Finally, after what seemed like a long break in mma events we are entering a very busy period with 4 great evens in just 5 weeks! And the first one is UFC104 Machida vs Shogun and it promises to be a great event.
The main event is obviously Machida vs Shogun and it is a very interesting fight, as I mentioned in my previous post, if Machida wins then he will have literally no one else to fight despite the fact that UFC has most of the world's best 205 pounds fighters.
Can Shogun do it? It's a hard question to answer. He rose to fame with his 2005 Pride GP win, and was considered one of if not the top light heavy weight. However after the demise of Pride he came to UFC only to lose to Forrest Griffin (although Shogun had a knee injury) in what was supposed to be an easy win for him (similar to Gonzaga vs CroCop.)
After a surgery (or two?) on his knee, he fought Mark Coleman, although he won he gassed pretty fast in that fight. He then KO'ed Chuck Liddell in the first. Unfortunately neither of this two wins is that impressive. Coleman is just too old at this point, and Liddell has lost 4 of his last 3 fights heading into the fight with Shogun. Still, they are two solid wins combined with Shogun's previous wins have earned him a title shot.
Can he beat Machida though? it's hard to tell, no one seems to even be able to hit him. But Shogun is very fast and has a very aggressive style, yet he also has very high accuracy. Will his aggression be enough to overcome Machida's elusiveness and force him to engage, or will it play right into Machida's style?
Only one way to find out: Watch UFC104 Machida vs Shogun!
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Thursday, October 22, 2009
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