DC didn't wait til the fight was halfway over to mount any offense.
Both fights were very close.
Neither fight was terribly close on the scorecards. Machida did nothing for 3 rounds then tried to turn it on too late and took a round.
DC took the second and was competitive the first 3 rounds and then faded as the body shots and Jones leaning on him wore him down.
Both were really easy to score 4-1 for the champs.
Machida came closer to having Weidman in trouble, DC was more competitive in a few of the rounds he lost. Take your pick I guess.
No doubt Machiad, he was actually starting to get better. DC looked like he stpped in quicksand and by the end had sunk to far. He just had to get one takedown for his own moral victory. Machida was still in it and going to win it if it were a 7 round fight.
Jones vs dc. It (machida vs weidman)kind of went in reverse in a way cos the winner gassed and challenger couldn't catch.up in time
Its funny cuz DC came out strong in the first and second round; whereas, Machida turned it up the 4th and 5th rounds.
But to answer your q, I thought Machida weidman was more competitve. 'Chida had weidman in a couple of bad spots.
Why is Vitor's name not on here? He was the closest to beating Jones and he had a broken hand.
Vitor almost tore his arm off of his body.
People forget that for some strange reason. Bones showed incredible heart in not tapping in that fight.