'll take that, too. 
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Post #20 8/6/08 7:39:17PM
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jawbreaker517
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I predict Machida will destroy Silva on the feet and feel Machida will use his takedown defense to keep it standing.
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Post #21 8/6/08 10:05:28PM
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BlueSkiesBurn
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I think that Machida will definitely exhaust an overly aggressive Thiago. This is a great matchup for both fighters. Thiago has explosive power and could K.O. Machida but I don't see it happening. Machida does very well with aggressive strikers as he is obviously a counter fighter.
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Post #22 8/6/08 11:26:49PM
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thiago silva by ko round 2, machida just hasnt impressed me, with the acception of his win over franklin, he hasnt done anything special, he couldnt finish bj who fought him at a catchweight of 200 when bj is a natural lightweight and he ran away from tito for three rounds(lets b honest hear), all his other wins were ovr lesser opponents....soko was a good win but he still dint impress me n i think in a rematch soko would smash him, if he beats thiago then i will give him the respect he deserves
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Post #23 8/7/08 12:13:49PM
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Posted by iceliddell240
thiago silva by ko round 2, machida just hasnt impressed me, with the acception of his win over franklin, he hasnt done anything special, he couldnt finish bj who fought him at a catchweight of 200 when bj is a natural lightweight and he ran away from tito for three rounds(lets b honest hear), all his other wins were ovr lesser opponents....soko was a good win but he still dint impress me n i think in a rematch soko would smash him, if he beats thiago then i will give him the respect he deserves
Machida has beaten far more impressive opponents than Thiago has, even the lesser known guys. And Machida has NEVER run away in his fights, when will his critics finally realize this? He destroyed Tito via humiliation, Chuck couldn't even do that.
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Post #24 8/7/08 12:27:53PM
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Posted by warglory
Posted by iceliddell240
thiago silva by ko round 2, machida just hasnt impressed me, with the acception of his win over franklin, he hasnt done anything special, he couldnt finish bj who fought him at a catchweight of 200 when bj is a natural lightweight and he ran away from tito for three rounds(lets b honest hear), all his other wins were ovr lesser opponents....soko was a good win but he still dint impress me n i think in a rematch soko would smash him, if he beats thiago then i will give him the respect he deserves
Machida has beaten far more impressive opponents than Thiago has, even the lesser known guys. And Machida has NEVER run away in his fights, when will his critics finally realize this? He destroyed Tito via humiliation, Chuck couldn't even do that.
????? Chuck bitched tito by KO twice, idk but the first one was pretty humiliatin, where were u homie
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Post #25 8/7/08 12:44:41PM
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Posted by jiujitsufreak74
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This is pretty old news, actually...
The fight itself is very hard to predict...Both have very different styles. I think Silva has the kind of style needed to beat Machida, but in this fight, I don't see Machida losing. Machida by Decision, again.
i'm going to say Machida finishes him. Machida is the perfect counter fighter in that the harder you push him, the harder he will come back at you. just look at his fight with Soko, the more aggressive your style the more he will push back. i think that Thiago's style will cause Machida to land a lot of damaging shots and get the sub in the second.
Well said. This pretty much outlines how I think the fight will go as well. Silva will keep coming forward and eventually he's going to get dropped with a combination and then get finished on the ground. Machida will finish Silva in the 2nd round.
Last edited 8/7/08 1:34PM by wolfman
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Post #26 8/7/08 1:33:35PM
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Posted by iceliddell240
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thiago silva by ko round 2, machida just hasnt impressed me, with the acception of his win over franklin, he hasnt done anything special, he couldnt finish bj who fought him at a catchweight of 200 when bj is a natural lightweight and he ran away from tito for three rounds(lets b honest hear), all his other wins were ovr lesser opponents....soko was a good win but he still dint impress me n i think in a rematch soko would smash him, if he beats thiago then i will give him the respect he deserves
Machida has beaten far more impressive opponents than Thiago has, even the lesser known guys. And Machida has NEVER run away in his fights, when will his critics finally realize this? He destroyed Tito via humiliation, Chuck couldn't even do that.
????? Chuck bitched tito by KO twice, idk but the first one was pretty humiliatin, where were u homie
Chuck handled Tito well in their first bout, but Tito put up a fight in the second. However, neither time did Chuck school Tito as much as Machida did. Tito looked like a noob.
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Post #27 8/7/08 8:17:52PM
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Posted by warglory
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thiago silva by ko round 2, machida just hasnt impressed me, with the acception of his win over franklin, he hasnt done anything special, he couldnt finish bj who fought him at a catchweight of 200 when bj is a natural lightweight and he ran away from tito for three rounds(lets b honest hear), all his other wins were ovr lesser opponents....soko was a good win but he still dint impress me n i think in a rematch soko would smash him, if he beats thiago then i will give him the respect he deserves
Machida has beaten far more impressive opponents than Thiago has, even the lesser known guys. And Machida has NEVER run away in his fights, when will his critics finally realize this? He destroyed Tito via humiliation, Chuck couldn't even do that.
????? Chuck bitched tito by KO twice, idk but the first one was pretty humiliatin, where were u homie
Chuck handled Tito well in their first bout, but Tito put up a fight in the second. However, neither time did Chuck school Tito as much as Machida did. Tito looked like a noob.
alright but i still think ur boi soko would smash him in a rematch
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Post #28 8/7/08 8:59:25PM
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Posted by warglory
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thiago silva by ko round 2, machida just hasnt impressed me, with the acception of his win over franklin, he hasnt done anything special, he couldnt finish bj who fought him at a catchweight of 200 when bj is a natural lightweight and he ran away from tito for three rounds(lets b honest hear), all his other wins were ovr lesser opponents....soko was a good win but he still dint impress me n i think in a rematch soko would smash him, if he beats thiago then i will give him the respect he deserves
Machida has beaten far more impressive opponents than Thiago has, even the lesser known guys. And Machida has NEVER run away in his fights, when will his critics finally realize this? He destroyed Tito via humiliation, Chuck couldn't even do that.
????? Chuck bitched tito by KO twice, idk but the first one was pretty humiliatin, where were u homie
Chuck handled Tito well in their first bout, but Tito put up a fight in the second. However, neither time did Chuck school Tito as much as Machida did. Tito looked like a noob.
his might be the silliest thing i have ever read in my life.
chuck= 2 crushing ko/tko wins vs. tito
machida= 1 drawn out (and admittedly convincing) decision win.
chuck BRUTALIZED tito twice in highlight reel fashion. to say that machida schooled tito worse than chuck is just....insane? did you even watch the chuck/tito fights? talk about a guy that single handedly ended tito's career as a legitimate mma fighter. i really cant get over how absurd this statement is.
if youre going to bring up any fight of machida's...the tito fight is not the one to bring up. tito is mma's garbage and by no means is his victory a benchmark in machidas career.
dont get me wrong, i really like machida but come on...the guy has 0 KO wins in the ufc. hes a very technical fighter and could definitely be champ but to count out thiago silva is just retarded, almost as dumb as saying machida beat tito worse than chuck.
Last edited 8/8/08 3:09PM by sillysnail
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Post #29 8/8/08 3:09:14PM
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Posted by gsquat
Machida via embarassment.
+1
a la Tito.
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