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dom-i-na-tion: supremacy or preeminence over another, exercise or mastery of ruling power, see B.J. Penn, Georges St. Pierre, Anderson Silva, Lyoto Machida, Brock Lesnar So you want to be an ultimate fighter? Take a good long look at the names listed above. Look deep inside your soul, and ask do I have what it takes to compete with warriors such as these. Even the most talented, the most proud fighters in the world must feel a chill...
- UFC 108 Tickets For January 2 in Las Vegas on Sale Next Week (feedburner.com)
Before Light Heavyweight Champion Lyoto Machida took on Mauricio Rua, I wrote an article about the developing trend of untouchable champions atop each of the Ultimate Fighting Championship's five divisions.
Obviously, the controversial decision and battering the Dragon took from Shogun put an end to that discussion.
As do the current ailments that have sidelined Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar.
Not to mention the new-look Frank Mir—that dude...
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- Revisiting Shogun Versus Machida (blogger.com)
- Machida-Rua 2 in the Works for UFC 108 (bleacherreport.com)
A rematch between UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida and Mauricio "Shogun" Rua will headline a May 1 UFC event in Montreal, Canada, UFC President Dana White confirmed with Yahoo Sports' Dan Wetzel on Wednesday.
Machida retained the 205-pound title with a controversial unanimous decision win over Rua in their first meeting at UFC 104 in October.
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- Lyoto Machida-Shogun Rua 2 Set for May (sports.aol.com)
- Lyoto Machida to Undergo Surgery, Rematch With Shogun Postponed (feedburner.com)
- UFC Lyoto Machida versus Mauricio “Shogun” Rua Rematch (technorati.com)
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Machida has a wife named Fabyola.cite web |first=Denis |last=Martins |url=http://www.sherdog.com/news/articles.asp?n_id=12847 |title=Machida Focused on Fighting, Not Feuds |work=Sherdog.com |date=May 22, 2008 |accessdate=February 3, 2009 The...
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- Slaying The Dragon: The Key to Soundly Defeating Lyoto Machida (bleacherreport.com)
- UFC 104: I Thought Rua Won, But After Watching Three Times I'm With The Judges! (bleacherreport.com)
The fiery debate over MMA judging was doused with gasoline after the recent title fight between Fighters.com and UFC Light Heavyweight Champion “Dragon” Lyoto Machida (16-0) and third-ranked challenger “Shogun” Mauricio Rua (18-4).
Ultimately Machida was awarded the unanimous decision, but by no means was the victory without controversy. I was at UFC 104 and, prior [...]
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- CSAC robs Shogun of UFC light heavyweight title (mma.lohudblogs.com)
- The Beauty of Subjectivity: Machida Still the Champ Even if Shogun Really Won (bleacherreport.com)
Fighters.com and UFC Light Heavyweight Champion “Dragon” Lyoto Machida (16-0) underwent surgery on his left hand Friday, according to MMA Junkie.
“The Dragon’s” manager, Ed Soares, stated that Machida is focused on a rematch with sixth-ranked “Shogun” Mauricio Rua (18-4), but the fight will have to wait until the champion is healthy.
“He had surgery on his [...]
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- Fighters.com's November Light Heavyweight Rankings (fighters.com)
Let me start off by saying that I think the Machida vs. Shogun fight was very close.
However, I don't really think that either fighter really did enough to earn a decisive decision. Most of all, though, I was very surprised by the one-sided nature of the broadcast commentary by Joe Rogan and Mike Goldberg.
I thought that Shogun was doing very well, but I also thought Rogan and Goldberg failed to recognize many of Machida's counters.
The best...
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Lyoto Machida vs. Mauricio Rua Machida Wins by Unanimous decision at 5:00 of the 5th round Cain Velasquez vs. Ben Rothwell Velasquez Wins by TKO (referee's decision) at 0:58 of 2nd round Gleison Tibau vs. Josh Neer Tibau Wins by unanimous decision at ...
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- Lesnar, Nogueira pull out of UFC 108 (mma.lohudblogs.com)
- Watching The Ultimate Fighter, Is Rampage's UFC Exit All That Shocking? (bleacherreport.com)
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Cane is known to dislike UFC fighters [[Thiago Silva]] and [[Wanderlei Silva]], due to issues back in Brazil. However, it seems that he and Thiago Silva are now good friends, since he helped Silva train for his fight with [[Lyoto Machida]] at [[UFC 94]] and together went to a commemoration to celebrate one year of the...
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UFC 105 featured a slew of fighters, coming from a variety of sections on the championship road. Some needed a big win to help further themselves in their championship quest, while others needed a win just to keep the unemployment bug at bay.
Randy Couture
Pre UFC 105, many people thought that if Randy Couture won his fight with Brandon Vera, that he would be granted a title shot against Lyoto Machida. However, a number of factors turned...
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