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Randy vs. Machida Rumor

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#1 ·
Just heard a rumor from a guy that trains here in Vegas, that Randy has hurt his back and may have to pull out of the Machida fight. Supposedly he hurt it a couple weeks ago, and still plans on fighting.

However, if he is not able to fight because his back doesn't recover, Forrest has been cutting weight already so that he is able to step in to fight Machida.

I hope this isn't true for 2 reasons. 1) I want to see Randy fight machida, 2) I want to see Forrest fight Shogun again.

What do you guys think?
 
#5 · (Edited)
Oh :(
But I can not believe that Forrest would step in there against Lyoto on 2 weeks notice :confused03:

Thats like signing your Loss paper right away!
Not if Machida thinks he can run like a girl for 2 rounds and take the 3rd to win the fight.

And I don't understand why people act like taking a fight on short time is that much of a disadvantage. Only way it is, is if the guy is out of shape.

According to the very skeptical rumor Forrest is in shape. He just had a fight a couple of months ago. Forrest has crazy cardio. If he is in shape Lyoto would be at the disadvantage because at least Forrest has been helping Randy gameplan and train for Machida. He would be more ready for Machida than Machida would be of him.

Unless a guy take a fight out of shape it doesn't matter. Both guys get the same time to train and gameplan for eachother. And I would assume Forrest is still in great shape.

That said, I don't see what Forrest offers in a fight with Machida. He doesn't do well with quick fighters. He doesn't have amazing wrestling. I guess I could see him winning the fight on the cards by being more aggressive.

I highly doubt this is true, at least on the Forrest part. Did he not injury his foot last time out? I thought he was out until summer.
 
#4 ·
Don't like Machida/Forrest at all. While Randy's strengths match up well to negate Machida's the fact is Machida's strengths really work the same way towards Forrest's.
 
#14 ·
Forrest vs. Machida would look like Anderson vs. Forrest!

There is no way in hell Forrest could take Lyoto down. He would have to strike with one of the best in the business which is sad news.



In your World maybe, yes^^

Not if Machida thinks he can run like a girl for 2 rounds and take the 3rd to win the fight.

And I don't understand why people act like taking a fight on short time is that much of a disadvantage. Only way it is, is if the guy is out of shape.

According to the very skeptical rumor Forrest is in shape. He just had a fight a couple of months ago. Forrest has crazy cardio. If he is in shape Lyoto would be at the disadvantage because at least Forrest has been helping Randy gameplan and train for Machida. He would be more ready for Machida than Machida would be of him.

Unless a guy take a fight out of shape it doesn't matter. Both guys get the same time to train and gameplan for eachother. And I would assume Forrest is still in great shape.

That said, I don't see what Forrest offers in a fight with Machida. He doesn't do well with quick fighters. He doesn't have amazing wrestling. I guess I could see him winning the fight on the cards by being more aggressive.

I highly doubt this is true, at least on the Forrest part. Did he not injury his foot last time out? I thought he was out until summer.
If you fight a guy like MAchida it does!

Otherwise you just sign your defeat paper right away..
 
#6 ·
I would love to see Forrest/Lyoto, but not under these circumstances, I hate to see anyone get hurt, especially someone I'm a fan of and have a lot of respect for.

Forrest is probably an easier fight though, lacks the clinch game Randy does which is/was his best shot at beating Lyoto.

Hope this is not true though, Couture/Machida is a really interesting and awesome fight.
 
#7 ·
Yeah I thought Forrest was injured, but man this is an awkward turn of events. Maybe he just sprained his ankle or something, he might be fine now? As for Randy, the only other man he is interested in fighting is Shogun, they might have him fight Rua at Rio if he can recover for it? Randy and Forrest could swap places.

If Forrest takes Randy's place though, they'll almost definitely need someone else to fight Rua. I've wanted to see Forrest vs Machida for a while, but if Machida wins, I hope to God they don't do Rua vs Machida III in Rio -_-.
 
#9 ·
I hope these are just watercooler rumors but if they're true...


seriously guys, there's no way in hell Forrest Griffin is an easier fight than Randy. No amount of stylistic differences could make that true.
 
#12 ·
I don't think he could get Machida down for the life of him but he's a massive, massive LHW and Machida is probably the smallest one or close to it. But you're definitely right, he's got a great chin and hopefully he wouldn't come in intimidated like he did against Silva.
 
#19 ·
I find Griffin vs Machida alot more interesting however after all the build up for this fight, I would rather see Randy vs Machida just so we can see the master strategists against each other. This fight will probably be Randy's last too.
 
#24 ·
forrest or couture dnt really care hu ever he fights
if he can defeat forrest i think they will give machida
the machida vs shogun 3
the greatest rivalry in brazil
i think randy has much more power and strenght compared to forest
 
#26 ·
Ever wonder why Griffin always gets thrown to the wolves.

If Machida attacks it'll be over by the 1st. If he sits and waits then it'll probably a late TKO or simply a UD victory. That would ultimately suck if Griffin lost cuz he's going to get blitzed by Shogun the second time around.
 
#29 ·
Honestly, Bobby, you know your MMA, but when it comes to Machida, all your rhyme and reason is completely thrown out of the window, and you overplay your cards about 40 times per Machida thread.

There isn't any point in debating with you, because in your eyes, Machida is some kind of infallible super warrior of the apocalypse, that is a 'terrible match-up' for just about every fighter under the sun. Apparently, no other differing opinion is valid, no one else has any good points to make, and everyone has to 'go and watch tapes' or ' listen to what I'm saying because I am the grandmaster of all MMA knowledge'

Contrary to what you may think, using over the top adjectives such as 'outstanding', 'incredible' etc to describe every facet of Machida's game, isn't going to make people change their opinion, or believe you more just because you post the same stuff like a broken record. Conversely, people are more likely to ignore you, if you come across like an infatuated 11 year old girl with a perverse obsession of Machida, and a shrine room dedicated to him with hundreds of Lyoto photos over the wall, love notes scribbled in lipstick, and a vial of his piss worn around your neck.

I actually cringe when I read most of your Machida posts, so dismissive are you of anybody else's opinion.

As it happens, I think Machida would and will beat both Couture and Griffin. I expect Lyoto to be far too quick for Randy and KO/TKO him in the first or second round. If the clinch occurs, then it will certainly be interesting to see what happens, however.

The Griffin match wouldnt be like Silva/Griffin, it would probably be very keenly contested and a bit of a war, but I'm very confident Lyoto would prevail and be victorious !

War Lyoto !
 
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