Tito-Machida Update
by Michael Rome on Jan 20, 2008 12:00 AM EST
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PrintDave Meltzer reported in the print edition of The Wrestling Observer that when presented with the Machida fight, Ortiz responded that he wanted to fight a bigger name. I've followed up a bit on this, and apparently Tito wants to fight one of the following 3: Wanderlei Silva, Shogun Rua, or Rashad Evans.
He hasn't outright rejected the Machida fight though, so it's still a possibility.
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Re: Tito-Machida Update
by Brent Brookhouse on Jan 20, 2008 1:08 AM EST reply actions
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ding ding ding.
I'm honestly a little surprised they would even offer it.
Wanderlei sounds good. Although getting him a "guaranteed" win first to break the streak would be nice.
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As for Machida, if this guy is the real deal like it increasingly seems he is, I say put him in against the Greg Jackson wonder twins, Rashad Evans and Keith Jardine, for his next two fights. That way he knocks a couple of suspect draws out of title contention.
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They're clearly fucking with Tito by offering him the Machida matchup.
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Personally, I think Lyoto could beat Rua right now. He will be the champ one day, if they give it to him. He not quite ready for the new and improved QRJ though.
by MoreThanUFC on Jan 20, 2008 10:07 AM EST reply actions
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Jardine's claim is not so dubious. He has wins against 2 Top 5 guys, including a solid decision against the ex-champion and a knockout of the guy who's now (unfairly) fighting for the title. It makes sense to match him with Machida for #1 contender.
It's a lot like the HW situation where Arlovski beats Werdum, but Werdum gets to fight Gonzaga and Sylvia/Nogueira for the title. Blatantly unfair.
Ortiz needs to fight Wanderlei Silva.
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