Lyoto ‘The Dragon’ Machida

Lyoto ‘The Dragon’ Machida has always been underrated in the eyes of most people, but now he is finally in the spotlight. The fact is, nobody out there wants to take their chances against him. He has completely destroyed everything in his path to get to where he is today. Undefeated in 14 fights, Machida has impressive wins over top competition such as BJ Penn, Rich Franklin, Sokoudjou and his most recent victory against Thiago Silva, who some thought would be the only man to have a chance at beating him.

Growing up in Belem, Brazil, Machida started training in karate at the age of three and earned his black belt at the age of 13. Lyoto is becoming well known as the one fighter that cannot be beat.

There have been a lot of fans and MMA commentators who have had complaints about Lyoto’s “elusive” style because to the untrained eye it could be considered to be “boring”, however in response to such criticisms he has said:

“If you don’t like it, sorry. I always try to win. For some that is boring, I know, but I am beating the best in the world.”

You cannot deny that. It’s people like Lyoto who give the sport it’s credibility, fighting to win. Personally I have seen much worse.

Lyoto is scheduled for his first UFC title shot at UFC 98 against Rashad ‘Sugar’ Evans. Both fighters are undefeated; however if Lyoto’s performance as of late is any indication then I would not suggest betting against him. I predict that “the dragon” will not only be victorious; but I would even go as far as saying that he will likely be a champion on the same level as Anderson Silva, comfortably holding his division title for years to come.

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MMA GIFS have become a popular part of MMA culture. It’s a simple way to capture an exciting moment in a fight. Every month I will take a small selection GIFS that I find to be interesting and display them along with a brief analysis of what’s going on. This month’s concentration is on Slams and Throws. If you have a .GIF that would would like to see posted, send an email to richardlafortune@gmail.com and I will do my best to include it in the next months post.

1. Arona Slam

Rampage delivers a brutal slam as Arona goes for a triangle attempt. Arona couldn’t recover from it and rampage won the fight. Definitely one of Rampage’s most impressive finishes, even considered one of the most impressive finishes in MMA today.

2. Fedor Slam

One of the scariest moments in Pride history, Fedor is suplexed hard into the ground. Amazingly he recovers and ends up winning the fight.

3.  Tim “The Barbarian” Boetsch

Tim “The Barbarian” Boetsch throws David Heath like a ragdoll into the mat. Tim was the underdog in the fight and came out with a very impressive, unorthodox win.

4.  Nogueira Pile Driver

Somehow, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira goes on to win this fight after having over 300 lbs of pure muscle drive him hard, head first, into the mat. I’m not sure how he did it either.. but I sure am impressed.

5.  Dan Mirgliotta

I think we can safely say the winner in this fight is Dan Mirgliotta. TKO.

That’s all for this month, once again feel free to submit any GIFs and I will do my best to make sure they make it in next months posts.

I’d also like to let everyone know that the MMA fight Simulator is progressing nicely and should be in open beta soon. If you are interested in helping feel free to drop me a line at the email listed above.

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