Shogun is a powerful, pressing muay thai striker and a BJJ black belt who will punch your head off or kick you on the ground until you quit or the referee saves you. That is Shogun. Shogun's downfall against Machida. Shogun's aggressive style is exactly what a counter-puncher loves, and exactly what Machida is waiting for. I think Machida's accuracy and timing will prove to be too much for Shogun.
I would put my money on Shogun anyday. But as Muay Thai practioner myself maybe I'm a little bit biased
Im not a big Machida fan so I really hope that Shogun wins. Machida is tough tho. Shogun though has improved with every fight since coming back from his knee injury. At first I wasn't impressed with his win over Mark Coleman, but seeing Coleman's beatdown of Stephan Bonner and Shogun's KO of Liddel.....we might have the shogun who broke Rampage back finally.
A better question is can Cain Velasquez get Big Ben Rothwell on the ground and keep him there? Im taking Velasquez by tko stoppage.
Shogun is a great fighter but his stamina has been questioned. Can he put a 5-minute, 5-rounds showdown with Machida?
A better question is can Cain Velasquez get Big Ben Rothwell on the ground and keep him there? Im taking Velasquez by tko stoppage.