Fantasy Light Heavyweight Tournament Quarterfinal #1
by PHISH NATION on Feb 9, 2010 10:57 AM EST
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Now we are gonna start getting into some very interesting matchups... first up is the current UFC LHW Champion Lyoto Machida vs the former UFC LHW Champion Forrest Griffin. Neither is really known for finishing their opponents, but both have had great success nonetheless. Machida has recently shown he has knockout power, just ask Rashad Evans and Thiago Silva. Forrest has shown his leg kicks are as lethal as any in MMA, just ask Rampage or Shogun. Both fighters have very underrated ground games as well. So will Machida explode with a flurry of strikes like he did on Rashad and knock Forrest out? Will Forrest be able to kick and knee his way to victory like he did vs Rampage and Shogun did vs Machida (arguably)? Or would someone show an advantage on the ground? You tell me!
Lyoto Machida (85%)
Ricardo Arona
Forrest Griffin (65%)
Chuck Liddell
Thiago Silva
Rogerio Noguiera (85%)
Gegard Mousasi (70%)
Jon Jones
Shogun Rua (87%)
Ryan Bader
Randy Couture
Rashad Evans (63%)
Rampage Jackson (75%)
Brandon Vera
Anderson Silva (90%)
Tito Ortiz
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Coin Flip
To me it’s a coin flip because Lyoto has an unorthodox fighting style (that Shogun exploited) and Forrest is crazy. I voted Forrest because Shogun exploited Lyoto’s weakness, and I think Forrest can do it (after all, he did choke out Shogun) Machida will win, but I would take Forrest though via decision
And he thought Silva could strike...
I see Machida knockin out Forrest in the first… He’s getting more aggressive and that spells doom for Forrest in my book
If Forrest doesn't get KO'd in the 2nd
He’ll be outpointed via getting picked apart in methodical and embarrassing fashion.
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There are a lot of fights that Forrest can win at 205.
This is not one of them. Give him Thiago Silva, Luiz Cane, Brandon Vera, rematch Jardine, be the top 10 gatekeeper for John Jones, or even a welcoming party for Mousasi if he signs. Black House fighters are the worst possible fights for him.
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I think Vera/jones winner or Jardine vs Forrest could be good.
Lil Nog/Machida/Anderson vs Forrest… see gif above.
by Anton Tabuena on Feb 9, 2010 12:50 PM EST up reply actions
I would love to see him fight Jardine
but he loses to Jones or Mousasi IMO
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As much as I love forrest
he doesn’t have any chance at beating Machida.
"And shepherds we shall be, for thee my Lord for thee, Power hath descended forth from thy hand, that our feet may swiftly carry out thy command, we shall flow a river forth to thee, and teeming with souls shall it ever be. In nomine patris, et filii...et spiritus sancti."
Voted with my heart.
Griffin could win this. Not probable, but possible. Because Spider did that above, everyone forgets that this guy beat shogun and rampage, two legit top 10 guys.
Forrest is a hoss
but Machida would clown on him. Lyoto is wayyyyyy too fast, and would just dunk Forrest the second he overextended himself as he did against Anderson.
Also, I don’t think that Griffin is fast enough to execute Shogun’s gameplan; Rua has much faster kicks than Forrest, and throws with more power as well. Honestly, in Forrest’s last fight with Tito, he looked like he was sparring; absolutely no real power behind any of the numerous strikes he was landing at will.
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