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Machida Ortiz UFC 84 Predictions
Lyoto "The Dragon"
Machida is the -200 favorite
at
BodogLife.com against
former UFC light heavyweight
champion Tito Ortiz in an
upcoming UFC 84 super light
heavyweight match. Machida
is unbeaten in 12
professional fights, but if
anyone can hand him his
first loss, it's "The
Huntington Beach Bad Boy".
Find out who
Jimmy Boyd likes to win
this super light heavyweight
fight in his Machida –
Ortiz predictions
article.
Former UFC light heavyweight
champion, Tito Ortiz, is one
of the biggest names in the
sport. His brute strength,
intensity, and ground and
pound attack have taken him
to an elite status in the
MMA community. Ortiz comes
in to this fight as a winner
of five of his last seven
bouts. Those two blemishes
are a loss to Chuck Liddell
and a draw to Rashad Evans.
Ortiz has defeated Forrest
Griffin, Patrick Cote, Vitor
Belfort, and Ken Shamrock
over the last three years,
and he's ready to add "The
Dragon" to that list.
Ortiz has acted in public as
if Machida isn't worth any
of the hype, saying that he
isn't even worth talking
about. Ortiz said he's going
to crush him and then move
on as if this is just
another fight.
The undefeated Machida will
gladly welcome Ortiz to
reality by handing him his
sixth career loss. Machida
has been successful because
he doesn't make mistakes and
because he always makes his
strikes count. He is known
as one of the most technical
and powerful strikers in the
sport. No one who has beaten
BJ Penn can be considered a
nobody, plain and simple.
This fight is vitally
important to Machida as a
win puts him in top
contention to challenge for
the 205 pound title.
Machida had good things to
say about Ortiz, stating
that he is honored to fight
one of the biggest names in
the sport, but then he
subtly stated that there is
no way he'll let this go to
a decision. "I'm going to
finish him in this fight."
Machida said.
Prediction: Machida
In many ways, this fight is youth versus experience, a
passing of the torch if you will. But the problem is
that Ortiz is not ready to pass it to a fighter who he
is yet to have any respect for. Ortiz has fried much
bigger fish and jumped into much larger oceans than the
young Machida in his career and that experience has to
give him some sort of an edge. However, while Ortiz is
still a major force in the light heavyweight division of
the UFC, he is not the invincible young talent that he
once was. Machida has the confidence that comes along
with a 12-0 record and knows that a win here gets him
that title shot. No slouch can beat a BJ Penn the way
Machida did and my gut instinct tells me that Ortiz is
not taking Machida as seriously as he should be. I'll
play favorites here and take the
-200 favorite Machida to beat the great Tito Ortiz
to earn his thirteenth straight victory.
Updated May 2nd, 2008
Red = Best Line for Top Fighter
Green = Best Line for Bottom Fighter
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