Machida was the best at one point completely underrated fighter who flew under that radar by most casual fans. Only real fans knew how good machida was.

@HandsomeBastard

11 ай бұрын

Exactly. Just you and me, nobody else knew. Some people actually thought he's imaginary.

@jonathanbradley4896

4 ай бұрын

It took the last flash of prime Shogun to derail him, and those were epic fights. The first fight between Machida and Shogun is to this day one of the most technical striking matches in MMA history.

@TheLastOG88

3 ай бұрын

Only real fans know Jon Jones obliterated that division like none of them were any good. Can't claim lyoto is that good.

@bongdon9288

3 ай бұрын

​@@TheLastOG88lyoto was like natural middleweight though

@JeevanSuresh-ci4sw

2 ай бұрын

​@@TheLastOG88 exactly bruh. Loyoto is a legend of the sport but i gotta say he is massively overrated by fans mainly because of the machida era. He won the belt, then had an extremely controverisal fight in his first defense and then got knocked out by the same guy. He was just a normal fighter after thag

Lyoto was always one of my favorite fighters to watch. Such a unique style in the ring.

I love how Henderson's face looks like he just got out of a fight as he heads into a fight.

@BarneeFife

5 ай бұрын

He looks like a guy who could have made a fortune in movies playing gangster parts if he had acting chops…the REAL OG gangsters, like in Capone type movies…

@SourPlanet

5 ай бұрын

@@BarneeFife ha.. awesome. I'd love to see him play a villain.

Lyoto is the only guy I have ever seen blocking over hand rights while throwing a short cross counter at the same time! He used this same technique to knock out Ryan Bader!

Hendo is insanely tough. He would just take shots to get close to machida. Insane

@leonardotorres8296

5 ай бұрын

Henderso

Hendo is literally the toughest dude on the planet. Absolute savage

No annoying music or cancerous zoom ins. Great.

@Fargosportsmassage

Жыл бұрын

Excellent

- Lyoto Machida, uns dos melhores karateca! Seu contra golpe é perfeito. Se move como um gato e ataca como um leão.

@botafogo55

6 ай бұрын

Bate e corre

@slimshady9335

6 ай бұрын

​@@botafogo55is king

@botafogo55

6 ай бұрын

@@slimshady9335 Fedor

Machida was untouchable at one point in his career.

@RIVALContentJammerz

Жыл бұрын

Decision fighter. Sho Gun was a legit loss, shortly after when losing a bullshit decision to Quentin Jackson (Even Jackson said so), Lyoto lost his edge. I'm sure not above that, but maybe metaphorically can learn from it.

@clinttorres2508

Жыл бұрын

Yep, unorthodox style n hard to hit

@JesseStevenTrumm3992

Жыл бұрын

And then he fought a legitimate wrestler and got turned into a dead body

@ericbowers1471

Жыл бұрын

Definitely had one of the more awkward styles to prepare for and everyone thought he was gonna have a long reign as champion till he fought Shogun and idc what anyone says he lost that first fight to shogun

@private9207

Жыл бұрын

@Twice is the Worst Girl Group He is definitely not overrated, and I don't give out compliments in MMA to many.

I swear Machida's arsenal shrank when he went to MW. Gone were those counter knees and knees from the Thai clinch. And he rarely, if ever, tried to take guys down either. That guy was a beast at LHW tho. Second favorite fighter ever.

Lyoto had such underrated trips and takedown defense.

@toddsecor288

Жыл бұрын

Dan Henderson has terrible takedown defense. He got out wrestled by Rampage lol.

@dan_taninecz_geopol

Жыл бұрын

@@toddsecor288 I feel like that was after getting rocked but it's been a minute since I saw that one.

@daviddelarosajr-bi3px

Жыл бұрын

Lol that's tru man I didn't even think about that lol

@pauloserggio740

Жыл бұрын

yes

@devilkazumi578

3 ай бұрын

​@@toddsecor288 rampage has a wrestling background he just never really used it offensively

Dan Henderson é foda. O cara luta desde os tempos do pride. Ja passou por tudo no mundo da luta. Enfrentou os grandes nomes.

@dyllancostarodrigues3543

Жыл бұрын

Sim e ja venceu Fedor!

@christopherkabenguelle5474

Жыл бұрын

Venceu Fedor, Shogun, Wanderlei Silva, Bisping e o Renzo Gracie.

@mindrover777

Жыл бұрын

​@@christopherkabenguelle5474 what about couture, werdum, Cain, overeem kro kop and to name a big few. Any idea why he ducked them?

@AdrianoGR894

Жыл бұрын

Luta desde o ufc 17 haha

@amaurileiteferreirajunior8237

Жыл бұрын

​@@mindrover777Pq não os ofereceram a ele

Two of my all time favorite fighters!

And that's how you win a fight by avoiding a fight

@coffeecool5190

13 күн бұрын

Miyagi-do karate

Ambos son de mis peleadores preferidos. , no fanfarronean, no son payasos , son auténticos peleadores de respeto .

I legit don't ever remember them fighting...

@tonybologna8522

3 ай бұрын

Because it was a track meet

The chin of Hendo is crazy, he got hit with so many shots that would have KO'd most of the human population, and he just ate em like they tasted good.

I forgot about this fight at this time is when I was really into the ufc big-time snd the light heavyweight division was stacked with great fighters, both these guys r legends 2of the best ever

Jon Jones said machida was his was his hardest fight ever.

@fedor8584

9 ай бұрын

Jones vs Gustafsson 1 looks like thé hardest for Jones.

Lyoto has always had excellent defense he’s elusive

Machida the technician.

An outstanding martial artist.lyoto applied principles that Bruce Lee wrote about.

Machida definitely had his timing down ! He basically blocked shoots with movement like the peekaboo style in boxing

O impressionante é o quanto Lioto sempre aproveitou cada golpe, sempre limpos, muito próximo a 100% de aproveitamento... Sem ficar soltando chutes e socos no vazio ou na guarda

Machida control the distance very well and not letting that right hand find range

Congratulations Lioto Machida you win!!!!!

Dan is a one dimensional fighter, a very tough guy with an overhand.

@mmacaine

Жыл бұрын

Casual

@georgebliss5134

Жыл бұрын

@@mmacaine spaghetti

@negativezero3107

Жыл бұрын

pretty strong wrestler tbh and iron chin til he hit 40

@Mike-xj6pi

Жыл бұрын

If you roll to much to your left he’ll put you to sleep ask bisbing hendo is way better than your giving him credit for

@H.K.5

Жыл бұрын

He was basically a middleweight Tyron Woodley but way slower.

*Lyoto Beat Dan Handerson. *Shogun Beat Lyoto. *Dan Handerson beat Shogun.

Machida would throw those forward lounging knees to body flawlessly 👊

Lyoto’s style of fighting was so annoying run run tag run run but it freaking worked

@josh112984

7 күн бұрын

very technical style, but if you leave yourself open, he will put you to sleep

Dan Handerson The Toughest Guy in MMA story.

Dan looks hilarious when he kicks . Looks like he is aiming for the head and hits below the knee lol

I miss Lyoto Style in UFC soo Elegant and beautiful pure skill and Dan Handerson are a Monster a very good fight.

Lyoto Machida luta muito

@vitorpaulo4024

11 ай бұрын

Luta muito chato isso sim. Fica ciscando e correndo da luta 😛😜😅😁

@creammandarine7772

11 ай бұрын

​@@vitorpaulo4024 Isso me lembrou de Ciryl Gane, embora Gane tivesse um trabalho de pés melhor, mas Machida poderia desconectar alguém com um soco ou chute.

2 of my favorite fighters.

3:58 you can hear that swing from Hendo

Those times were Gold. This guys were Martial Artist. They have Style power honor. Today's kid just wanna submit as soon as possible and finish the match or survive at the with a bore performance.

@sonny061188

Жыл бұрын

What??? Finishing your opponent in the quickest and least harmful way possible is the essence of martial arts.

@jairoaraica6311

Жыл бұрын

Yes it could be but if we ask a Marcial Artist will tell us what is the real essence, showing style you show talent. By the way there's a difference between a figther and a Martial Artist. Guys who finishes quickly opponents they don't care about style,honor,or good performance for the crowd.

@sonny061188

Жыл бұрын

@@jairoaraica6311 a martial artist in the true sense doesn’t perform for the crowd, A professional fighter does which is what a UFC fighter is.

@JesseStevenTrumm3992

Жыл бұрын

@@jairoaraica6311 My dude did you miss out on elementary school or what? And the best martial artist/fighters are the ones that can put it away as fast as possible with minimal damage being inflicted. That’s as high of an honor you can get when fighting another man. Your thinking is all crisscrossed mang

@Spiritof_76

10 ай бұрын

@@jairoaraica6311 Your ideas are just goofy. "but if we ask a Marcial Artist will tell us what is the real essence." I'm guessing that you think you have the final authority on the definition of a martial artist.

Before MVP, Ramon Daniels and Wonderboy Thompson.....there was Machida

Lyoto has unkown wrestling techs. He easily dominates a stand up to push people around to the ground.

@Dankelheit

Жыл бұрын

That's his Sumo training

@opoblemadadivisao4990

Жыл бұрын

Ele foi lutador de sumo

@flowrepins6663

Жыл бұрын

​@@Dankelheit sumo is probably underated it can be useful outside sumo probably decent mma techs

Tough guys for sure.

I remember the good old days when fighters were actual martial artists and professional.

@Naganochilango

Жыл бұрын

With much less technique

O Dan sempre foi um lutador de contrataque, lutadores que mantém bem a distância sempre dificultou para ele.......

Machida excelente lutador Brasileiro.

Too bad we never got to see Bones vs Hendo

Machida proved karate is effective

@douglasbueno7481

Жыл бұрын

Chuck Liddel, Andy Hug, GSP, Bas, Thompson, Conor.

Show!! 👊🏼🇧🇷

Respect both fighters

I love his style. So unique

Legend Hеnderson...

I wonder why Machida didn’t use so many chances to counter Henderson with his signature oncoming counter strikes while the latter was coming on him like a train.

Lyoto was special…

If machida would have worked on his boxing he would have been unstoppable. So many opportunities for counters off his back foot

@robertdecker146

Жыл бұрын

Machida had good solid standup abilities all around, including straight on boxing, and especially the kung-fu kickboxing stuff. His real only true weakness was having only mediocre grappling abilities, and that's why he was beaten by Jon Jones.

@vv-pr4ql

Жыл бұрын

@@robertdecker146 he was a bjj black belt and is up there with Jose Aldo as the best takedown defense artist. He lost to Jon jones for the same reason everybody loses to jones… 🐐

@vv-pr4ql

Жыл бұрын

He had zero boxing though. It’s what made him hard to figure out because nobody before him brought such a straight forward karate style. Find me a machida highlight where he stays in the pocket and throws a multiple punch combo with hooks and uppercuts. Like a Dustin poreir or petr yan.

@Spiritof_76

10 ай бұрын

@@vv-pr4ql That's how people get knocked out, too. Machida's style is to strike and get out, and only stay in tight to grapple, throw, or finish an injured opponent.

@ronki23

4 ай бұрын

Because he's a karate fighter, not a boxer

This was like the Fabricio Andrade vs John Lineker fight

@raulzitocanal6527

Жыл бұрын

Kkkk, é isso.

Machida is a great runner. If the cage was smaller he would have to run outside.

@josh112984

5 ай бұрын

so he should just stand and one place and get hit?, riiiiight

Dan never had an easy night

God bless bro real shit👍🏾💯

Hendersons little "inside kick, shuffle, H bomb" was predictable and I'm amazed so many fell for it.

O americano não achou o lyoto kkkkk nessa luta

What a cool fight! I completely forgot this happened - literally completely this does not even ring a bell.

Good decision

dan loves to miss

Machida muy buena estrategia 👏👏👏

Machida. Had a good little run

Lyoto...... the only mma fighter as fast as Usain Bolt

Machida retreats alot

My fav.The Dragon/Karate Kid.❤️

Split decision? What a robbery! Lyoto 30x27 Henderson

Dan henderson is the beast of the past tho

Fred be a good guy by showing the full fights, i love watching UFC but the full fight. Don't be in a rush. Cutting or leaving parts out is a terrible thing to do,

Amber Heard was great here playing dan henderson

I like this my cheetah guy

Dan henderson comemorar oque kkkkkkkk só apanhou kkkkk

Nice to see Henderson lose.

Big fan of lyoto machida. Did a "few" years training of goju kai and grappling. Sensai said fights go to the ground, learn how to ground an pound.. and show respect for your opponent. While defeating them.

Jones o derrotou pq o agarrou ,se não fosse por isso jones tinha se a primeira derrota por pontos, machida é difícil de ser tocado na trocaçao

@MF-cq9hs

4 ай бұрын

coke and sauce on top bones goat

Imaginen una pelea de Machida y Adessanya? Retrocediendo , escapando,

Not sure what fight the one judge was watching, because Lyoto clearly won all three.

Hendo likes to complain about this one, but he lost a fair one. Machida was in his prime and tailor made to counter his effective but predictable onslaught.

Hendo having trouble taking Machida down... how fuckin insanely good is Machida. This fight is true meaning of styles makes fights !! Shogun>Machida>Hendo> Shogun !!

マチダ選手は上手いなぁ…近代空手の最高峰ですね。

Hendo is married to the daughter of one of our good friends. I talked to him about this fight. Machida wouldn’t engage and did the minimum.

@josh112984

6 күн бұрын

Translation, Machida didn't take any stupid chances and fought smart, hendo was frustrated because he could barely touch him

@alanratay4583

6 күн бұрын

@@josh112984 Of course Hendo couldn’t touch him. Machida wouldn’t fight. Danced like a ballerina. Boring fighter.

@josh112984

6 күн бұрын

@@alanratay4583 I respect your opinion, he has a highlight reel of knockouts on his resume, some find his style boring I get it, some find it brilliant, difference of opinion

@alanratay4583

6 күн бұрын

@@josh112984 I’ll give you that. The front kick KO of Belfort was one for record books. Hendo has a highlight reel of KOs as well. ✌️😎

@josh112984

6 күн бұрын

@@alanratay4583 yea he does!!!, that bisping knockout was ridiculous

Grande dragão 🐉 brasileiro!

Boy in hendos later years he looked so stiff...... it was inside leg kick..over hand right and clinch when needed. And he was still dangerous....... he was a great wrestler but in the twilight of his career was just ready to uncork that right hand. He was a badass in pride ......ko wanderlia and how can we forget him being a natural middleweight but still ko'd Fedor 💁‍♂️.... no hate ...love hendo 🎯💯🎯

Se são os melhores momentos, imagino a luta inteira como foi chata

Lyoto no auge e o Hendo do fim de carreira e olha o trabalho que deu, foi quase um empate.

@99Gara99

Жыл бұрын

Quando foi o Hendo no auge? Ele sempre manteve o nível ao meu ver, sempre teve a H-bomb que foi um perigo Eu vejo esse dan henderson daí vencendo aquele que ganhou do wanderlei no pride

@dyllancostarodrigues3543

Жыл бұрын

@@99Gara99 Tomou um baile do Anderson silva! kkkkk

@anonymousg.5432

Жыл бұрын

Quase empate? Kkkkkkkkkkkl. É mesmo....quando o brasil perdeu de 7 a 0 para a Alemanha...foi "Quase um empate"....HahHHahha Rindo até 2050.....😁😂🤣😃😄😅

@leandroandrade9866

Жыл бұрын

@@anonymousg.5432 Vc pratica alguma arte marcial?

@anonymousg.5432

Жыл бұрын

@@leandroandrade9866 Pelo visto, vc além de NÃO entender nada de arte marcial...aposto que é mais uma das fãs da Gracies.....as DISGRACIES .....HAHAHAAH

dan has only one way to fight this match. but lyoto has many plans to do this match.

Хендерсон воин👍✊

That wasn’t a tough fight. Machida absolutely refused to engage and did the minimum it took to win by extreme boredom. Hendo is a warrior.

Melhores momentos chatos imagine a luta completa

Оба лучшие в своем весе. Они не такие мускулистые и не огромные, но могут отлично дратьса с огромными бойцами

split decision lmao

Can someone tell me the name of the sweep machida does at 1:32

@Endicott2577

Жыл бұрын

Ashi barai i think

Dan está viejo

Hendo is tough af but I expected an easier win from the Dragon.

They both fight kinda silly.. I know Dan is not a bright star. Machida just needed a Jon jones in his life to know his place.

Who won this one?

Would you consider Dan Henderson as a wrestler ? Machida tends to do well against wrestlers

Dan ya está viejo, de joven lo noqueaba en el primer minuto

Basically just 3 rounds of Loto Machida running away from his opponent. He is such a boring fighter. If a fighter does not pressure him then he does nothing to engage.

This was too close of a fight, it really could’ve gone both ways.

@Dankelheit

Жыл бұрын

No way. If you watch the full fight, Lyoto ran away with it at the end. He kicked Henderson in the head many times

@dougtrvl888

Жыл бұрын

I had Machida winning

@packpock4369

11 ай бұрын

@@Dankelheit Many times? What were you watching? He caught him with a head kick several times and they weren't always clean. It was close that's why it was a split. Machida won the first it was close until that trip ontop won him that round because you could have had it either way.. Second was all Hendo but there wasn't much action of anything that was hugely significant. Third was super close it was back and fourth but Machida landed cleaner shot's. Now they scored it a split it was more of a draw. Machida just about let this slip away because he wouldn't engage and Hendo was trying to blast him and was way more aggressive. One big right hand from Hendo would have changed the outcome not a KO either.