I agree with most of what you said. But more so I believe Ronda will be a more solidified champ when she fights better competition. It doesn't have to division filled per sa. Just one or two heavy hitters to circulate with. That division has just one and the rest are duds for the most part. Lol now the hype is making Rousey sound like Mike Tyson and have the popularity of.... "Tiger Woods?" Lol. Smh.

UFC need to get Holm and Justino in the UFC. Justino if she can make and keep 135.

Yeah but she is the best can of all those other cans.

Ronda is just that good. She almost got beat by Tate she's just an Olympian what did you expect? Look what GSP did and Silva and jones all great fighters.

Can't be blamed though, there just isn't the talent, she's still fighting the top fighters tho.

uhm.... i think people are disrespecting him cuz of all the weidman haters when weidman fucked him up

hiddenshores oh dear god...

hiddenshores When did Weidman fucked him exactly ? Machida showed that Weidman is a porcelain champ.

Felipe Frota weidman proved machida sucks and that he will remain champ for years

hiddenshores No, he proved only he can gass out after round 3 and has a cardio of a little girl. Not impressed by his performance at all. He beat an older Anderson Silva and Machida's style made him lose the fight.

There's no rematch, it's Weidman vs vitor

Sea Town how's he talking shit?

Dienamik DU-o Obviously it would be after Weidman and Vitor fight for the belt, but Machida will easily be back in the mix and should get his rematch soon enough.

Yeah, exactly. I felt like he stuck to the same plan in all three rounds (1st, 2nd and 3rd), which wasn't working. In the championship rounds, Weidman looked stunned... twice. But, Lyoto didn't go in. Weidman as well I felt that Lyoto was stunned, but... he didn't went for the kill. Either way, this fight shouldn't have ended in a decision.

No rematch needed Weidman clearly won that fight - won rounds 1 2 3 5 - plus Machida is 36 he's not getting younger. Weidman is in his prime, a better fighter and is only gonna get better.

Well hot damn who needs Dana when you got you right bro?

kokoybaga "He allowed Weidman to control him for 3 rounds." exactly...he LET him.....it was how it was scripted.

And so it was spoken, so shall it be done... BOOYAKASHAH!

To be honest its the rest of the divison that needs to improve if they wanna have a chance against Weidman. Guys a beat bring on Vitor.

Perfect assessment. Machida has more good fights in him. Ronda is beating up children,....Cyborg would be a barn burner. I think Davis is showing signs of Dementia pugilistica. That brain needs a rest.

It doesn't suck when you win most of your fights with it. Weidman was just the better fighter that's it

You don't know shit, shut the fuck up, Machida is one of the best out there, only top fighters give him competition, and he gives great battles.

kevin s. Hes amazing but doesnt strike enough. If he striked more, and utilized that amazing accuracy of his im sure tonights fight would have had a different outcome

***** thats true, he has trouble pacing his agresiveness

No he did better then anderson against Chris.

Just because she is fighting the best they have to offer, doesn't mean she isn't fighting cans. She's fighting the best the women's division has to offer, a division which shouldn't even exist in the UFC.

Sam Howlett Are you saying there are more decorated fighters out there in the Bantamweight division?

Holm I'll give you on who's she's fought recently. Cyborg? The only challenge she has to get to and stay at 135. She'll be ready to go in the cage anytime. All she does fight.

CharmCityKingRulez What? You may want to look that over, those sentences don't make any sense, lol.

No, I'm saying the women's division sucks.

bj penn da bess. das it.

New York BABY!!!!!!

Come on kiddo b real..u compering Cain with Davis really....get ur shit together.no even point get into conversation with u about that.get some sleep.....

Agree

***** Exactly. Maybe the division is good but Ronda is just that much better.

***** Yeah that guy Ronald Rousey is pretty strong.

***** she is just that good. She trained with us at our judo club. Back in 2008 at the LoneStar Classic in Texas, no one wanted to compete with her.

Yeah, his grin doesn't bother me. He's genuine, I think. You always know what Chris you're going to get. As opposed to Ronda and JBJ.

Yeah arrogance is only okay when Chris does it. Jon Jones though? Nah how dare that Black guy be arrogant.

turtles if you think jbj is genuine when he smiles and talks, no amount of trolling is going to help you

Arcee Genuine? So what is his real personality like? He isn't a douche bag(well outside of typical Champion arrogance), so who gives a shit about what he's really thinking? This whole "he isn't genuine" argument is just racism, point blank. You can't stand to see a Black man with confidence succeeding and trying to be a positive role model. He will be the best ever, even if that makes you uncomfortable. Might as well see the good in him and the positivity he portrays instead of constantly trying to make him the heel(bad guy). He isn't a bad guy. He is the good guy. He's a family man and a champion.

I feel that way about Jon Jones more. It's impossible to dislike Jon Jones without being racist because he is literally God's gift to mankind and a miracle worker who heals sick children. Yeah, I get... I wonder how many black fight fans don't like Weidman, Klitschkos or GSP because they are white? Yeah, you think we don't see all of those thinly veiled (sometimes overtly) racist comments all of the time? I had to hear over and over again about how Tyron Woodley was going to murder Rory MacDonald because as a black man he had A-level talent and he was destined to be the next champion by God himself. Racists said that it should have been against the law to even sanction the fight because it was going to be such a mismatch and Rory's life was in imminent danger. How did that turn out? Gus wasn't supposed to even have a chance against Jones according to the nut-hugging racists. Jones looked like he was just pulled out of a drunk driving accident after the fight. He was coughing up blood afterwards, face and lips swollen for days, left on a stertcher and took months to recover from the barrage of shots landed. Every poll showed that the vast majority of fans believed Gus won that fight. This by a large margin. The vast majority of UFC fighters also believed that Gus won based on the reactions that were tweeted and compiled in articles. Yeah, Jones enjoyed a nice affirmative action decision this time. Everyone including Dana White knows that MMA judging has been horrendous lately. “..It kills my business,” UFC President Dana White complained last year. “People think that it's us. A lot of people aren't educated on the fact that the Nevada State Athletic Commission actually picks these people and allows them to keep judging fights....”

Luke got KO but Belfort...

William Kim ...was on TRT. Got you bro.

You're drunk, go home.

What does TRT have to do with blocking a kick to the head?

Damn right, Luke Rockhold is God

I liked Weidman since the Munoz fight, but I admit I was confident and I really though thought Machida was going to beat this guy

[2] btw, his wrestling was better than I expected. I knew it was good but still Machida is an 'anti-wrestler' guy (Daniel Cormier's words)

16 second ko is not impressive ????

Weidman gave a way better performance because his opponent was leagues more skilled and athletic than Alexis Davis.

A 16 second blowout isn't deserving of a POTN bonus? You're a fucking moron.

Look at who it was against. Fucking squash match.

wiedman got fight of the night + ppv + $400000 fixed pay ! extra $50000 doesnt make a difference to him

LOL hahahahahaha......only if the UFC allows open use of TRT and roids...

Weidman will come back better, stronger, and ready for Belfort IF< IF that happens and he will beat belfort. I mean for them to even let Belfort fight in the UFC with all the shit he's hopped up on is just ridiculous, I mean look at him in 2010 and then NOW! come on. Anyway He will need it against weidman, as he is Bigger, Stronger, he's no slouch striking and he will only get better,and his wresting is superior, well and he's American =) He will send Belfort packing.

actually Rockhold will beat everyone and will be the next Champion... he won his last two fights without getting a scratch... He lost one fight against a guy on roids who surprised him with an amazing kick. That will not happen again. Rockhold is simply a monster... Weidman took few kicks to the body from Machida... If it was Rockhold, Weidman would have been KO.

Dae Han on Method maybe..lol

Belfort will never be champion in the UFC ever again!!!

you know that the 5th round was probably the best for weidman - lyoto got hit hard quite a bit in that round.

Justin Beagley round 5 is to lyoto only because Weidman got swarmed at the end, a swarming counts for a lot

Shikaku Nara - Which judge scored 5 for Machida? Not one. Most of that flurry did not land and did not hurt Weidman. He taunted Machida for more and marched forward with a smile on his face and perfect body language.

LostMy Way, loll ur bullshitting man, makes u not credible at all. One judge gave it 48-47 go Watch the announcing, it means 3-2 for Weidman, its not because he was arrogant that he was all fine, also , he got more in danger than lyoto ever got during that fight, and no problem for enlightening ur ignorance

Shikaku Nara That judge gave him round two. What did Machida do in the first three rounds besides run away? The other two judges had it right. Isn't it funny how you have to side with the dissenting viewpoint? When was he in danger? Name the round and exact time that it happened? Machida's bloodied up face will tell you who was in danger. Weidman had not a mark besides a bruised side which he did not even favor or protect throughout the fight.

you're joking right? i mean you must be joking. Who else has outstruck lyoto? i don't even think jones outstruck machida... rua might have been close to outstriking him - however, that would be the word 'close' - the striking was NOT close in this fight... weidman delivered 2 strikes for every strike received... against lyoto... and considering the fact that lyoto is known as a stand up striker, and weidman has only been practicing stand up for 4 years - that's incredible. Weidman has now outstruck 2 of the greatest strikers in mma (silva, lyoto) - and it's where he's the most inexperienced... you fail to see any qualities? are you fucking blind?

Justin Beagley I don't care for his stats, I'm referring to his fighting style and group of skills that make up his repertoire.

How about his ability to win fights? That's a quality in his fighting style that stands out. Along with his wrestling, octagon control, BJJ and not to mention he out stuck Lyoto.

His wrestling is elite level....No one has taken Machida down basically and he took him down 5 times... Everything else he is just good at, but still being great at 1 thing (wrestling) and good at everything else is fine.... Anderson was always massively overrated....His "reign" was over one of the weakest division in the sport....Over hyped paper champ fraud....

Looks like someone can't take an opinion. Must be so horrible to read something you don't agree with.

lifeisforaseason you keyboard warrior

Thumbs up for your profile pic :) lol what's up this dudes ass^^^^

it's like the case of Anderson Silva. his level was so different frmo the other that make the rest of division seemed like a bunch of cans ;~

lmao, would be ironic if it was a Silva sponsor

slipped, fell, landed on a dana's money stack.

Antdemo ha ha ha .

Same, he defended his belt against two GOATS & he also beat Uriah Hall not to long ago

That's just how Weidman fights. Always pushing the pace and being aggressive.