Titos strategy vs Machida

SickBoy38 · 05-16-2008, 12:55 PM

Ive been giving Titos last fight in the UFC some thoughts, and u knwo what ? Even though i dislike the guy, personally i think hes corny as hell, and hes fighting style is booooooring, i CANT HELP BUT FEEL BAD FOR THE GUY.
'cause hes leaving UFC with its president bashing him and his gf, and in his last fight -one in which we have no doubt Tito would like to fight a bum and market himself for other org- hes been thrown to the wolves, having to fight a succesful upcoming fighter in MAchida

I dont see Tito beating Machida. In fact i can see Tito getting an ass whooping like he never had before. So what should be Tito gameplan against Machida ??

Forget about trainning stand up, Lyotto is gonna clock him and kick him everytime.
Forget about clinching, he would eat lots of hard shots trying to close the distance.
Forget about JJ, Tito already forgot about JJ..

So imo Titos strategy should be train strenght like a mad man ! And from the opening bell bull rush Machida and take him down.

If Tito happen to try and showcase some exciting stand up he will get hurt bad. Even worse than against Chuck. Titos level aint there in the top anymore.

So, its awkward for me to say this but.. Good Luck Tito !

**JGonzo13** · 05-16-2008, 12:57 PM

I think your right but for some reason I think Tito will do better than everyone thinks.

Temar241 · 05-16-2008, 12:57 PM

tito vs machida

tito via LnP!!!

Cro Cop Is Back · 05-16-2008, 12:58 PM

GnP is his only hope

ben236 · 05-16-2008, 01:02 PM

Tito's gameplan for Machida = Tito's gameplan for all his fights.= Take the guy down, stack him up against the fence, and ground n' pound the shit out of his ass.

He destroyed Forrest in the FULL GUARD from this position in the first round, and Forrest is much bigger than Machida.

Machida will be in a world of trouble if he finds himself in this situation.

BPA00 · 05-16-2008, 01:04 PM

Take Machida down, push him up against the cage, and hold him there for 3 rounds while dropping some so so ground and pound on him...

AlphaQup · 05-16-2008, 01:06 PM

I am going to take wild guess and predict Tito will try to take Machida down with a double-leg takedown, sit in Machida's guard and try to ground'n pound him.

SickBoy38 · 05-16-2008, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by AlphaQup

I am going to take wild guess and predict Tito will try to take Machida down with a double-leg takedown, sit in Machida's guard and try to ground'n pound him.

hahaa !

djacobox372 · 05-16-2008, 01:17 PM

Tito is A LOT bigger then Machida, I don't see him having any problem taking Machida down and grinding out a win.

Machida is an AWESOME fighter but he needs to drop down to 185, he's going to feel pretty weak when he's in there with a massive lhw like tito.

Of course I said the same thing when he fought soko.... LOL

djacobox372 · 05-16-2008, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by ben236

Tito's gameplan for Machida = Tito's gameplan for all his fights.= Take the guy down, stack him up against the fence, and ground n' pound the shit out of his ass.

He destroyed Forrest in the FULL GUARD from this position in the first round, and Forrest is much bigger than Machida.

Machida will be in a world of trouble if he finds himself in this situation.

LOL that's an understatement, I think forrest's left leg weighs more then Machida.