Lyoto Machida vs. Thiago Silva now official for UFC 94

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Machida UD..I cant see it any other way..If Silva gets really sloppy Machida may KO him. Silva, I see a smaller Gonzaga, menacing, scary but I'll wait til he steps up to someone like Machida. If he beats Machida watch out 205.
If he touches Machida more than 5 times in this match, Id be very impressed.

Machida is the best counterpuncher in MMA, watch him, hes one of few who attacks an opponents attack almost instantaneously. Incrdible timing.
He's been against some very good strikers out there and have barely been touched. Silvas aggressive style will be perfect for Lyoto.

 

my bro just got me a ticket for this on sunday. now i just need to find a way to go to vegas.

 

machida takes this easy

 

I think if Silva can get Lyoto on his back he can definitely win.

I think Thiago is quite underrated. Not that Machida isn't really really good, just that I think Silva has a good chance. He is really good at using his JJ to set up vicious GnP, and if he is able to get Machida to the mat and get the mount like he does, it could be over.

Then again, I am ALWAYS wrong.

 

^ ya because silva is a bjj brown belt and machida is a black belt so chances are on the ground machida has the advantage. silvas best chance is from the clinch where his chute boxe training will come in handy. if he can clinch and test machidas chin he can win. on the mat machida is better and has better wresling and standing machida is so elusive that he will easily out point silva.

i agree silva is underated just this is his worse match up a technical striker that is better on the ground. if he cant clinch he will lose a lop sided decision.


that being said im a huge ****ing thaigo silva fan so war thiago hope he knocks machidas head off.

 

Thiago is a black belt too.

 

^ when did he get his black belt and from who?

 

still machida has better bjj and better wrestling if tito didnt take him down then i dont see thiago taking him down. so his bjj dosnt matter.

 

I honestly don't know. I know he trained at Chute Box and I think he got it there. I've just checked like, 10 websites (including wiki) and they all say black belt. I know he's won some competitions (though, I dont know at what level or how important they were.)

Thiago has really good BJJ it's just that he uses it to set up GnP more than he looks for subs. It's actually like, my favorite style of fighting.

But yeah, I don't know from who or where.

 

well in his last fight he was a bjj brown belt and he no longer trains at chute boxe so i know he didnt get it there. he may have gotten it since he started training at att but last i had heard he wasnt and wiki is not a good refference.

 

i do agree thiago has a bad ass style thats hella exciting and i love watching him fight hes my fav lhw i just cant see him winning with out clinching. i hope to crist he pulls the upset tho.

 

http://www.completemartialarts.com/whoswho/ufc/thiago_silva.htm
http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2008/7/18/573942/thiago-silva-lyoto-machida
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&fkt=2063&fsdt=5411&q=thiago+silva+black+belt&btnG=Google+Search&aq=f&oq=
http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=fighter.detail&pid=634
http://mmajunkie.com/news/2594/with-thiago-silva-vs-tomasz-drwal-ufc-75-fight-card-now-complete.mma
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/26059-thiago-silva-the-other-silva-at-205
I know wiki isn't the best reference but it's not the only place I looked. EVERYWHERE says he is a black belt.

 

I found it. He got it under Jorge Patino Macaco. http://www.m1mixfight.com/info/interviews/2008/1/14/thiago-silva-interview/