Plain and simple Shogun won the first fight and should be the UFC light heavyweight champion right now.
Fightmetric.
com showed that landed more strikes to the head and to the legs than and according to CompuStrike, Shogun landed almost twice as many strikes as Machida did.
Now they are set for a rematch and once again I predict Shogun will win this fight because he has already fought and know his fighting style.
Machida is very confusing to most fighters.
He is able to confuse and throw of a fighter's game but since they just fought, Shogun will not be surprised by his striking.
The element of surprise is over and Shogun will be even more ready and prepared for the fight.
After a shaky start in the UFC His fight against Chuck Liddell, it looked like the Shogun was in the best shape since he was in fighting in Pride.
Shogun is the better striker in the 205 pound division.
He has more power and his strikes get quicker to the opponent than Machida's strikes can.
Muay Thai is the best form of striking for MMA and you can generate a lot of power and less wind up motion than in other forms like kickboxing, Tai Kwon Do or karate.
Machida's kicks won't get to Shogun as fast as Shogun kicks and that is the difference in the first fight and in this title fight.
You saw in the first fight Shogun was quicker to the kicks and he was able to get his strikes to Machida which showed the effectiveness of Muay Thai and why it is much better than karate.
Machida's striking is unique but it is not violent like Shogun's is.
Machida can dance around all he wants but when Shogun hits him he will get hurt.
In Muay Thai they check kicks.
In karate you don't block kicks with your legs and Shogun will be able to check Machida's kicks and land the straight right hand.
Machida will have nothing new in this fight.
He had a chance to take out Shogun and confuse him with his elusiveness but now that Shogun has already seen what he has to offer they will be no surprises.
Even though Shogun won the first fight the online sports books still have him as a betting underdog at +150.
To me this fight is a steal and UFC bettors are getting a good deal at +150.
I would lay a lot on Shogun to be the new champion.
Fightmetric.
com showed that landed more strikes to the head and to the legs than and according to CompuStrike, Shogun landed almost twice as many strikes as Machida did.
Now they are set for a rematch and once again I predict Shogun will win this fight because he has already fought and know his fighting style.
Machida is very confusing to most fighters.
He is able to confuse and throw of a fighter's game but since they just fought, Shogun will not be surprised by his striking.
The element of surprise is over and Shogun will be even more ready and prepared for the fight.
After a shaky start in the UFC His fight against Chuck Liddell, it looked like the Shogun was in the best shape since he was in fighting in Pride.
Shogun is the better striker in the 205 pound division.
He has more power and his strikes get quicker to the opponent than Machida's strikes can.
Muay Thai is the best form of striking for MMA and you can generate a lot of power and less wind up motion than in other forms like kickboxing, Tai Kwon Do or karate.
Machida's kicks won't get to Shogun as fast as Shogun kicks and that is the difference in the first fight and in this title fight.
You saw in the first fight Shogun was quicker to the kicks and he was able to get his strikes to Machida which showed the effectiveness of Muay Thai and why it is much better than karate.
Machida's striking is unique but it is not violent like Shogun's is.
Machida can dance around all he wants but when Shogun hits him he will get hurt.
In Muay Thai they check kicks.
In karate you don't block kicks with your legs and Shogun will be able to check Machida's kicks and land the straight right hand.
Machida will have nothing new in this fight.
He had a chance to take out Shogun and confuse him with his elusiveness but now that Shogun has already seen what he has to offer they will be no surprises.
Even though Shogun won the first fight the online sports books still have him as a betting underdog at +150.
To me this fight is a steal and UFC bettors are getting a good deal at +150.
I would lay a lot on Shogun to be the new champion.
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