Its Shogun!

[djohn14]

With Quinton "Rampage" Jackson electing to take the "TUF" coaching gig, and taking the fight with Rashad Evans before a title shot against Lyoto Machida, people wondered who would get the next shot.

According to superlutas.com, Shogun Rua has signed a contract extension with the UFC and has agreed to face Machida for the title. The fight will likely take place in October.

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I dont know what other big name fighter they could have put in this situation...so I guess they did the right thing.

[dbreiden83080]

I heard about this last night and shrugged. Machida will win that fight with ease. Kind of Funny he beats Chuck and gets a shot, just like Evans beat Chuck and got one. If Chuck is done, why is beating him the key to the title?? :lol

[djohn14]

I heard about this last night and shrugged. Machida will win that fight with ease. Kind of Funny he beats Chuck and gets a shot, just like Evans beat Chuck and got one. If Chuck is done, why is beating him the key to the title?? :lol

I know what your saying...but honestly...what other fighter would you have put out there that isnt booked?

[Evan]

damn Shogun.........

[dbreiden83080]

There really is nobody unfortunately. I am very excited about Page and Evans though. He's not scared of Machida, he's not scared of anyone, he just wants to give Rashad a beating first...

[desflood]

It just kills me that Forrest beat both Shogun and Rampage and now they both have title fights lined up while he's fighting Silva.

[djohn14]

It just kills me that Forrest beat both Shogun and Rampage and now they both have title fights lined up while he's fighting Silva.

If he beats Silva he'll get another shot...no doubt

[dbreiden83080]

If he beats Silva he'll get another shot...no doubt

I want Forrest and Page 2 really bad..

[dallaskd]

The LHW division will continue to be a clusterfuck until Anderson finally takes his career seriously and becomes champ of both divisions.

[dbreiden83080]

The LHW division will continue to be a clusterfuck until Anderson finally takes his career seriously and becomes champ of both divisions.

Silva can't beat Machida or Page IMO. I'm going with Forrest against him..

[desflood]

I miss Babalu.

[djohn14]

Silva can't beat Machida or Page IMO. I'm going with Forrest against him..

I think if Silva took everything serioously...he could pick apart whomever he damn well pleases aside from Machida, and I wouldnt say he couldnt beat him.

[dbreiden83080]

I think if Silva took everything serioously...he could pick apart whomever he damn well pleases aside from Machida, and I wouldnt say he couldnt beat him.

He's not big or strong enough to hang with some of the monsters at 205 IMO. Plus he's 34 with a lot of fights under his belt. I always hate projecting someone in bigger weight classes, where they have not proven themselves. Everyone did with BJ Penn and look how badly GSP smoked him. I like to go by what i see. And i saw Silva look horrible in his last 2 fights against mediocre fighters.. Rampage has been tearing elite 205 Pd fighters asses up, for years. Machida may be the new breed of fighter in that class. That's what i see..

[Evan]

I miss Babalu.

Me too. I don't think he can get the belt but he's good enough to cause plenty of problems.

He also had one of the best countdown shows eva...it was really good.

[angelbelow]

im not gonna sleep on shogun (since hes one of my favs) but if he trains hard for this one and hes injury free he'll at least stand a chance. and theyve trained together before so it wont be like shoguns never fought anyone like him. ofcousre, the opposite is true too, machida will know how shoguns fights. we'll see what happens, either way im pumped for this fight.

[Evan]

im not gonna sleep on shogun (since hes one of my favs) but if he trains hard for this one and hes injury free he'll at least stand a chance. and theyve trained together before so it wont be like shoguns never fought anyone like him. ofcousre, the opposite is true too, machida will know how shoguns fights. we'll see what happens, either way im pumped for this fight.

right on :toast

[BlackSwordsMan]

arona will take machida

[Evan]

arona will take machida

shush

[desflood]

Pffff.