Who is next for machida

Since , four of Machida's six fights have ended in a split decision, with the Brazilian going in those bouts. Bader was completely outgunned against Nemkov, but Nemkov looked like a potentially special fighter on that night.

Between his wrestling and his power striking, it's unlikely Bader allows Machida to try to pick and poke while point fighting his way to a narrow decision. Machida isn't Nemkov in his ability to deal with a fighter who brings what Bader does to the cage.

That's especially true in where Machida, while still slick, has lost a step. As long as Bader doesn't allow Machida to dictate the pace of the fight, this should be his to win.

By Brent Brookhouse. Apr 9, at pm ET 3 min read. Bellator MMA. His loss to Mousasi was razor close. I think Bellator should book Machida for another middleweight fight before having him fight for the title next.

Daniel Cunningham September 14, Share on facebook Facebook. Share on twitter Twitter. There really is no point in talking about what comes next until I fight him.

Thankfully, Machida has been a little more open in his willingness to discuss what his opponent will bring to the cage Saturday night, and how he will come away from the UFC co-main event victorious. His ground game is very defensive. Of course, everybody has a fear, everybody has anxiety and stuff like that but to challenge that is the most important thing. For me this grand prix is a new moment for me and I like to go to the academy everyday, to still have that. I consider it still motivated to training and to achieve whatever you want to achieve.

It has nothing to do with age or physical condition because physical condition you can get there if you train and the motivation is your mind. If you have something you have to achieve, you can do that. There will be no shortage of challenges in the Bellator Light Heavyweight World Grand Prix after the ViacomCBS-owned promotion made several high profile signings in recent months to bolster the pound division.