UFC 104 Machida VS. Shogun

UFC 104 Machida VS. Shogun

October 24, 2009

The Ultimate Fighting Championship is holding its 104th event on October 24th. Machida VS. Shogun has a large number of interesting scheduled fights with a Championship Fight for the Main Event. The UFC 104 Fight Card is as follows:

UFC 104 Machida VS. Shogun
Fight Card

Kyle Kingsbury VS. Razak Al-Hassan
Jorge Rivera VS. Rob Kimmons
Stefan Struve VS. Chase Gormley
Yushin Okami VS. Chael Sonnen
Antoni Hardonk VS. Pat Barry
Ryan Bader VS. Eric Schafer
Anthony Johnson VS. Yoshiyuki Yoshida
Joe Stevenson VS. Spencer Fisher
Gleison Tibau VS. Josh Neer
Cain Velasquez VS. Ben Rothwell

Main Event: Lyoto Machida VS. Mauricio Rua

This is the most excited I have been since UFC 100. The two most interesting fights for me are going to be Cain Velasquez VS. Ben Rothwell, and Lyoto Machida VS. Mauricio Rua. I want to see the Valasques fight because the winner of this fight will be a Top Contender to fight for the Heavyweight Championship Belt of The Ultimate Fighting Championship. The winner of this heavyweight bout will most likely fight the winner of Carwin Vs. Lesnar in the future.

I also think Shogun Rua has a better chance at winning the 205lb title belt than most UFC Fans think. This is going to be Shogun's first fight in a long time where he hasn't had to worry about injuries. He was considered one of the best fighters in the world when he competed in PRIDEFC back around 2004 & 2005. Another point of interest involving UFC 104's main event Championship Fight is that Machida & Rua are both Brazilian Fighters. This would normally lead any fan of Mixed Martial Arts to believe that this fight would involve its fair share of Brazilian Jujitsu but this may not be the case. Shogun is a fighter out of Brazil's Chute Box academy which focuses more of muay thai and striking while Machida specializes in Karate. Sportsbook odds will be favoring Velasquez over Rothwell, and Machida over Rua. These may both be good fights to make some money on. Bet a little on both underdogs... not much to lose right?

The Upgrade

Kimbo Flops in Ultimate Fighter!

I somehow had the nerve to feel disappointed when Kimbo Slice got mounted up like taxidermy in both rounds of his second round loss by TKO to Roy “Big Country” Nelson. I was keeping hopes alive knowing that a puncher always has a chance in Mixed Martial Arts. These hopes dwindled when Roy Nelson body slammed Kimbo Slice's head into the corner of the UFC Octagon. The Ultimate Fighting Championship is sure to produce some good heavyweight talent from this season of The Ultimate Fighter.

It must also be noted, however, that Roy Nelson has gone on since filming the show to win the Grappler's Quest IV 8-man absolute division tournament finals. He defeated the likes of Brandon Vera, and even Frank Mir himself.