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Chael was recently interviewed by MMAFighting.com, where he was talking to Ariel Helwani about who he wants to fight next, and in the interview, he had a lot of things to say. He mentioned that he would like to go up to 205 and fight Machida, and honestly, I think that Chael is barking up the wrong tree with this match-up. How do you think Chael would do against Lyoto? I personally think that Lyoto is a nightmare match-up for him. Here's the interview. The whole video is worth watching.

 

http://www.mmafighting.com/2011/07/03/chael-sonnen-says-he-would-have-finished-wanderlei-silva-quicker/

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i read on another post someone say that machida has questionable take down defence and chael would take him down with ease. that is ridiculous, machida has excellent takedown defence and is has also studied sumo. sonnen may score a takedown but i think machida would smash him up beforehand and eventually finish him late in r2, by however he choses

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I'd have to pick Machida but honestly this would be a great fight to see how prepared he is for Jon Jones wrestling, I know it's differently wrestling styles and Jones has sick striking with the reach negating Lyotos counter style of fighting but if he can stuff and sprawl through Chaels takedowns and knock him out , I think Machida is our man. I had Machida beating Rampage easily round 2 and 3.

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nothing would give me more pleasure to watch "some Karate guy" (as Sonnen put it) beat and frustrate the living piss out of Sonnen... Machida's fighting style is tailored to counter wrestling...

 

I'm thinking Machida picks Sonnen apart for two rounds, then in the third when Sonnen is battered, Machida either TKO's him, or pulls guard and wins by triangle...

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There is absolutely no way Sonnen can win that fight. He opposes no threat to Machida in any of the aspects of the game. None.

 

The only way Sonnen can win any fight is to wrestle a decision win. But he will never get Machida down, which will make him have to stand with Machida and in the stand up Machida will kill Sonnen.

 

But I would love to see the fight, Sonnen is such a cheap talking cheating piece of **** and it would be a pleasure to see his *** get kicked.

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Chael was recently interviewed by MMAFighting.com' date=' where he was talking to Ariel Helwani about who he wants to fight next, and in the interview, he had a lot of things to say. He mentioned that he would like to go up to 205 and fight Machida, and honestly, I think that Chael is barking up the wrong tree with this match-up. How do you think Chael would do against Lyoto? I personally think that Lyoto is a nightmare match-up for him. Here's the interview. The whole video is worth watching.

 

http://www.mmafighting.com/2011/07/03/chael-sonnen-says-he-would-have-finished-wanderlei-silva-quicker/

 

 

WOW to the blonde hotty at 2:45.

 

Wait what were we talking about?!

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There is absolutely no way Sonnen can win that fight. He opposes no threat to Machida in any of the aspects of the game. None.

 

The only way Sonnen can win any fight is to wrestle a decision win. But he will never get Machida down' date=' which will make him have to stand with Machida and in the stand up Machida will kill Sonnen.

 

But I would love to see the fight, Sonnen is such a cheap talking cheating piece of **** and it would be a pleasure to see his *** get kicked.[/quote']

 

this and stuff

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Machida would pound him and pound him and pound him for three rounds, and if it was a 5-RD main event, he'd pound him and pound him and pound him for FIVE rounds.

 

Stylistically, Lyoto's a much worse matchup for Chael than Anderson is. Lyoto would hospitalize Chael, and that is not sarcasm, I mean it.

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Machida has, so far, been every wrestler's kryptonite. Just going by memory here, but I don't think he has even been taken down properly once. I mean, I'm curious as all hell about what happened when he sparred with Cain that one time. I wouldn't be surprised if our HW champ looked like a chump in there, getting stuffed like a monkey over and over again.

 

Having said that, I would be ALL over Sonnen vs. Machida. It's a great stylistic matchup and they probably walk around at the same weight, anyway. Chael is a massive MW and Lyoto is a small-average LHW.

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Chael would dominate.

Machida sucks. He beat Couture in his last fight' date='no big deal. He lost the three before that. Sonnen would kill him all three rounds.[/quote']

 

Chael would wipe the floor with mr. backpedal.

 

Chael UD.

 

You can Blee DAT

 

Chael Sonnen

 

What is it with Fail Sonnen fans & them having down syndrome ?

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nothing would give me more pleasure to watch "some Karate guy" (as Sonnen put it) beat and frustrate the living piss out of Sonnen... Machida's fighting style is tailored to counter wrestling...

 

I'm thinking Machida picks Sonnen apart for two rounds' date=' then in the third when Sonnen is battered, Machida either TKO's him, or pulls guard and wins by triangle...[/quote']

 

Watching Lyoto toy with Fail would be grand...

 

Knowing he could finish the fight in an instant, yet just frustrate the living piss out of Fail

would be ace...

 

No amount of trash talk & PED's would help Fail...

 

Lyoto via whatever he wants...

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Watching Lyoto toy with Fail would be grand...

 

Knowing he could finish the fight in an instant' date=' yet just frustrate the living piss out of Fail

would be ace...

 

No amount of trash talk & PED's would help Fail...

 

Lyoto via whatever he wants...[/quote']

 

Quite literally. I believe he could wrestle Sonnen for 5 straight rounds, but NOT get submitted.

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Quite literally. I believe he could wrestle Sonnen for 5 straight rounds' date=' but NOT get submitted.[/quote']

 

I agree... Lyoto's wrasslin is underrated.. & he is a good grappler..

 

I could see Lyoto taking Fail down...

 

Not even his PED's would help Fail... & no chance Lyoto

would come close to getting subbed either...

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I was giving Chael Sonnen the highest percentage chance to be Silva against any MW before he fought Silva

But vs Machida hes chances is slim' date=', Machida has very good grappling and wrestling and really havent seen him been takin down even by Randy[/quote']

 

Lyoto doesnt have an opponent booked in next

& neither does Fail...

 

They should make this fight happen to watch

Lyoto mop the floor with him...

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Lols i voted for machida but who knows i mean many people thought that Silva was going to smash Chael-we can say he was injured or what ever but Chael did dominate Andy for 22 minutes or so.

If they did fought i'd still put my money on Machida

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To be honest' date=' after his fight against Silva I'm going to bet on Sonnen for just about every fight he's in.[/quote']

 

Lols i voted for machida but who knows i mean many people thought that Silva was going to smash Chael-we can say he was injured or what ever but Chael did dominate Andy for 22 minutes or so.

If they did fought i'd still put my money on Machida

 

its difficult to picture Sonnen taking Machida down, love to see it -

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