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By rss@youtube.com (PedroLMariano2) PART 3 OF 3) You need to know a little about Karate to understand this great fighter: Lyoto Machida! Knowing when to attack and when to dodge it's not backpedaling, it's being intelligent and it's what any karateka should do! (22/07/2006)

By Sterling Spiars If the referee deems one (or both) of the fighters to be delaying the action, then a yellow card would be given, resulting in a 10 percent deduction of their overall earnings from the fight. Unless they are a marquee name like; Anderson Silva, Lyoto Machida, Brock Lesnar, Georges St. Pierre,...

By Jung Soo Kim In the afternoon, MMA fanatics tuned in to watch The Ultimate Fighter 10 Heavyweights Finale , headlined by two light-heavyweight prospects Matt "The Hammer" Hamill (7-2) and Jon "Bones" Jones (9-1) in Las Vegas. I wondered if Alexander had been secretly training with Lyoto Machida.

By Andrew Nuschler That's not to say every single professional MMA practitioner is bat s*** loco; it's to say the squares like Randy Couture, Joe Lauzon, and others are the clear minority. Even an apparently normal dude like Lyoto Machida drinks his own URINE!

By Brad 4. Lyoto Machida: He could possible pull the Royce Gracie and take it all.  Dangerous and elusive. Plus, we recently discovered he has striking power. 13. Rich Franklin: Former champ has good striking and submission skills. 4. Tito Ortiz: Puts butts in the seats.  A ground and pound specialist. 

By Jesse Holland One of the big stories coming into this event is of course the headlining fight (and rematch) between Tito Ortiz and Forrest Griffin. It's the "Huntington Beach Bad Boy's" first bout at light heavyweight since coming up short against Lyoto Machida back in May 2008. Griffin:

Brazillians have had trouble drawing in North America at the level of other elite MMA fighters. Lyoto Machida’s first title defense drawing just 475,000 buys – the lowest figure for a light heavyweight championship match since Randy Couture vs. Chuck Liddell III in February, 2006 – was th...

By Erik Fontanez Reports are surfacing that the highly anticipated rematch between UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida and Mauricio “Shogun” Rua is set to take place this May in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. UFC president Dana White spoke with Yahoo! Sports on Wednesday and confirmed the bout say...

By Zdot The loss against Lyoto Machida was at K-1 Hero’s 1, and he was giving away almost 30 pounds to Machida. Machida fought at 220 lb while Penn was weighing 191lb. Get the B.J. “The Prodigy” Penn Cage Fighter • BJ Penn UFC 101 Cage Fighter Post Fight CageTee- @ UFC Store

By Kris Karkoski A rematch between UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida and Mauricio “Shogun” Rua will headline a May 1 UFC event in Montreal, Canada, UFC President Dana White confirmed with Yahoo Sports’ Dan Wetzel on Wednesday. For the latest UFC rumors check out the MMAFrenzy.com MMA rumors se...

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today to talk all the news in pro-wrestling and MMA! We'll talk the latest on Brock Lesnar, his illness and recovery, plans for the UFC Heavyweight Title, several major matches announced for early 2010 including Rua vs. Machida II, Spike ratin...

By Tom Ngo If you recall, UFC light heavyweight champ Lyoto Machida successfully defended his title by taking a unanimous decision over Mauricio “Shogun” Rua at UFC 104 last month. Unlike after that verdict was rendered, only some boos were heard from the boisterous Brits to express their displea...

By Tim Ngo UFC light heavyweight champ Lyoto Machida doesn’t know what was more hectic, the treacherous training camp he endured for his first title defense at UFC 104 or the week since the bout where he was forced to justify his controversial unanimous decision win over Mauricio “Shogun” Rua.

By Greg Riot The Lyoto Machida vs. Shogun Rua light heavyweight title fight at UFC 104 is excellent proof of the evolution of the sport and should be used as a shining example of a fight to show people who don’t think MMA fighters are highly skilled athletes.

By Ed J Pickle McNasty III Total Wins = 305Wins by Knockout = 88 (29%)Wins By Submission = 116 (38%)Wins by Decision = 101 (33%) Light Heavyweight: (Frank Shamrock, Tito Ortiz, Randy Couture, Vitor Belfort, Chuck Liddell, Quinton Jackson, Forrest Griffin, Rashad Evans, Lyoto Machida, Wanderlei Silva, Dan Hen...

By Tom Ngo Preliminary Bouts: Main Bouts: Tyson Griffin vs. Jim Miller Carlos Condit vs. Paul Daley Junior Dos Santos vs. Gabe Gonzaga Thiago Silva vs. Rashad Evans Mauricio “Shogun” Rua vs. Lyoto Machida (UFC Light Heavyweight Champion) Shane Carwin vs. Brock Lesnar (UFC Heavyweight Champion)

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By Yehia El Behery The Iceman, Georges St-Pierre and many other notable mixed martial artists and world champion kickboxers also come from a background in Karate, yet we don’t often see anyone fighting the way Machida does, not even Lyoto’s father and brother.

Miller is absolutely right, in most cases a late takedown does not result in effective grappling or striking but is just a last ditch effort to try to appeal to the judges and score points. The problem with that being scored has nothing to do with the ten point must system, if either Machida or...

By Tim Wow! Machida vs. Rua UFC 104 had the best judges in the history of MMA.  Oh, wait! Maybe the judging was the worst.  Or was it more of the same?  I guess that is a matter of opinion.  Then again, so is the judge’s decision isn’t it?  Some of the analysis and some of the breakdowns have been very insigh...

By Tom Ngo It’s been four days since UFC light heavyweight champ Lyoto Machida controversially defended his strap at UFC 104 against Mauricio “Shogun” Rua, and it appears that more MMA enthusiasts are starting to see the fight a lot closer than originally thought, with some even changing their mi...

BIG MOMENTS IN SCORING HISTORY Quick, what were the big moments in the Velazquez vs. Rothwell fight? The takedowns, right? That was an easy one because it was so one-sided. The biggest moment in Shogun vs. Machida occurred near the end of the third round.

By Brandt DeLorenzo UFC 104 gave us one of the most exciting back and forth main events that we have seen in a long time. It also gave many fans a reason to jump online to discuss why they believe Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua was robbed by the judges after his fight with light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida. But now the...

By 5thRound.com Staff Marcos Rosales (Machida 48-47): Cecil Peoples (Machida 48-47): 1stRound: Machida 10-9 2ndRound: Machida 10-9 3rdRound: Machida 10-9 4thRound: Rua 10-9 5thRound: Rua 10-9 1stRound: Rua 10-9 2ndRound: Machida 10-9 3rdRound: Machida 10-9 4thRound: Machida 10-9 5thRound: Rua 10-9

By Tom Ngo The planet’s biggest sports media outlet accidentally stated on their homepage that challenger Mauricio “Shogun” Rua took a decision over champ Lyoto Machida to capture the light heavyweight title at this weekend’s show. The only problem is, Machida successfully won a controversial...

By Jim Genia Light-heavyweight champ Lyoto Machida, heretofore believed to possess an aura of invincibility, lost that aura thanks to Mauricio “Shogun” Rua. And Rua, at one time believed the best light-heavyweight in the world from his performances in Pride, lost his UFC 104 match-up against the c...

By Chart Topper Lyoto “The Dragon” Machida was awarded a unanimous decision victory over Mauricio “Shogun” Rua at UFC 104 Saturday night. He retains his light-heavyweight title despite the opinion of many fans and critics who felt the match should have been scored as a loss to the champion. “I think there will be a rematch,” White said. “I talked to both of them, and they both agreed to a rematch.” Lyoto “The Dragon” Machida was awarded a unanimous decision victory over Mauricio “Shogun” Rua at UFC 104 Saturday night. He retains his light-heavyweight title despite the opinion of many fans and critics who felt the match should have been scored as a loss to the champion. Even UFC president Dana White disagreed with the [...]   [read the full post]

The final horn sounded and Mauricio "Shogun" Rua raised his hands towards the roof of the Staples Center, sure he'd just won the UFC light-heavyweight championship. The building's 16,000 fans cheered him, ready to shower him with glory to match his new gold.

By Tommy Hackett Main Event, for the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship: Lyoto “The Dragon” Machida (champion) vs. Mauricio “Shogun” Rua Despite what Marc says, I don’t see any advantage for Rua other than possibly size. No way is he catching Machida with a lumbering lead left hook as he did in his knockout...

By Tim Ngo Lyoto Machida: Yes he’s undefeated. Yes he’s been untouched while putting together a 15-0 record. But, it wasn’t until his win over Tito Ortiz that Machida became “dominant.” If Machida can somehow find a way to get past Rua in his first title defense, then he will have proven himself as the...

By Marc Staehling Shogun has better wrestling, better jiu-jitsu, better ground and pound and more heart than Machida has ever showed in a ring or cage, yet the champ is a massive betting favourite, and people are already annointing him the next Anderson Silva, and he hasn’t even defended his title ye...

By Tom Ngo Unfortunately for “The Ultimate Fighter 2″ winner, his record and position in the lightweight pecking order isn’t where he would like it to be, but the good news is that his losses came against champ BJ Penn and top contenders Kenny Florian and Diego Sanchez – the who’s who of the 155-pound...

By Tom Ngo It appears as though you can add UFC light heavyweight champ Lyoto Machida to the ever-growing list of detractors that feel Fedor Emelianenko is not the world’s best heavyweight.  In fact, the Brazilian believes that UFC champ Brock Lesnar is the planet’s top heavyweight mixed martial a...

By Kris Karkoski UFC 104: Machida vs. Shogun – October 24, 2009 (Los Angeles, CA)DREAM 12 – October 25, 2009 (Osaka, Japan)Strikeforce Challengers: Evangelista vs. Gurgel – November 6, (Fresno, CA)Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers – November 7, 2009 (Hoffman Estates, IL)Sengoku 11th Battle – November 7, 20...

By Staff Light Heavyweight Rankings (186 to 205 lbs.) 1. Lyoto Machida (15-0) 2. Quinton Jackson (30-7) 3. Rashad Evans (13-1-1) 4. Anderson Silva (25-4) 5. Mauricio “Shogun” Rua (18-3) 6. Forrest Griffin (16-6) 7. Gegard Mousasi (26-2-1) 8. Dan Henderson (25-7) 9. Thiago Silva (14-1)

By Josh Stein Light Heavyweight Rankings (186 to 205 lbs.) 1. Lyoto Machida (15-0) 2. Quinton Jackson (30-7) 3. Rashad Evans (13-1-1) 4. Anderson Silva (25-4) 5. Mauricio “Shogun” Rua (18-3) 6. Forrest Griffin (16-6) 7. Gegard Mousasi (26-2-1) 8. Dan Henderson (25-7) 9. Thiago Silva (14-1)

By Zach Arnold Is Kimbo damaged goods? And speaking of another fighter at an older age trying to learn the sport of Mixed Martial Arts, Strikeforce is ready to promote Herschel Walker for this December or January in a fight. Aren’t you excited, Mr. White?

By Andrew Nuschler Guys like Anderson Silva, Lyoto Machida, Georges St. Pierre, B.J. Penn, Fedor Emelianenko, Mauricio Rua, Quentin Jackson, Dan Henderson, Chuck Liddell, Randy Couture, etc. aren't (or weren't) hulking bulges of muscle. They're all absurdly strong and a guy like GSP or Captain America coul...

By Dorothy Willis Sugar has a sweetness that is lacking in so many fighters who are afraid of showing their true feelings (like Brock Lesnar and Forrest Griffin, who only show mean spiritedness). Waiting to see Lyoto Machida fight Shogun Rua is making me a nervous wreck. I enjoy both fighters' styles and woul...

By Larry Vollmer In a message on his website today, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson announced he is retiring from mixed martial arts. Or maybe he just figures it’s a good time to retire on a win without having to inevitably face Lyoto Machida towards the tail end of his career.

By Numbers Fedor Emelianenko KO's Andrei Arlovski, Affliction Day of Reckoning (1/24/2009) Lyoto Machida KO's Thiago Silva, UFC 94 (1/31/2009) Matt Hamill KO's Mark Munoz, UFC 96 (3/7/2009) Lyoto Machida KO's Rashad Evans, UFC 98 (5/23/2009)

By D Wizzle Tito Jones, Strikeforce Featherweight Fighter: Mike Swick, UFC Welterweight Fighter: I predict Machida. Keith "KO Kid" Berry, KOTC Middleweight Champion: Houston Alexander, UFC Light Heavyweight Fighter: Lyoto wins on Saturday.

By Thomas Hackett In a recent interview with Fight Magazine, Lyoto Machida was asked what was in his refrigerator. The Brazilian MMA phenom known as “The Dragon” (or, as I prefer to call him, “The Next Light Heavyweight Champion of the World”) didn’t surprise me when he included açaí (pronounced a-sigh-ee...

Lyoto Machida and his family, which includes his father who is a Shotokan master from Japan, have adapated the martial art to form Machida Martial Arts Karate. His unorthodox approach to the MMA game has made Machida one very difficult fighter for opponents to get a handle on. That on top of a...

By e We only wanted to best nicknames on the best fighters in the sport. And here our the first bracket... London Bracket 2] "sugar" Rashad Evans vs [7] Jeff " the snowman" Monson Currently sugar 'Shad Evans stands as the UFC light heavyweight champion and faces Lyoto Machida at UFC 98 in May. 

By Michael Rome 3)  Most top fighters don't fight each other:  In MMA Weekly's current top 10 list at 205 pounds, Lyoto Machida has fought exactly one guy there, and it's a guy I don't think has any business being considered one of the 10 best fighters in the world.  

By Josh Nason Knockout Of The Night went to Lyoto Machida for his at-the-bell KO of Thiago Silva, earning him an extra $65k. UFC President Dana White didn't have anything to add at the press conference, other than "If a guy was intentionally putting Vaseline on a guy's back, he should never corner a mixed...

By John Shubert I think Gono is a little over the hill, and Fitch is an incredible fighter who will overwhelm Gono with his wrestling and ground and pound. Karo is 18-5, 1-0 in the WEC, 8-3 in the UFC, with nine wins by submission. Lyoto Machida-Thiago Silva Georges St. Pierre-BJ Penn