Originally Posted by
StephenG
Is Machida a great striker? Sure.
Has a great striker ever knocked out Sonnen? Nope.
I looked through Sonnen's record and noticed something; the last elite striker that he faced was an injured Anderson Silva. Prior to that, no one he's faced has been a high caliber striker. So no, a great striker hasn't knocked him out because he hasn't faced one.
Machida, on the other hand, has faced strong grapplers. Bigger boys than Sonnen. And have any of them put him on his back and controlled him?
So let's compare: Sonnen gotten tagged more times than Machida's been taken down and controlled. I'd say the fight favors Machida.
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