Machida vs Rashad 2

[76Knockout]

Wondering who you would favor in a rematch at this point?

I have a feeling most will say Machida but i think Rashad has improved enough to take a rematch. Either way its a fight Id like to see at some point. I feel Rashad gets overlooked a bit.

 

[Andrewwawa]

i made a thread a while ago on this... i got pretty handled for picking rashad in a competitive match.

 

[Polish Machine]

Machida would win again. Rashad would be a nervous wreck going in to this fight after the whole shadface incident. He would prob lose his mind if there was a shadface 2.0

 

[Workaholic]

Rashad does get overlooked but Machida will always be an awful matchup for him. Very hard to take down, more technical standing, one of the few guys with a speed advantage over him... Rashad was always good and has improved but he can't become a totally new fighter. Styles make fights and this is a bad matchup for Rashad

 

[flipswitch**]

It would look like the Bader fight.

 

[Andrewwawa]

Machida would win again. Rashad would be a nervous wreck going in to this fight after the whole shadface incident. He would prob lose his mind if there was a shadface 2.0

what makes you say he would be so nervous? hes been asking for this match up

why would a shadface make him lose his shit.

hes gotten a lot better since machida slayed him

 

[Felsh]

Spoiler

Machida

 

[Andrewwawa]

It would look like the Bader fight.

wtf??? lol

 

[Andrewwawa]

Rashad does get overlooked but Machida will always be an awful matchup for him. Very hard to take down, more technical standing, one of the few guys with a speed advantage over him... Rashad was always good and has improved but he can't become a totally new fighter. Styles make fights and this is a bad matchup for Rashad

im starting to agree with this more and more

 

[76Knockout]

i made a thread a while ago on this... i got pretty handled for picking rashad in a competitive match.

Really? I dont get it. Yeah Machida torched him back in 2008-2009 or whatever so what. Rashad imo has looked better since they fought.

 

[Lead]

Evans if he goes back to his wrestling background and understands he isn't going to win the standup

 

[Andrewwawa]

Really? I dont get it. Yeah Machida torched him back in 2008-2009 or whatever so what. Rashad imo has looked better since they fought.

i agree. + i have the favorite fighter bias.

but to be fair, so has machida

 

[GrindingANARCHY]

Shogun is Machida's kryptonite
Machida is Rashad's

 

[TFanatic]

I don't really see what Rashad would do different. He would still be kept at a distance and he's not iron chinned enough to take Machida's punches to get inside to land his own.

 

[76Knockout]

It would look like the Bader fight.

Except Rashad is faster,hits harder,has better footwork,better wrestling and way more experience.

 

[That209]

I'm not really sure..

Spoiler

Rashad..

Spoiler

Just kidding, Machida would KO him again imo

 

[TFanatic]

what makes you say he would be so nervous? hes been asking for this match up

why would a shadface make him lose his shit.

hes gotten a lot better since machida slayed him

He wanted the Jones fight too and looked absolutely lost from rounds 2-5.

 

[Lead]

Shogun is Machida's kryptonite
Machida is Rashad's

We saw a under two minute fight where Evans didn't even go for a takedown. That's a huge a assemption

 

[IlFenomenoVero]

Not a fan of Rashad are you?

 

[Cptn1NSAN0]

I think Machida wins again.

Evans does get overlooked quite a bit. He's got that Franklin/Fitch/Florian thing going right now, where he can beat just about everyone but the champ. I think Rashad beats every 205er not named Jones or Machida.