My Take on the Machida and Rampage fight

  
Jason Busuttil


Loyota Machida  trains with the likes of Noguiera brothers, Anderson Silva and Junior Dos Santos to name a few. Machida will be ready for this fight physically and mentally,He is a training freak who works every aspect of MMA. Machida has Black Belts in Karate and jiu-jitsu and is one of the most technical fighters on the planet. He has great take down defense and a very underrated grappling game. Machida brings a wide array of kicks, punches, trips clinches and take downs to the Octagon but his bread and butter is his ability to effectively counter strike and to stay out of harm’s way.

Quinton “Rampage” Jackson has been a UFC betting Odds staple in the world of Mixed Martial Arts for the better part of a decade but strangely has become a victim of his own success. The question now become – is he a fighter or an actor-wannabe? Rampage has become a one dimensional fighter whose desire to train has been questioned in the last few years. Jackson has moved his training to England to train at Wolfslair Academy but that decision has been questioned as well. With a lack of grappling and wrestling coaches in his camp, Rampage appears to be falling further and further behind the rest of the MMA world. There is no secret as to what Rampage brings to the Octagon – a brash personality, insane punching power and an iron chin. What is lost in Jackson’s desire to end a fight standing is his wrestling pedigree and submission defense.