Fights to make next ?

Alexander Gustafsson
Thiago Silva
Brian Stann
Alessio Sakara
Siyar Bahadurzada
Paulo Thiago
Diego Nunes
Dennis Siver

Alexander Gustafsson vs. Lyoto Machida
Thiago Silva vs. Rampage or Lil Nog
Brian Stann vs. Yushin Okami
Siyar Bahadurzada vs. Rick Story

Alexander Gustafsson: Ryan Bader or Shogun
Thiago Silva: Stephan Bonnar
Brian Stann: Chris Weidman
Alessio Sakara: Retirement
Siyar Bahadurzada: Martin Kampmann
Paulo Thiago: Thiago Alves
Diego Nunes: Chad Mendes
Dennis Siver: Mark Hominick

Machida is 1-4 in his last 5 fights coming off a loss. I don't want to see him against Gus at all.

Ninja wrote:

Machida is 1-4 in his last 5 fights coming off a loss. I don't want to see him again Gus at all.

That didn't stop them trying to make Hendo vs. Machida. Despite his recent form Machida is still an elite LHW.

Losing to an up and coming fighter after such a skid would pretty much guaranteed to get him cut from the UFC. I'd like to see him in a less risky fight until he stops sliding.

Gus- Bader or Lil Nog
Thiago Silva- Rampage, Janitor, loser of Igor Pokrajac/Fabio Maldonado.
Brian Stann- Okami, Ed Herman, Ronny Markes
Dennis Siver- Iuri Alcantara/Koch

Ali wrote:

Ninja wrote:

Machida is 1-4 in his last 5 fights coming off a loss. I don't want to see him again Gus at all.

That didn't stop them trying to make Hendo vs. Machida. Despite his recent form Machida is still an elite LHW.

I think machida is losing his elite status. Hes living off that rashad win. Outside of that he's beaten thiago old man couture and Tito.

Wasn't Thiago V Rampage supposed to happen before Silva got popped, that would be a war.

cascade_run wrote:

Wasn't Thiago V Rampage supposed to happen before Silva got popped, that would be a war.

I agree. Rampage vs Thiago would equal fireworks.

Rampage can't war anymore.

Farmer1906 wrote:

Ali wrote:

Ninja wrote:

Machida is 1-4 in his last 5 fights coming off a loss. I don't want to see him again Gus at all.

That didn't stop them trying to make Hendo vs. Machida. Despite his recent form Machida is still an elite LHW.

I think machida is losing his elite status. Hes living off that rashad win. Outside of that he's beaten thiago old man couture and Tito.

Machida's only definitive loses came at the hands of Bones and Rua, those are nothing to be ashamed of. And Machida is the only person who's even come close to winning a round against Jon.

Ali wrote:

Farmer1906 wrote:

Ali wrote:

Ninja wrote:

Machida is 1-4 in his last 5 fights coming off a loss. I don't want to see him again Gus at all.

That didn't stop them trying to make Hendo vs. Machida. Despite his recent form Machida is still an elite LHW.

I think machida is losing his elite status. Hes living off that rashad win. Outside of that he's beaten thiago old man couture and Tito.

Machida's only definitive loses came at the hands of Bones and Rua, those are nothing to be ashamed of. And Machida is the only person who's even come close to winning a round against Jon.

When you say oh he only had 2 real losses and then should be another 2 in a 5 fight window then it looks pretty bad.

Oh and Bonnar won a round vs Jones.

Ludo wrote:

Rampage can't war anymore.

Against the right guy I think he could.

timthebim wrote:

Ludo wrote:

Rampage can't war anymore.

Against the right guy I think he could.

Leonard Garcia/

Bonnar won a round against Jones after being thrown around like a ragdoll and beaten into a living death with such severity that Jones gassed out(likely to do with the suplex slams). Bonnar just happens to be ultra durable otherwise Bones probably would have finished him that fight(Bonnar has been stopped only twice, both due to cuts rather than being unable to defend himself/knocked out/submitted).

Ludo wrote:

Bonnar won a round against Jones after being thrown around like a ragdoll and beaten into a living death with such severity that Jones gassed out(likely to do with the suplex slams). Bonnar just happens to be ultra durable otherwise Bones probably would have finished him that fight(Bonnar has been stopped only twice, both due to cuts rather than being unable to defend himself/knocked out/submitted).

Don't disagree, but my statement is still true.

Farmer1906 wrote:

Ludo wrote:

Bonnar won a round against Jones after being thrown around like a ragdoll and beaten into a living death with such severity that Jones gassed out(likely to do with the suplex slams). Bonnar just happens to be ultra durable otherwise Bones probably would have finished him that fight(Bonnar has been stopped only twice, both due to cuts rather than being unable to defend himself/knocked out/submitted).

Don't disagree, but my statement is still true.

Your statement is true in the same sense that saying Matt Hamill is the only man to have beaten Jon Jones in MMA.

Ludo wrote:

Farmer1906 wrote:

Ludo wrote:

Bonnar won a round against Jones after being thrown around like a ragdoll and beaten into a living death with such severity that Jones gassed out(likely to do with the suplex slams). Bonnar just happens to be ultra durable otherwise Bones probably would have finished him that fight(Bonnar has been stopped only twice, both due to cuts rather than being unable to defend himself/knocked out/submitted).

Don't disagree, but my statement is still true.

Your statement is true in the same sense that saying Matt Hamill is the only man to have beaten Jon Jones in MMA.

No Stephan Bonnar actually won the round. He outperformed Bones for a 5 min period. 2 out of 3 judges said so. That is what Ali was referring to with Machida doing/ almost doing. This has no relevance or symmetry to the Hamill/Jones fight.

timthebim wrote:

Ludo wrote:

Rampage can't war anymore.

Against the right guy I think he could.

Rampage vs. Thiago Silva, Stephan Bonnar, Lil Nog, Shogun and Forrest Griffin.

Ali wrote:

timthebim wrote:

Ludo wrote:

Rampage can't war anymore.

Against the right guy I think he could.

Rampage vs. Thiago Silva, Stephan Bonnar, Lil Nog, Shogun and Forrest Griffin.

We already saw what happens versus Griffin. A good fight, but Page wasn't "waring".

Farmer1906 wrote:

Ali wrote:

timthebim wrote:

Ludo wrote:

Rampage can't war anymore.

Against the right guy I think he could.

Rampage vs. Thiago Silva, Stephan Bonnar, Lil Nog, Shogun and Forrest Griffin.

We already saw what happens versus Griffin. A good fight, but Page wasn't "waring".

Forrest has declined since then.

Ali wrote:

Farmer1906 wrote:

Ali wrote:

timthebim wrote:

Ludo wrote:

Rampage can't war anymore.

Against the right guy I think he could.

Rampage vs. Thiago Silva, Stephan Bonnar, Lil Nog, Shogun and Forrest Griffin.

We already saw what happens versus Griffin. A good fight, but Page wasn't "waring".

Forrest has declined since then.

So has Page.

Farmer1906 wrote:

Ali wrote:

Farmer1906 wrote:

Ali wrote:

timthebim wrote:

Ludo wrote:

Rampage can't war anymore.

Against the right guy I think he could.

Rampage vs. Thiago Silva, Stephan Bonnar, Lil Nog, Shogun and Forrest Griffin.

We already saw what happens versus Griffin. A good fight, but Page wasn't "waring".

Forrest has declined since then.

So has Page.

Two faded stars = WAR

Silva won't be moving laterally and you know Rampage will come straight forward, that is the fight to make, both coming off losses, make Bonnar V Gus as well, since the LHW title is tied up until at least August with Henderson getting the winner on the 21st