Machida still considering Middleweight

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"Maybe I can fight in both classes," Machida on Wednesday told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com). "Everybody saw that I drink water before I get on the scale."

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Despite his trim frame, "The Dragon" said there are skeptics within his camp that doubt he can get down to 186 pounds, which is the limit for non-title middleweight competitors.

"But I can," he said. "I'm going to show them."

http://www.mmajunkie.com/news/2013/02/lyoto-machida-still-talking-about-middleweight-possible-dual-division-run

Easily one of the smallest lhws. Him and rashad.

I think I was called crazy when I suggested it a few years ago.

not cutting a lot of weight is probably what gives him a speed advantage aginst 205er's though. Wonder if that would be effected by dropping a weight class?

I don't want to see him at MW until Anderson moves up, down or retires.

With Dana cutting guys like Fitch its wise to be open to anything now, lol

Fitch has been cut before. I'm sure he'll get cut again.

Farmer1906 wrote:

Fitch has been cut before. I'm sure he'll get cut again.

GSP cut him a few times. He came back.

Farmer1906 wrote:

Easily one of the smallest lhws. Him and rashad.

I think I was called crazy when I suggested it a few years ago.

See I don't think Machida's small for the division at all, anytime I see him on the scales he looks thick and big, even at the conference the other day he looked huge compared to Hendo.

Lyoto came in 202 pounds at today's weigh in.

He's weighed in a couple pounds under for a few fights now I believe

No one cuts an extra 2-3 pounds just for the sake of it.

they should make a bisping vs Machida fight

Farmer1906 wrote:

No one cuts an extra 2-3 pounds just for the sake of it.

Unless they want a speed advantage.

Ali* wrote:

Farmer1906 wrote:

No one cuts an extra 2-3 pounds just for the sake of it.

Unless they want a speed advantage.

Cutting more =/ speed advantage. If anything cutting extra weight is harder on your body and makes you weaker/slower.

Maybe being smaller and weighing less than most in your division means being faster, but that isn't always the case.

Just look at the combine today. Some OL ran 4.65 today. I bet then are dozens of smaller guys with slower times at the combine this week.

Ali* wrote:

Farmer1906 wrote:

No one cuts an extra 2-3 pounds just for the sake of it.

Unless they want a speed advantage.

u trane ufc bro ?

Cu Bu wrote:

Ali* wrote:

Farmer1906 wrote:

No one cuts an extra 2-3 pounds just for the sake of it.

Unless they want a speed advantage.

u trane ufc bro ?

Do you ?

Ali* wrote:

Cu Bu wrote:

Ali* wrote:

Farmer1906 wrote:

No one cuts an extra 2-3 pounds just for the sake of it.

Unless they want a speed advantage.

u trane ufc bro ?

Do you ?

answer me or prepare to cut weight in hopes of outrunning me lol

frate trane for sure