Weidman v Machida Results Discussion Thread

We had another night of wonderful ufc action last night so let's get some thoughts from people :)



I won't go through every fight but here's mine:



Caceres v Faber

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This was a great fight for Caceres really: A win would have been huge, a loss would of been unsurprising. And my big feeling coming away from that fight was how impressed I've been with Bruce Leeroy his last few fights. He had some moments and I'm never going to dog someone who somersaults out of a takedown. Very nice choke by Faber though. His back takes and RNC finishes are beautiful to watch.



I'm not sure where Faber goes now though? He's working his way back up but will he fight Dillashaw if offered the title?

Rousey v Davis

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I think the easiest way for me to explain this is that if I got a ufc title shot tomorrow I would be fighting Jose Aldo, a man widely regarded as one of the absolute top P4P fighters of all time. I would gladly take that over having to fight Rousey. I'm also very interested in how her last two fights now have been finished by strikes and I'm curious if she's making a point that she's not just a one trick pony. Absolutely beautiful throw and the ground and pound to finish was brutal. We always knew Rousey had power in her throws but the power she showed in her hands there was impressive. Well, when I wasn't watching her...bounciness...during the replay.



I felt bad for Davis though. Fighting Rousey is an almost guaranteed loss anyway (a -1000 favourite?) and she didn't really get a chance

Weidman v Machida

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This was a good fight. When it comes to talking about it though I don't know who to blame for Machida losing. Weidman did a nice job pressuring him and not being as hesitant and respectful as Machida's other opponents, but in the championship rounds Machida really started coming back and its been a criticism that's followed him his entire UFC career that he's too laid back. In the 4th especially he pushed on being the aggressor and had a good round because of it.



That being said, Weidman did great. And he's come out with a bunch of excuses about what terrible shape he was in for that fight too. He seems to be locking up the MW champion ship quite nicely and honestly Machida was my pick for the guy to dethrone him. There's some good guys waiting in the wings at 185 and with Silva gone I was hoping for a more exciting weight class but we'll see how that goes.



Nice takedowns from Weidman too and I think he's the first person I've seen effectively counter Lyoto's body knee.