Lyoto Machida

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Yeah, Evans fought Machida all wrong. I don't think he would've won anyway but you definitely can not stand on the outside with him. Machida is a very intelligent striker and has exceptional elusive defense. He is the epitome of hit and not be hit. You really have to earn your way in on Machida and when you do you need to get your money's worth. Fighting Machida on the outside would be placing yourself on the 'dead man walking list.' Machida keeps that leg strike out there like a jab and he mixes up his strikes so well that he confuses you and keeps you guessing. Couple that with the fact that he never waste punches or kicks and has excellent defensive movement. I think he beats Silva but the world needs this fight. I think Silva going down to fight St. Pierre is less attractive. But another fight that may bode very very well is Machida/Emelianenko. I like that fight better. Fedor is not a huge heavyweight, such as Lesnar, so I think this fight will be exciting. I think a talented guy would have to be much stronger than Machida to make it interesting.