shb - i'm curious how the people picking anderson think he'd solve machida's style? i haven't seen any suggestions on how anyone could do it, let alone anderson, and i don't think he'd be much more successful than anyone else has been. machida wins this
you dont see how Anderson could counter a dude with no head movement?
MMA Monkey - anderson. machida's chin has yet to be tested
when's the last time Anderson's chin has been tested?
Watch his fight with Jorge Rivera. Anderson practically let him hit him with BOMBS, and Jorge can hit hard, and Anderson just sat there and stared at him while it was happening. Jorge must have been terrified after that.
MMA Monkey - anderson. machida's chin has yet to be tested
when's the last time Anderson's chin has been tested?
Watch his fight with Jorge Rivera. Anderson practically let him hit him with BOMBS, and Jorge can hit hard, and Anderson just sat there and stared at him while it was happening. Jorge must have been terrified after that.
+1 Anderson laughed in Rivera's face as he was getting hit flush. He also let Hendo hit him flush with that famous right falcon punch.
Two master counterstrikers that have an insane ability to not get hit. Total stalemate. Neither would have inflicted damage on the other after 5 rounds and it would be a split decision that could go either way.
Soup and Beer - Two master counterstrikers that have an insane ability to not get hit. Total stalemate. Neither would have inflicted damage on the other after 5 rounds and it would be a split decision that could go either way.
Sad to say, but this is how I would see it playing out too. If I did have to pick someone to finish it would be Anderson though, just because I think he might have the edge in chin and power.