Machida is gonna whoop ass, Shogun was one of the best in Pride but Machida has DRAGON KARATE ERA on his side. I saw the UFC videos they made on him, the dude came out his mama's womb doing Karate and since has practiced it 18 hours a day every single day. I don't even think he went to school, he just studied Karate. Shogun can't fuck with the Dragon, if it goes longer than a round it will be because Machida will fight using his brain. Shogun has power and a punchers chance, so he might be cautious. But Machida will win, weather it's a KO or he dominates every round and takes the unanimous decision.
Machida has better Karate, his Judo's outstanding, he has good wrestling, his ground game is better, he's faster and I think he might even have more power. I don't know about his Maui Thai, but his Judo should offset any clinching Shogun attempts. Also, his TD defense is sick, Sokoudjou took him down pretty easy, but his Judo is world class. Also he has some of the best defense of anyone in MMA and is a crazy strategist. Add all that up I don't see how Shogun wins this, outside of a lucky punch, but even then I don't think he's quick enough to hit Machida so that's doubtful. I have nothing against Shogun but tonight isn't his night to win.
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