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[TheDoucheyWun]

I have to question anyone thinkin Lyoto will take this, Im a huge Machida fan and i always thought he'd win this match due to counter punches, while anderson is being much agressive.. But after the shogun fight we saw Machida had a weekness n that was Muay Thai .. and anderson being the best Muay Thai practioner in the ufc IMO... i believe he'd tko machida

[KamikazePongtha]

I agree this would never happen unless they decide to break up and hate each other, though they both have enough class to not have that happen. I can see Silva punishing Lyoto when Lyoto is attempting to jump in or counter. A.Silva's striking is laser point, more so than Machida. Everything else in their game plan is almost equal but I can still see Silva either taking a split or unaminous decision.

[H33LHooK]

To me in the Machida/Shogun fight, they were for the most part looking to counter, and honestly, that's how Machida and Anderson usually fight. Both primarily counter-strike unless/until their opponents prove to be markedly slower, then they explode.

They are both great strikers- Spider comes from more angles, Machida punches straighter and uses more leg kicks, but neither rarely (if ever) let it all hang out.

Conclusion: Styles makes fights. I would submit that, unless both of the fighters for some reason choose to adopt a non-counterpunching strategy, this could potentially be one of the most boring, technical bouts in recent memory- even more boring than the Shogun fight, which was a snoozer to me.

Good thing this match will never happen...

[steve_44]

Anderson by tko, he would be picked apart by a higher class fighter. Anderson is not a dumb fighter he wouldnt rush into machida's strength (counter striking). Machida controversially won his fight with shogun, who imo is the first serious striker he faught. Sure he faught some good strikers but none as fast as shogun and he struggeld with that. lyoto looked good striking against wrestlers like tito and rashad. But he has a life time experience of striking over them.
Anderson is a finished 19 out of his 25 wins over a lot more impressive fighters than lyoto. And so far lyoto is 5 outa 16 in finishing fights, i dont think lyoto is all he's cracked out 2 be, always looks like he's running away from the fight

[lwbrewer]

Who would win the fans but since it won't happen we lose. You would think soares would like it as he would be getting a cut from both fighters. Can't like him or understand him