Dan Henderson took the spoils, as he routed Mauricio Rua via unanimous decision in an epic battle at UFC 139. Henderson’s victorious return to the Octagon in a five-round slugfest has most definitely set the cat amongst the pigeons vis-à-v…
Dan Henderson took the spoils, as he routed Mauricio Rua via unanimous decision in an epic battle at UFC 139.
Henderson’s victorious return to the Octagon in a five-round slugfest has most definitely set the cat amongst the pigeons vis-à-vis the light heavyweight division and maybe even the middleweight division
A lot was learned about the 41-year-old Henderson at UFC 139—for one, there is still a fairly good amount of gas in his tank.
His age is nothing more than a number.
Finally, “Hendo” can still hold court with the upper-echelon light heavyweights of the division.
With that in mind, what is next for the former Strikeforce standout?
As Lyoto Machida prepares for his upcoming title bout against Jon Jones, “The Dragon” is continuously finding ways of implementing different ideas into his training camp. According to FightersOnly.co.uk, in addition to acquiring the services of cl…
As Lyoto Machida prepares for his upcoming title bout against Jon Jones, “The Dragon” is continuously finding ways of implementing different ideas into his training camp.
According to FightersOnly.co.uk, in addition to acquiring the services of close friend and teammate, Anderson Silva, Machida has now called upon former Strikeforce light heavyweight champion Muhammad Lawal as well.
“Off to Brazil! Lyoto….I got u,” Lawal posted on his Facebook page.
Lawal is credited to having some of the best wrestling pedigrees in the sport, as he was a part of the United States Olympic national wrestling team.
“King Mo” has also occasionally trained with Team Blackhouse before and he is considered to be a very knowledgeable wrestling coach.
Jones’ wrestling skills are arguably his greatest strength and he utilizes it from a longer distance than most accomplished grapplers in mixed martial arts. Machida is also efficient with his grappling, specifically from the clinch, where the Brazilian sets up trips and footsweeps from inside close range.
Machida’s current training regimen has the former UFC light heavyweight champion looking to be in great shape and focused on reclaiming the light heavyweight title. Jones is clearly no easy task for any opponent, however Machida has one of the most elusive and unorthodox styles in the UFC.
UFC 140 will certainly showcase a stylistic and strategic bout between two of MMA‘s most talented fighters.
UFC 139 is just a day away and after the fight between former champions Shogun Rua and Dan Henderson, a new challenger to the light heavyweight belt owned by Jon Jones will be determined.As much as I want to believe that either Henderson or Rua has the…
UFC 139 is just a day away and after the fight between former champions Shogun Rua and Dan Henderson, a new challenger to the light heavyweight belt owned by Jon Jones will be determined.
As much as I want to believe that either Henderson or Rua has the chance to defeat the champion, the reality is there is none in the division who can match the skills of Jones—not even Loyoto Machida whom he will be fighting at UFC 140.
So, the only way I think “Bones” will be defeated is to construct an imaginary fighter that would be able to match his skills. If I can only combine the skills of the four light heavyweight fighter I picked and put them into an imaginary fighter, I think we can have someone to match Jones or even defeat him.
Lyoto Machida appears to be taking his upcoming title bout with Jon Jones very seriously. The former light heavyweight champion has implemented a different strategy to prepare for the 24-year-old champion, who will make his second title defense th…
Lyoto Machida appears to be taking his upcoming title bout with Jon Jones very seriously.
The former light heavyweight champion has implemented a different strategy to prepare for the 24-year-old champion, who will make his second title defense this year at UFC 140.
Machida has hired a team of physiologists and physiotherapists to help him mentally prepare for the bout, along with installing three cameras to analyze and correct any mistakes the Brazilian comes across during his training sessions
“The Dragon” also looks to have added some muscle to his frame, as the website reports he put on 22 pounds of muscle mass. He is also training in a smaller Octagon, which is 7.5 meters in diameter, as opposed to a regular-sized Octagon that is nine meters. The concept of training in a smaller Octagon is to help improve Machida’s speed and movement in a smaller space, forcing him to be even more elusive.
Machida is coming off a knockout victory over Randy Couture at UFC 129 that saw him snap a two-fight losing streak and re-position himself back into the light heavyweight title picture.
Based on his new training regimen, Machida looks to possess all the tools, while acquiring some new ones, which could see him walk away with the title around his waist come December 10.
It appears former UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto “The Dragon” Machida has pulled out all the stops to prepare for his upcoming championship bout at UFC 140 with Jon Jones. Check out the above video, which gives us an inside peek at Lyoto’s daily regimen, with the exception of one truly disgusting aspect that could easily pop up on this season of Fear Factor.
The show, which I am going to ignorantly label “Random Univision Program #113,” states that Lyoto has packed on an incredible 22 pounds of muscle, and man does it show. Along with bringing in a team of physiologists and physiotherapists, Lyoto has even shrank the size of the octagon in which he trains, from 9 meters in diameter to just 7.5, forcing him to be even more elusive than previously thought possible. No word yet on how exactly he plans on making his precision more…precise.
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It appears former UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto “The Dragon” Machida has pulled out all the stops to prepare for his upcoming championship bout at UFC 140 with Jon Jones. Check out the above video, which gives us an inside peek at Lyoto’s daily regimen, with the exception of one truly disgusting aspect that could easily pop up on this season of Fear Factor.
The show, which I am going to ignorantly label “Random Univision Program #113,” states that Lyoto has packed on an incredible 22 pounds of muscle, and man does it show. Along with bringing in a team of physiologists and physiotherapists, Lyoto has even shrank the size of the octagon in which he trains, from 9 meters in diameter to just 7.5, forcing him to be even more elusive than previously thought possible. No word yet on how exactly he plans on making his precision more…precise.
Studio MMA’s Bobby Cavian was on hand at Friday’s UFC 138 Q&A with former UFC light heavyweight champ Rashad Evans and he was good enough to record the entire session for us.
In the nearly 60-minute question and answer period Rashad touched on a number of topics from how he broke his hand and where he is in his rehab to who he think s will win against Machida and his former teammate and current UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones. “Suga” also gives an update on his tumultuous relationships with his former nemesis Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and his former coach Greg Jackon.
Some spoilers are after the jump.
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Studio MMA’s Bobby Cavian was on hand at Friday’s UFC 138 Q&A with former UFC light heavyweight champ Rashad Evans and he was good enough to record the entire session for us.
In the nearly 60-minute question and answer period Mike Goldberg and Rashad touched on a number of topics from how he broke his hand and where he is in his rehab to who he think s will win against Machida and his former teammate and current UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones. “Suga” also gives an update on his tumultuous relationships with his former nemesis Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and his former coach Greg Jackon.
Some spoilers:
• Mike Goldberg is sensitive about all of the people who point out his mistakes
• He broke his hand with one of the first overhand rights he threw against Tito when his thumb connected with the top of Ortiz’s head
• Goldberg says Tito could make 185 if his melon were normal-sized
• He feels that Anderson Silva would beat Jones
• He says Anthony Johnson is bigger than he is and likely walks around at 220 lbs
• Says that his former college roommate Gray Maynard used to be yoked and weighed around 205 after college
• Says the Brazilians he trains with at Imperial Athletics on the Blackzilians call him “Hashad” and they call Johnson “Humble”
• Rehab is going slowly because he damaged some of the nerves and tendons in his injured hand by not moving it for so long
• He went to Rampage’s after party when he lost to Jones to pay his respect and they had a drink together, before trading barbs like old times
• The last time he spoke with Greg Jackson was the day he told him he would fight Jones soon after he won the belt
• Says he’ll fight whoever they throw in front of him while he waits for the winner of Machida and Jones
• Says Jones is “sneaky” and “grimy” for the way he told reporters he would fight Rashad in spite of the Team Jackson pact
• If he had to pick it would be Jones because of the way he betrayed him than Machida to avenge the loss
• He loves Diaz’s mindset and anger he channels into his fighting, but is riding with his teammate GSP
• Says people would REALLY hate him if he went WWE like Chael Sonnen
• Says the UFC handled the Marquardt situation fairly and that he thinks he could come back the the promotion
• Feels he’s hated by many because he beat a lot of fans’ favorite fighters
• Can’t stop being who he is, so he’s stopped trying to prove the haters wrong
• Wants to be an analyst after he’s done fighting
• Doesn’t want to fight until he can’t
• Says when fighting stops being fun, he’s done
• Thinks Chael says things just to get a reaction
• Goldie says they are looking at 35 shows next year, up from 25 this year
• Mike also says Jon Anik will be a part of the “B” broadcast team similar to the WEC team
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