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LOS ANGELES -- UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida held an open workout at the Black House Gym in Gardena, Calif., on Tuesday in light of his upcoming title defense against Shogun Rua at UFC 104. Machida talked about his mindset going into Saturday's title fight, why he doesn't think Fedor Emelianenko should be considered the best heavyweight in the world and much more. A video of the event can be found below.
Shot and edited for FanHouse by E. Casey Leydon of AllElbows.com
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10-21-2009 @ 10:39PM
hsiunnu said...
Give me a break. Fedor's fighting tomato cans? I'd like to see how long Machida would last against a monster like Rogers. Then again, this is the same guy who thinks he'd stand a chance against Lesnar. Humility? My ass. *Talking* about humility is not synonymous w/ having it. I not only hope Fedor loses against Rogers now, I hope he gets that one blemish in order to force him to the UFC--and drop to 205 and show what true mastery still is.
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10-21-2009 @ 11:45PM
eddie902 said...
you contradict yourself..if fedor has
"true mastery", then he couldn't lose to a
no-talent like Rogers. Fedor is over rated
and will be beaten by Brock Lesnar.
10-22-2009 @ 12:41AM
Niv said...
"Fedor is overrated" that ridiculous statement is always followed by he'd be beaten by Lesnar. Hmmmm, who's overrated again Fedor with his 30-1 record, or Lesnar with 4-1 record?
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10-22-2009 @ 4:06AM
psychlonik said...
Oh I'm sorry, did Fedor fight an elite HW champion, former HW champion, and tool Herring like Brock did during his first 4 fights? Who did Fedor fight his first 4 against again? Who were his last 4? Lindland, Choi, a middleweight and freakshow? Arlovski, the guy who made his career off losing a trilogy against Sylvia and winning the belt during the HW division's weakest period? Sylvia, the guy who got Mercer'd? Seriously? Brock's record is more impressive than both Fedor's first 4 and last 4 fights.
Fedor would lose.
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10-26-2009 @ 1:49AM
Niv said...
With all due respect how can you marvel at Lesnar's domination of Heath Herring when he was a shadow of his former self when he fought Lesanr? Fedor utterly destroyed Herring when Herring was a top contender for the Pride HW belt. Also marveling over Brock's win against Couture isn't much to get excited about when you look at the facts.
Couture was a 46 year old natural LHW who hadn't fought for 18 months prior to fighting Lesnar. Watching that fight I realized how much of a superior fighter Couture was as he was winning that fight in my opinion until he got caught. Fair enough but the fact that Couture is over the hill is real and is way undersized for Brock. Mir on the other hand is a good fighter but his biggest win ever wasn't against Brock, it was his win against a Big Nog that had no business stepping into the octagon that night.
Right now I think big Nog would beat Lesnar, and I hope he gets the chance to prove it.
Regardless, Lesnar has to be given full marks for achieving what he has in such a short time, but at this point he doesn't deserve to be mentioned in the same breath as Fedor.
One last point, everyone always talks about how Fedor doesn't seek the competition. Well Fedor is the competition and if Brock stayed in K1 where he fought his first fight he could have easily sought out the best fighter in the world, but he didn't, did he?
10-23-2009 @ 12:09PM
richardbikle said...
psych, fedor has defeated 5, count them five, ufc heavyweight champions. you saying they're nobodies says more about the ufc than fedor, afterall he kicked their az.
no one has defeated more ufc HW champions than fedor.
is it his fault thats the best they have to offer. fedors the real deal, you're blowing smoke
10-22-2009 @ 4:08AM
psychlonik said...
Oh, and both Machida and Silva would CLOWN Fedor and his slow punches. It would be Anderson vs. Griffin all over again.
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10-22-2009 @ 7:05AM
mmorpgcook said...
lol you people who think lesnar would beat fedor absolutly know nothing about mma. Anyone who has seen fedor fight knows fedor is the best and I really dont see him loosing anytime soon, maybe ever. And yes fedor has fought elite competition. Nog in his prime for example, Did any of you see the last interveiw with silva? He says that Fedor would beat him.
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10-22-2009 @ 11:08AM
kevin said...
give me a break, psychlonic, you talk about his first 4 and his las 4 fights what about the 20 or so inbetween, and dont you remember lesnars first fight was against some min soo kim, ever heard of him? me either, and what was his record? im glad you asked 2-5 at fight time pretty bad if you ask me.
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10-22-2009 @ 2:04PM
piprocks666 said...
haha this sh*t makes me laugh. fedor is the best most complete fighter who ever fought mma in the history of the sport as we know it. he's even better than p4p #1, he's the best ever. can't you people think for yourselves?? i bet you all think he didn't sign with ufc too cause he's scared... haha, you guys watch ufc. i'll be watching strikeforce. so many sheep. you people get on my nerves so bad. i'd watch a frank mir fight any day over any hyped up brock lesnar, couture, nog fight. i don't care how strong lesnar is, he garaunteed used steroids in the past, has an unfair advantage in weight and has absolutley no martial arts skill or martial arts discipline whatsover. he can pitty pat hammer punch people till they die, i still will never respect what he does and call it an art. fedor is the exact definition of what a superior martial artist is. now that the sport has attracted more fans, you get masses of retards who come out and think they know what they're talking about. and all they're doing is repeating the exact things that the puppet master wants these sheep to say. think for yourselves. fedor has never been beaten in 30 professional mma matches. you think that was just a lucky streak??
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10-22-2009 @ 2:11PM
psychlonik said...
Lesnar fought one can and Fedor fought 3, with one name LHW. You're grasping at straws with Min Soo Kim. And what about those 20 or so in between? Those were years ago. All Fedor has is his legacy, he has not proven he is still at that level.
What's more, what happened to all those Pride fighters he made his name off of when they crossed over to the UFC? Cro Cop can't even make it past 2nd tier UFC HWs, Nog got TKO'd my Mir and will get TKO'd again thanks to his sloppy head movement, Randleman and Coleman haven't had a chance in the current HW division for years now...
BUT even discarding all these facts, it doesn't change the fact that these were all years ago. It's like saying Matt Hughes is still the best Welterweight because of his legacy, fully knowing several others have beat him and could handily defeat him again.
So we're left with this conclusion: Lesnar's short career is better than the start and end of Fedor's, with Fedor's legacy laying in a different time period completely. Lesnar fights over 50 pounds heavier than Fedor and while Fedor possesses faster hand speed maybe, Lesnar can move as a whole much faster, has vastly superior wrestling, and unlike the other wrestlers Fedor has faced, Lesnar has the money to train with elite submission artists and kick boxers.
I would gladly put my money down on Lesnar because all this Fedor hype is derived from a distant past where he had difficulty going through Pride legends who have been repeatedly exposed in the UFC. Lesnar is doing good in the PRESENT and really the only moment he wasn't dominating entirely was his submission loss to Mir. You think Fedor could have done better had he not fought "Levon Lagvilava." Have you ever heard of him? Me neither, and what was his record? Doesn't matter, because I'm pretty sure he wasn't a UFC HW Champ at any point, much less a champion at all.
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10-22-2009 @ 2:29PM
Eric said...
Explain how your Matt Hughes reference make any sense? Matt has lost fights recently ... Fedor has NEVER lost a fight. Don't even think of referring to the TK fight ... just watch it if you think it's a loss.
Also, it's common knowledge that Cro-cop and Big Nog are no longer the fighters that they were in Pride.
10-22-2009 @ 5:32PM
psychlonik said...
Way to cherry pick my entire post for one minor reference, using the best example I could in MMA, to present the fallacy of saying Fedor is still somehow badass despite not showing us anything noteworthy in years. I love how everyone brings up Arlovski and Sylvia, then forget to mention that they were both let go by the UFC for a reason. Sylvia hasn't been the same since getting his arm snapped, and Arlovski was dropped by the UFC for lackluster performances, beat Rothwell and Nelson who - while very good fighters - are certainly not elite and DEFINITELY not good enough to suddenly make you the #2 HW before fighting Fedor.
H-Y-P-E
As for not pointing out flaws of Brock, why bother? We already know all that, it's just that most fans aren't dumb enough to think Brock is invincible like so many people think Fedor is. Brock got a title shot after beating Heath Herring, and honestly I think Couture is the most overrated HW of all time and bet the farm on Lesnar. Just as much, I think Fedor is just as overrated and is only considered the best because he is the only well-rounded HW and can play off his opponent's gaping weakness - something nearly every HW had because of the lack of cross training. Today's HWs are becoming well rounded in all aspects of MMA and some like Lesnar accel greatly in one or more areas - something Fedor cannot claim. Fedor will not be remembered as the so-called "GOAT", he will be remembered as the greatest in an era of a lack of talent - just like Royce Gracie.
10-22-2009 @ 3:35PM
Mark said...
Pfft, Machida can fight but hes not beating Fedor. Machida says hes not in it for money but he sure does like getting sponsorship deals and looking good with nice new suits he likes to wear...lol.
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10-22-2009 @ 3:38PM
Impossible said...
It's easy to stay unbeaten when you stay away from the toughest fighters. Like it or not, the best fighters in the world have been in the UFC for the last 10 years. I have never seen fedor fight.I didnt like pride, it was good, but the cage changed the game. No running, no escape route. The ring got boring. Good fighters or not, the cage fighters are different.
Fedor wouldnt be 30-1 if he would of went into the UFC. My guess is, he didnt want to fight Randy. :-)
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10-22-2009 @ 4:16PM
Eric said...
Anderson Silva was fighting in Pride less than 5 years ago. Rampage, Dan Henderson, Fedor, & Shogun all fought in Pride until it was bought out 3 years ago. Your point was???
10-23-2009 @ 12:45AM
akingbade said...
what is this guy talking about the cage change the game no running, come on pride fights were brutal as hell, half the sthe moves that are illegal in the ufc were legal in pride ufc has not been that brutal since the early days
10-22-2009 @ 4:46PM
kevin said...
well if were talking credible wins, than Lesnars win over Herring doesnt count cause he was winning years ago and got beat by fedor, Couture he was winning somewhat, years ago and its his dream to fight fedor, and Mir is the best guy lesnars faced but if kongo beats mir i guess that doesnt count either do your research before you talk, so with that said i guess Lesnars record goes from 4-1 minus couture, herring, and kim, makes him 1-1 both from mir boy you set yourself up for that, and im sure everyone would agree, its funny how people who hate on someone point out their flaws but not the their heros flaws.
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10-22-2009 @ 5:22PM
husker said...
Let me say all of you may have some good points, some much much better than others! This is the simple way to determine who is the best Today Brock is in his prime while Fedor is Most likely a bit beyond his. But if I was in a street fight against One or the other, I would rather fight Brock Lesnar than The Last Emporer ANY DAY OF THE WEEK! And twice on Sunday! Brock might be able to lay on top of me and throw some hammerfists. But Fedor could break all my limbs and knock me out from a standing position while I lay prone without the use of my arms or legs!!!
Plus Have you ever noticed how Fedor treats his opponents ... Complete honor and respect A True Class Act!!
Brock could learn alot from Fedor And If they fight in the next 2 or three years He Probably will!
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10-22-2009 @ 5:32PM
rabidman0006 said...
apparently nobody has any idea that Fedor has countless tournament wins in a few different classes and fighting styles.Face it arrogant Americans,edor is the real deal and does not get the respect he deserves.Same thing happened to Joe Calzaghe and even when Calzaghe beat the best people said its cause they were washed up.The point im trying to make is people in this country have a problem acknowledging that not everybody in this part of the world is always the best.We are a very cocky,greedy and arrogant country.
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