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bigbeastcardinal12
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| | Subject: Do you think Silva and Machida should switch Weight class? Mon May 10, 2010 11:33 pm | |
| I know most think Anderson should. Machida can make 185lbs all day long. They won't fight eachother so I think it would be a good idea. It would be nice to see Machida fight at 185lbs against a bunch of guys. |
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bobbitt15
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| | Subject: Re: Do you think Silva and Machida should switch Weight class? Tue May 11, 2010 12:40 am | |
| Anderson- sure if he beats Sonnen and Vitor
Machida- No _________________  |
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| | Subject: Re: Do you think Silva and Machida should switch Weight class? Tue May 11, 2010 12:44 am | |
| Negative for Machida. He isn't Franklin'd yet. |
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| | Subject: Re: Do you think Silva and Machida should switch Weight class? Tue May 11, 2010 10:38 am | |
| Yeah I don't see why Machida should switch. That would be admitting defeat ala Bisping or Swick. He can hang with the top 205ers for sure and he could very well hold the belt again some day. _________________  |
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Bigs03
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| | Subject: Re: Do you think Silva and Machida should switch Weight class? Tue May 11, 2010 10:38 am | |
| Anderson should fight GSP at a catch weight and then move up. _________________ |
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OU
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| | Subject: Re: Do you think Silva and Machida should switch Weight class? Tue May 11, 2010 10:42 am | |
| | bigbeastcardinal12 wrote: | | I know most think Anderson should. Machida can make 185lbs all day long. They won't fight eachother so I think it would be a good idea. It would be nice to see Machida fight at 185lbs against a bunch of guys. |
What makes you so confident he can get to 185 so easy? Has he ever made that cut before? At 30+ years old it is difficult to start learning how to cut weight. How much experience does he have cutting weight? It really is a skill in itself. If he has never made the cut before, it is a bad idea to start now._________________  |
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Farmer1906
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| | Subject: Re: Do you think Silva and Machida should switch Weight class? Tue May 11, 2010 11:00 am | |
| They should just do it for fun. _________________ Who's taking the LHW Title from Bones?
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Ali
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| | Subject: Re: Do you think Silva and Machida should switch Weight class? Tue May 11, 2010 11:04 am | |
| Why on gods earth should Machida drop down ? he's beaten Tito,Soku,Thiago and Rashad. Losing to Rua isn't the end of the world, I'd still pick Machida to beat almost everyone else in the UFC's Light Heavyweight division. |
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Farmer1906
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| | Subject: Re: Do you think Silva and Machida should switch Weight class? Tue May 11, 2010 11:16 am | |
| | Ali_1748 wrote: | | Why on gods earth should Machida drop down ? he's beaten Tito,Soku,Thiago and Rashad. Losing to Rua isn't the end of the world, I'd still pick Machida to beat almost everyone else in the UFC's Light Heavyweight division. |
So Anderson could go up. They take turns dominating divisions._________________ Who's taking the LHW Title from Bones?
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Ali
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| | Subject: Re: Do you think Silva and Machida should switch Weight class? Tue May 11, 2010 11:18 am | |
| | Farmer1906 wrote: | | Ali_1748 wrote: | | Why on gods earth should Machida drop down ? he's beaten Tito,Soku,Thiago and Rashad. Losing to Rua isn't the end of the world, I'd still pick Machida to beat almost everyone else in the UFC's Light Heavyweight division. |
So Anderson could go up. They take turns dominating divisions. |
No, It's a bad idea.
Silva will be forced to move up after he defends against Sonnen and Belfort. |
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Farmer1906
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| | Subject: Re: Do you think Silva and Machida should switch Weight class? Tue May 11, 2010 11:21 am | |
| | Ali_1748 wrote: | | Farmer1906 wrote: | | Ali_1748 wrote: | | Why on gods earth should Machida drop down ? he's beaten Tito,Soku,Thiago and Rashad. Losing to Rua isn't the end of the world, I'd still pick Machida to beat almost everyone else in the UFC's Light Heavyweight division. |
So Anderson could go up. They take turns dominating divisions. |
No, It's a bad idea.
Silva will be forced to move up after he defends against Sonnen and Belfort. |
Not if Machida gets the belt back._________________ Who's taking the LHW Title from Bones?
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Ali
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| | Subject: Re: Do you think Silva and Machida should switch Weight class? Tue May 11, 2010 11:30 am | |
| There is no guarantee Machida would be competitive at Middleweight. He's already a big Light Heavyweight, Lyoto could end up draining himself trying to make 185lb.
He's a Light Heavyweight ! one loss isn't the end of the world. |
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Farmer1906
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| | Subject: Re: Do you think Silva and Machida should switch Weight class? Tue May 11, 2010 11:36 am | |
| | Ali_1748 wrote: | There is no guarantee Machida would be competitive at Middleweight. He's already a big Light Heavyweight, Lyoto could end up draining himself trying to make 185lb.
He's a Light Heavyweight ! one loss isn't the end of the world. |
He's far from a big LHW. He's actually pretty small.
Here is next to Rashad (another small LHW). Rashad wrestled at 165 and 174 in college. I'm sure he's bulked ups some, but there is no doubt in my mind he could make 185 and so could Machida. It's not like he's shredded in weigh ins like Forrest after cutting 35 pounds.
http://mmaaddicts.com/dann/ufc-98-evans-machida/rashad-evans-lyoto-machida.jpg_________________ Who's taking the LHW Title from Bones?
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OU
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| | Subject: Re: Do you think Silva and Machida should switch Weight class? Tue May 11, 2010 11:37 am | |
| | Ali_1748 wrote: | There is no guarantee Machida would be competitive at Middleweight. He's already a big Light Heavyweight, Lyoto could end up draining himself trying to make 185lb.
He's a Light Heavyweight ! one loss isn't the end of the world. |
Like I said before if he doesn't have experience cutting weight, it is a horrible idea to start now. People are way overreacting to Machida's loss. It is insane how some people are overreacting._________________ |
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Ali
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| | Subject: Re: Do you think Silva and Machida should switch Weight class? Tue May 11, 2010 11:40 am | |
| | OUSOONERSOU wrote: | | Ali_1748 wrote: | There is no guarantee Machida would be competitive at Middleweight. He's already a big Light Heavyweight, Lyoto could end up draining himself trying to make 185lb.
He's a Light Heavyweight ! one loss isn't the end of the world. |
Like I said before if he doesn't have experience cutting weight, it is a horrible idea to start now. People are way overreacting to Machida's loss. It is insane how some people are overreacting. |
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