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UFC 98 Rashad Evans vs. Lyoto Machida
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UFC 98 |
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May 23, 2008 |
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MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada |
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Pay-Per-View (10pm ET) |
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Rashad Evans vs. Lyoto Machida [T]
Matt Hughes vs. Matt Serra
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February 12th, 2009 at 8:08 am
irvan vs drew 185, will end by knock out in the first…they are both the most powerful strikers in the middle weight other than silva..
February 13th, 2009 at 7:57 am
shit….idk…..im takin Mir again in this one by submission……but he’s most definately going to have to work on his cardio
February 14th, 2009 at 8:28 am
wow this card looks really good. I like Frankie Edgar, but I’m positive he can’t take Sherk. I’m hoping Serra ko’s hughes’ errogant ass
February 14th, 2009 at 9:18 am
Really I think this card looks rather weak. There is only 1 fight tht has any real meaning to it and thats the main event. And even that fight could end in less than a minute. I am gonna be watching this one via Internet.
February 14th, 2009 at 2:15 pm
i like this card all of the fights interest me except for the kaplan fight. that fight better not be on the main card uz that guy sucks
February 22nd, 2009 at 1:40 pm
I hope houston comes back strong, he has a very entertaining fighting style. Brock will win by KO, and sierra needs to retire hughes. Irvins good but too cocky, I find it funny that he said, he would send silva back to 185, and thats what happen to him.
February 22nd, 2009 at 5:16 pm
this is a very good card. the title fight, the serra vs. hughes and sherk vs edgar fight all have potential to be fight of the night. i think lesnar is gonna try to keep it standing cuz i think mir will break his ankle this time to win. matt serra is a crowd favorite and his style matches up well with hughes(who i heard is a real dick in real life). same thing with sherk and edgar there styles match up very well. i think houston alexander has the potential to be a good fighter in a another organization. I like him, he is exciting but there is no chance of him being a real threat in that division oh and this dave kaplan george roop fight is gonna win the award for “who gives a flying crap? they both suck and niether one of em will be in the ufc by the end of 2009
February 25th, 2009 at 10:47 pm
THIS FIGHT CARD IS AWESOME
March 2nd, 2009 at 3:30 am
Irvin is stupid for going down to 185 I think. He was doin great at 205 until he ran into Silva. So what does he do… drops down to where Silva’s champ… makes no sense.
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March 11th, 2009 at 12:34 pm
i wanna see alexander back to his 1st two fights where he ran thru people, the irvin fight should be good, i see irvin getting knocked out tho
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:56 am
Prelim card is hard to call but this is my prediction:
Lyoto Machida by ko in the 3rd
Matt Hughes By submission in the 2nd
Dan Miller by decision
Sean Shirk by KO/Tko (hard to determine the round on this one)
Josh Koscheck by KO in the 1st/2nd
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:57 am
Here’s how I see it all going down
Prelim card is hard to call but this is my prediction:
Lyoto Machida by ko in the 3rd
Matt Hughes By submission in the 2nd
Dan Miller by decision
Sean Shirk by KO/Tko (hard to determine the round on this one)
Josh Koscheck by KO in the 1st/2nd
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:58 am
sorry for double post got an error
March 25th, 2009 at 9:46 am
Lyoto and rashad have both evolved and are at the peak of their game. Lyoto has the martial arts spirit of fighting.
I give the experience and intelligence to Lyoto in this fight. I also think Lyoto has more tools to win this fight than rashad. Rashad a very well rounded and well conditoned fighter. I see Lyoto submitting Rashad. I dont think rashad is going to control lyoto on the ground like to other guys he did. tito was a much larger guy than Lyoto and he had no problem. Sokudju was a very big nd strong guy with world class grappling and judo experience and Lyoto put him away. So my pick is Lyoto by tko or submission.
March 27th, 2009 at 11:47 pm
Did the Serra and Hughes fight get scrapped or is it still on this card? I thought it got scrapped.
March 28th, 2009 at 12:00 am
its still on as far as ive heard
March 28th, 2009 at 12:02 am
i think lyoto and rashad will go to a boring decision… they both have knockout wins but i think they matchup oddly together. they both like to counter punch and run and i think this 1 will be won on points and could be very close. i give lyoto the advantage because i think he is more versatile on his striking and will impress the judges a little more.
April 1st, 2009 at 9:53 pm
It definitely may go to a decision. However, when you say Rashad likes to counter, I think that’s not quite right. Rashad CAN counter, and chooses to when it suits him (ie Chuck Liddell), but he doesn’t use counter strikes to win like Lyoto Machida does. It’s been said by pretty much everyone here, but I think The Dragon’s gonna set this one on fire.
April 2nd, 2009 at 1:48 am
i dunno… what i ment is it could be boring seeing as neither takes a ton of risks. like in the griffin fight rashad was getting oput struck and danced a lot then landed a big shot and did some gorund and pound to end it. against chuck it was boring until chuck came at him and then 1 big shot and the fight was over. i just dont see him and lyoto putting on a brawl for the ages is all im saying.
April 2nd, 2009 at 8:45 pm
Yeah I can see dancing with the stars on the local channels….
April 2nd, 2009 at 8:47 pm
this will be the only PPV that I can see that’s half way worth a shit. so I guess I’ll have to get my fix with this card…;(
April 3rd, 2009 at 6:45 am
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April 3rd, 2009 at 4:39 pm
Lyoto is a rare breed he is destined to win you can see it in his eyes.
April 3rd, 2009 at 6:06 pm
ya plus he’s rumored to drink his own piss so u know he’s for real
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April 3rd, 2009 at 7:25 pm
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April 4th, 2009 at 5:19 pm
A lotta love for Machida on this board, I don’t think that will last the day after they fight though! It’s an interesting fight I’ll say that much, Rashad has a really good chin, I don’t see him getting knocked out and I think he’s skilled enough not to get submitted. I think the question will be how well Machida can take a punch because I’m willing to bet he’s going to get tagged by a big bomb at least once in a five round bout, and I can’t say I’ve really seen him get hit yet (which he deserves credit for, but that won’t last forever). If it goes to decision it could be close, I’d hate to see Rashad lose a decision where Machida didn’t commit to a single attack in 5 whole rounds, titles should be earned.
Machida is a really good fighter and I don’t mind him getting the shot, he hasn’t fought anyone near as good as Rashad to this point though so don’t OVERestimate his skills.
The light heavies is easily the deepest division, the belt may be on short term leases for the next while. Do you really see Machida defeating all the top contenders if he wins???
April 4th, 2009 at 6:45 pm
i dunno schmac lyoto beat the shit out of ortiz and i thought ortiz did more than enough to beat rashad.
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April 10th, 2009 at 1:01 am
The bookies have Machida as the 2 to 1 favourite. I think if you have any extra scratch you should throw it down on Evans and make yourself some money because he is going to win that fight. Sure, Machida has got some very impressive karate skills and possesses the best counter punching in his division, but Evans is the hardest striker and really the more athletic fighter. He’s been conquering the UFC because his endurance, athleticism, and explosive power give him a dangerous edge – kind of like GSP… If he catches you, even once, you’re in trouble. Rashad also improves his game plan over the course of a fight and rethinks his strategy if necessary.
What he must do to win is to beat Machida up. Evans has a proven chin and is not going to get ko’d by Machida. He has to make the fight very physical, very rough. He’s got to win by brute force domination, inflicting serious damage to Machida’s skull, forcing Machida to trade meaningful blows, not just quick points. I think Evans will test the water in the first round, see how Machida feels, and then try to dominate him on the ground in the second, inflicting ground and pound elbows. Rashad is so strong, so dominant on the ground. Dont forget, his wrestling is definitely his strongest skill. I think he may win by ground and pound stoppage, or he may just continue to werstle and dominate and win by decision.
But really, the bookies are way off on this one. Make yourself some cash and bet, bet, bet!
April 10th, 2009 at 2:02 am
you couldnt be more worng in my oppinion natural selection 69. Saying evans is gunna win by gnp? Machida is way good on his back and evans wreslting isnt that elite like u say it is. tito out wrestlend evans in every way during their fight. Tito didnt come close to taking machida down. Machida manhandled ortiz and ragdolled tito to his back. all tito could do was a triangle the entire fight. rashad may hit harder but machida doesnt get hit. you can hit a ghost in the face as hard as u want. he’s not gunna drop.
April 10th, 2009 at 1:40 pm
Good point dane. lyoto stuffed tito’s take down and reversed it and took him down with ease at the end of the first round. People lyoto is an accurate striker and he can connect on rashad and hurt him too. lyoto’s timing is very good he move in and out and knows when to launch those one punch or kick knockdowns. He trains with Anderson silva. Every fighter has a weakness but i belive that rashads weakness will be exposed on may 23.
April 10th, 2009 at 2:12 pm
I wish I could make personal bets with both you guys… cuz you’re both going to be very surprised when you see Rashad on the 23rd. You can’t judge Rashad entirely on his fight with Tito Ortiz, and you can’t judge Machida entirely on that basis either. The quickly evolving Rashad’s confidence and skills are far beyond what they were when he fought Tito. Why dont we judge him more on his last two fights which, it is is safe to say, he totally dominated. He almost took off Liddell’s head. And I know that presently Liddell is no Machida but I don’t think we’ve ever seen Liddell get put away like that. And remember Sean Salmon? Yeah, Evans has Mike Tysonesque strength and, as someone who has actually done some fighting, that counts for more than you probably think. FYI – Salmon and Liddell were both taken away in stretchers to the hospital (they don’t show that part on camera) and are probably both suffering from cerebral damage from those knock outs. I dont think we can say that about anyone Machida’s ever fought. They were just humiliated psychologically. Evans is a lot lot lot more explosively dangerous than Machida.
The fight that I liken to this bout is the one between GSP and BJ Penn. BJ ‘The Prodigy’ Penn is thought to have some of the deftest and fastest moves in the UFC. Similarly to Machida, he is a fighter known for his superior technical skills. He put on weight to fight GSP. Evans is the naturally bigger, stronger man, similarly to GSp in that circumstance. BJ Penn was highly favoured against GSP by bookies and on boards like this one. But when he came out he just couldn’t deal with St Pierre’s explosive force. He couldnt hold GSP down. GSP has a pittance of Penn’s Jiu Jitsu training and martial arts savvy – he won because he’s an amazing all around athlete. You will see a similar fight with Rashad. Rashad is not going to let Lyoto fight the way he wants to. If you look at his career, his unbeaten career, he has NEVER let anyone fight him on their own terms. He’s smart enough to bring the fight where he wants to somewhere in those five rounds (probably somewhere toward the middle of the second) and beat on Machida. Evans is a strategist. I think his incredible ko power will give him the edge. Evans is Machida’s worst nightmare, probably the person most likely to have what it takes to end his unbeaten record.
April 10th, 2009 at 2:32 pm
Besides the Machida Evans fight this card may as well not even happen. All the other fights really have no meaning. I would lean toward Rashad by tko but I think it is gonna be interesting. I just think 5 rounds is too much time for Machida to avoid those big punches of Evans.
April 10th, 2009 at 2:52 pm
Yeah, but Steve, you’re assuming that Machida will not knock out Rashad. We have seen that Machida has knockout power, and Rashad can be rocked. I don’t think Rashad has fought anyone with Machida’s fighting style and he needs to be ready for those accurate counter punches.
April 10th, 2009 at 2:52 pm
Otherwise though, I agree, it will be entertaining
April 10th, 2009 at 2:54 pm
Let’s face it: Machida has only ever knocked out one fighter in his career and he came flying down at them with his entire weight as they lay on their back (Thiago). He can’t hurt Rashad. Rashad has proven he is as tough as any fighter ever was. He can knock guys out from any position. Do you really think he’s going to let Lyoto score counter-punch points on him for five rounds? Please.
This fight will require Machida to rearrange his game just as much as Evans. He’s going to have get a lot more violent and forceful if he’s going to go the distance with Evans.
I like both of these fighters a lot for different reasons. I think this is one of the most interesting ‘chess matches’ in UFC history. I think the outcome of this fight will depend a lot on R&D with their respective training camps.
April 10th, 2009 at 2:56 pm
Ryan S Machida has never fought anyone with Rashads style either. And you dont see machida knock guys out until he did it in his last fight with Thiago Silva. And that was a ground and pound punch not a stand and bang punch. And I havent seen Rashad get rocked since he fought Jardine back in TUF 2.
April 10th, 2009 at 3:00 pm
I really dont like either of these guys but I just think Rashad is gonna knock him out. I have been picking him to lose since he got off the TUF show lol and I am just gonna finally pick him to win.
April 10th, 2009 at 3:11 pm
People have this tendency to constantly underestimate Evans. Including the bookies – so bet and win. Im putting $500 on Evans which will pick up $750 in profits. Im just trying to help you all win some money.
April 10th, 2009 at 3:32 pm
machida knocked out rich franklin also,i see machida winning but i would not underestimate rashad and as a underdog not a bad risk with good reward.
April 10th, 2009 at 3:42 pm
You natural selection get your facts straight Lyoto knocked out the former “undefeated” champ i think his name was RICH FRANKLIN. that wasnt a lucky punch he timed it very good. Aslo lyoto is not going to come to rashads face with his hands down by his waist like chuckee boy and expose himself. Thiago silva was also undefeated like rich and thiago made him look like nothing and he was considered by some fans a top contender.
April 10th, 2009 at 4:37 pm
natutral selection 69 trying to use the salmon knockout as an arguement is kinda funny… salmon gets knocked out when the wind blow over 50 mph.
April 10th, 2009 at 4:50 pm
I wasn’t using Salmon’s knockout as ‘an argument’. I was just citing it as evidence of Rashad’s power. Because not only was Salmon knocked out, he was knocked out totally cold for 10 minutes and was taken out of the octagon on a stretcher with a neckbrace on… That was clearly my point in that post if you actually read it. Obviously Salmon cannot be compared to Machida – but we can only look at what’s actually happened in these guys careers. Salmon wet into the Rashad fight with a 9 – 1 record by the way.
April 10th, 2009 at 5:14 pm
Salmon has since deteriorated as a fighter no doubt in part because of the brain damage he probably suffered from his loss to Rashad. Those knockouts damage a person’s nervous system.
April 13th, 2009 at 1:21 am
Natural Selection where do i learn about betting on fights, is there a preffered site ? thanks
April 13th, 2009 at 1:22 am
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April 13th, 2009 at 10:27 am
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April 17th, 2009 at 3:40 am
Rashad Evans has nothin on Lyoto when it comes to fight experience. Rashad has been taking on crap fighters his entire career until he fought tito and he couldn’t even pull off a win, and he barely landed a win vs Bisping. Chuck is at very least in a slump right now, and his spectacular win over griffin? not as spectacular as you fanboys like to believe. Both, fighters tired and breathing heavily through their mouths, Forrest pretty much kicked rashad in the arm pit, rashad caught it and forrest fell, and rashad did what anyone in a cage(with a brain) would do, took side and ground pounded a victory. So yeah he won. But it wasn’t anything as amazing as you fools like to think it was.
On to The Dragon’s fights. Lyoto’s beaten Bj Penn (who i happen to believe has a very similar style to Rashad actually, when it comes to stand up), Rich Franklin, Tito Ortiz( won all 3 rounds by the way…) Thiago silva, and he actually tkod stephan bonnar. So there you have it, machida finished a fighter that rashad could not, could only even get a majority decision. To think you guys say rashad stands that much of a chance is ridiculous to me.
It’s not impossible for Rashad to win, but unless you have 500.00 to throw away “natural selection”, I wouldn’t drop it on Rashad homey, cuz Rashad is gonna be frustrated and get sloppy, cuz he’s fighting someone who’s damn near untouchable.
April 17th, 2009 at 9:14 am
Yeah, Lyoto beat Penn. I guess maybe you’re not aware that BJ Penn went into that fight at 187 lbs while Lyoto fought at 215 and it was pretty close decision, all things considered. Penn took down Machida a couple of times and exchanged punches with him. Penn showed that a guy with fast hands can exchange with Machida. I agree with you that Rashad has similar speed to Penn. The fact that he couldn’t hold a guy 30 lbs lighter down or knock him out shows Machida’s own flaws. How do you think he’ll do with an equally sized opponent with speed?
April 17th, 2009 at 11:38 am
thery are both undefeated top 5 in the world fighters so to say either 1 has no chance in a 5 round fight shows ur own ignorance towards the sport. and natural selection saying how do u see lyoto doing against a person his own size? umm… prolly how h did against all the other 205′ers he’s faced… i think lyoto is gunna pick rashad apart like forest and chuck both were doing before they got caught. can rashad land that big bomb in a five round fight or is lyoto really that elusive is the question.
April 17th, 2009 at 12:12 pm
i agree with you there dane, i see machida winning but to say either one dosn’t have a chance is far fetched.
April 18th, 2009 at 1:50 pm
Anderson Silva Is elusive too. But he entertains more than machida. I think the ufc stats say that Anderson absorbs less strikes than any other fighter. Than we have machida who has his own style. I think rashad is gonna bring it. remember rashad did get rocked and fell to the ground against Brad immes. The question is who will land that accurate punch at the right time. How about that liver shot to tito OUCH!!!!
April 21st, 2009 at 9:36 am
Hey Jay,
You may want to watch Anderson’s last 2 fights again if you think he entertains more than Machida. He needs to wake up from the boredom and realize that he’s in a fight where millions of people are tuning in. Machida is going to embarrass Rashad. Not even a close fight. Enjoy the KO.
April 21st, 2009 at 9:56 am
American Psycho Anderson landed every strike on Cote. Cote was a tough guy. Anderson himself said he beat up cote for 2 rounds and almost broke his leg in the process.
he outclassed Cote. some people always expect a spectacular finish. but styles make fights. Look at rashad most of his boring ass fights went to decisions.
April 21st, 2009 at 10:05 am
also its perplexing for a striker to fight somebody and try to knock him and all your opponent does is purposely falls to the ground every time you hit him. did you hear the boos from the crowd everytime Leitus went to the ground??
April 21st, 2009 at 4:20 pm
Machida
Hughes
Sherk
Irvin tko(someone will be knocked the fuck out)
Houston
Roop
April 28th, 2009 at 1:08 pm
a few people are talking about the machida v bj fight but that cannot compare to either fighter now if anyone actualy watched the fight they were both fat bastards, if u look at them both now they are in a lot better shape and have alot better conditioning and a lot more skills, and i am well looking forward to evans machida both great fighters alot of people still underestimate evans even after all he has done but my moneys still on machida defo a 5 rounder dont think none will get knocked out and thats evans only chance cos lets face it no1 can beat machida on points
April 29th, 2009 at 8:38 am
There are a lot of comments saying that Machida is going to beat Rashad, cause he is faster and more elusive than Rashad, well Rashad has won 18 fights and Machida has won 14 fights and most of the wins of Rashad is from a significant fighter the likes of Chuck and Griffin he also won against Michael Bisping, so I think Rashad is a no push over guy compare with Machida,
Where would my money go? Machida though!
I just hope they fight to win not they fight not to lose!
For the rest of the fights,
Matt (via decision)
Miller (via submission)
Sherk (via TKO)
Irvin (via KO)
Alexander (via KO) he has to win to prove he belongs in on the top of the heap after the jardine wins he lost a lot.
Nover (via TKO)
May 11th, 2009 at 6:19 am
Machida by decision, because Evans has a hellava chin and evans just barely beat tito. Yes I know machida will be on his bicycle but he will win.
May 11th, 2009 at 4:14 pm
machida’s fought big names also BJ PENN , FRANKLIN, ORTIZ and he’s gonna beat RASHAD by submission i believe……….. just got that feeling he will submit rashad
May 13th, 2009 at 5:03 pm
ok guys Only 2 guys knocked out Rich franklin who was considered the best middleweight. Anderson and LYOTO
that means something that both of them are superior strikers. A professional K1 fighter named Michael Mcdonald couldn’t even tag Lyoto on his feet. what makes you think that if a very technical k1 fighter couldnt connect with lyoto;s chin and Rashad is??
oh by the way Michael Mcdonald also knocked out Cro cop who was considered to be the best on his feet too.
May 23rd, 2009 at 11:21 am
Let’s be serious for a half a second five rounds just remember how tired rashad evans was after 3 going against, a certain brit who does not possess half the skill as a certain lyoto just one point
May 26th, 2009 at 9:33 am
I told ya guys Machida will beat the shit out of evans. All you Evans guys please get off his nuts now PLEASE!!
See my post 71.
May 26th, 2009 at 9:51 am
Where is Natural Selection 69 at now. All the Evans garbage he was talking. How many strikes did Evans land…..two. Machida worked him and I loved every minute of it.
May 26th, 2009 at 11:00 am
Let’s see machida and shogun, because machida will kill rampage!
May 26th, 2009 at 12:24 pm
yeah i don’t think rampage has anything on machida,he could land and ko him but i don’t see it happening.i do think shogun has the best skills to beat machida but i don’t know if he will.
May 26th, 2009 at 1:08 pm
Where are all the Evans fans now? He talked shit and he ate it this weekend. I have never been so glad to see someone go down. Now maybe if he comes back a little more humble I can root for him again.
May 26th, 2009 at 2:53 pm
i cant believe the people who still dont think machida is going to keep this title . who can touch him.
May 26th, 2009 at 2:56 pm
did anyone see all the water poured on serra and hughes after round 1 and 2 in their corners before they stepped out and not being wiped off. is that legal all that water mixed with sweat and they complain about greasing. WTF this is no better.
May 26th, 2009 at 3:03 pm
in wrestling we used to poor water on our heads at practice all the time i dont remember it making a diffrence like grease would.
May 27th, 2009 at 1:32 pm
The thing with Machida is that he is great at every aspect of mixed martial arts. I think Rampage will be a stern test for Machida. But he will pull it through for sure. We know that rampage has had bad luck with brazilianis in the past. (shogun, Wanderlai) I dont think rampage’s wrestling and aggressiveness is gonna be a threat either. I mean cmon Machida Stuffed tito’s takedowns and played with him like a ragdoll and same for rashad he pushed him off like he was nothing. Machida will definately defend the crown for a long time
May 27th, 2009 at 7:42 pm
Rampage like to keep it standing to knock his opponents out. Even when he got forrest down he didn’t do that much damage and when he fought jardan he only kicked a few times. I believe to beat machida we need a fighter that uses all of his tools in the fight. I know anybody can be knocked out and rampage has the power.
May 28th, 2009 at 4:04 pm
Rashad cannot defend my style. Nobody Can. “Lyoto Machida”
June 1st, 2009 at 3:39 pm
Geijitsu is What Lyoto machida calls his style and he trained in Sumo at the age of 12. That style is what Anderson Silva also uses along with his Muay Thai