UFC 140

[Luke]

Machida thinking of moving to 185

[poopoo333]

inb4SBJJsays"1 unit on Chad Mendes +175"

[SPX]

Machida thinking of moving to 185

For real? Don't he and Anderson fall into the "we'll never fight each other" category?

[Ludo]

For real? Don't he and Anderson fall into the "we'll never fight each other" category?

Yeah but Machida realizes he'll never be champion again at 205, and Anderson probably isn't too far off retirement yet. He's probably planning a last ditch run at gold.

[MMA_scientist]

Machida always struck me as a pretty large LHW.

If he can make 185 though, I think he is the #2 MW after Anderson. If Anderson retires, Machida should be champ pretty soon. Probably a good move.

[SPX]

I feel like Machida can beat everyone at 205 . . . even Jones.

And even if he can't beat Jones, the Jon Fitch role is the 2nd best one to have.

[Ludo]

I think Machida could make 185 if he worked at it. He always looked a little soft around the edges at light heavyweight.

[Ludo]

I feel like Machida can beat everyone at 205 . . . even Jones.

And even if he can't beat Jones, the Jon Fitch role is the 2nd best one to have.

But he can't beat everyone at 205. He's shown on two occasions he can't beat Shogun, though if he fought like he did against Jones against everyone else he would be the #3 or 4 guy behind maybe Hendo as well. I just don't know how he would react to being thumped with an H-bomb.

[MMA_scientist]

I feel like Machida can beat everyone at 205 . . . even Jones.

And even if he can't beat Jones, the Jon Fitch role is the 2nd best one to have.

I think Machida CAN beat anyone at LHW except Jones too. But I think he could lose to plenty of guys too, Shogun for one. At MW, I think he would be pretty dominant.

[MMA_scientist]

Machida would pick Hendo apart easily IMO.

[Ludo]

If Hendo can find a way to pressure and land on Shogun he can do it to Machida or anyone else if given time to pull it off. He's gotten especially good at finding a way to land that punch on way better technical strikers than himself.

[zY|]

Shogun can't move any longer. No way should Hendo have landed like that on him. Machida would pick Hendo apart. Still, Hendo does seem to keep landing on everyone recently. And Couture managed to hit Machida so it's not unfathomable to think that Hendo could do it.

[Svino]

IMO, this is some sketchy bullshit. Practically telling a fighter before a fight that he needs an awesome finish or something more than a decision win to keep his job is getting dangerously close to, "We'll pay you extra if you stand with Kimbo" territory.

Hallman: Decisive Win Saved My Job

http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Hallman-Decisive-Win-Saved-My-Job-38071

After missing weight the day before the fight, Hallman said UFC matchmaker Joe Silva had issued him a warning.

“Joe [Silva] told me directly to my face that it was bad news and I’m probably going to get cut,” Hallman said on the Sherdog Radio Network's "Beatdown" show. “I said, ‘Well, I guess I’m going to have to put on the performance of my life then, huh?’ and he said, ‘Yes, sir.’”

“If I would have lost this fight after pissing Uncle Dana off with the bikini and then not making weight, if I would have not have performed, if I wouldn’t have finished this guy, if I would have fought him to a decision or something, then I could have expected to get cut even if I would have won,” Hallman said.

[SPX]

The more I watch this the more I have to admit that it was stopped early . . . should've gone a few more seconds. . .

[Ludo]

IMO, this is some sketchy bullshit. Practically telling a fighter before a fight that he needs an awesome finish or something more than a decision win to keep his job is getting dangerously close to, "We'll pay you extra if you stand with Kimbo" territory.

Hallman: Decisive Win Saved My Job

http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Hallman-Decisive-Win-Saved-My-Job-38071

After missing weight the day before the fight, Hallman said UFC matchmaker Joe Silva had issued him a warning.

“Joe [Silva] told me directly to my face that it was bad news and I’m probably going to get cut,” Hallman said on the Sherdog Radio Network's "Beatdown" show. “I said, ‘Well, I guess I’m going to have to put on the performance of my life then, huh?’ and he said, ‘Yes, sir.’”

“If I would have lost this fight after pissing Uncle Dana off with the bikini and then not making weight, if I would have not have performed, if I wouldn’t have finished this guy, if I would have fought him to a decision or something, then I could have expected to get cut even if I would have won,” Hallman said.

I don't see it as sketchy. I Liken it to showing up to work the day before thanksgiving in a swimsuit, and then showing up late on black friday. If you don't have the best selling day of your life your probably getting fired.