Ufc 140 opinions

So Jones will be taking on Machida, im not too sure what to think of this other than why isn't Rashad the next fight??????????? I feel he's ducking this shit, he was supposed to fight him 2 fights ago now, so whats the deal???

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Here comes trouble.
Lyoto Machida will challenge reigning 205-pound champion Jon Jones in the headlining bout of the UFC 140 pay-per-view event, scheduled for Dec. 10, 2011, at the Air Canada Center in Toronto.
The same Jones that has utterly destroyed the competition since his 2008 debut.
Hoping to derail the hype train was former Jackson's MMA training partner Rashad Evans, who was (twice) booked to try and break "Bones," only to have the opportunity slip away following untimely injuries on both sides.
Enter "The Dragon."
Machida, who stanky-leg'd Evans at UFC 98 way back when, will now take his place. And as "Suga'" tells Fight Hype, if there is one man that can give the champion trouble, it's the Brazilian:

Like Jones, Machida was able to enjoy a run at the top that was considered untouchable.
That is, until Mauricio Rua usurped the throne at UFC 113. Since then, he's split a pair of bouts between Quinton Jackson and Randy Couture, sending the latter into retirement with a dented grille.
Will Jones bring out the best in Machida? The violent aggressor who spot-welded Thiago Silva to the canvas before cutting power to the consciousness of Evans?
Or will he be the "elusive" Machida, like the one that out-maneuvered Tito Ortiz?
More importantly, does either version stand a chance against Jones?

I hate Machida, he's a boring fighter

well I guess we will see what happens

I don't see Jones losing this fight, period

anything could happen in an MMA fight brutha

Machida is a shorter version of Jones w/no ground game...if Jones stands w/him he "might" have a chance of gettin tagged & loosing

Yea, I guess achida could catch Jones, but I don't see it happening, but like Metal said, anything can happen

I'm not sure what style it would take to really challenge Jones right now.

It would take an elussive striker with amazing wrestling

And an amazing awareness to see Jones' crazy strikes coming.

that would be the elussive part lol

He's fast as hell for as big as he is, he's long so it's hard to get to him without eating a few shots

The only way I see Jones loosing anytime soon is if Spider goes up...or one of these top heavies that float at an undieted 230-240 makes the cut

Yea, I'd agree, I don't think Jones will lose anytime soon either

The spider may have a rough time too bc he has no wrestling and Jones is a great wrestler, and dont get me wrong I wanted Rampage to beat Jones but I wouldnt want anyone else to, like I said before I called it in early 2009 that he will be a champ one day, hes a great fighter

Well Spiders BJJ makes up for any lack he has in wrestling...as Lindland, Sonnen or Hendo

yeah but had Sonnen fought a little bit ore of a smart fight he would have just pancaked silva the last round, which he easily could have done, instead he kept his word by saying he will pin his ass to the mat and not stop hitting him till its done

That's why I like him

MightyJohn said:

Machida is a shorter version of Jones w/no ground game...if Jones stands w/him he "might" have a chance of gettin tagged & loosing

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Machida also has a black belt in Brazilan ju-jitsu, he's gotta have some
ground game, just never really seen it. I Would like to see Machida
take it but Jones is looking pretty F#%#ing good. Like to see him and
anderson go.