Rampage thought he lost the fight, yet really didn't i had it 2 rounds to 1 that 2nd round was close though.
Yeah Rampage won the fight , he did well to cut off Machida, but i think this was more Machida looked shit, the Shogun loss seems to have fucked him.
His speed and movement were noticeably slower he wasn't even trying to do his usual timing routine till the 3rd when he knew he was losing, his cardio was even worse then usual, its never been the best but he looked more gassed halfway through the second then after 5 rounds with Shogun.
Credit to Rampage he looked more motivated then in forever and he pushed the fight a lot more, but i would still comfortably pick Rashad and Shogun over him.
The highlight of the fight was the standing escape of Rampage's attempted slam.
I have no clue where the division goes from here a ton of contenders yet all at least one good fight away from deserving a title shot, though Dana is obviously wanna cash in on a Rashad/Rampage rematch, somewhere down the line.
There is not even a guarantee Shogun will be back for March he is on schedule, but knees are notorious for setbacks let alone with Shogun's old man knees,Dana loves his interim title fights.
Yeah Rampage won the fight , he did well to cut off Machida, but i think this was more Machida looked shit, the Shogun loss seems to have fucked him.
His speed and movement were noticeably slower he wasn't even trying to do his usual timing routine till the 3rd when he knew he was losing, his cardio was even worse then usual, its never been the best but he looked more gassed halfway through the second then after 5 rounds with Shogun.
Credit to Rampage he looked more motivated then in forever and he pushed the fight a lot more, but i would still comfortably pick Rashad and Shogun over him.
The highlight of the fight was the standing escape of Rampage's attempted slam.
I have no clue where the division goes from here a ton of contenders yet all at least one good fight away from deserving a title shot, though Dana is obviously wanna cash in on a Rashad/Rampage rematch, somewhere down the line.
There is not even a guarantee Shogun will be back for March he is on schedule, but knees are notorious for setbacks let alone with Shogun's old man knees,Dana loves his interim title fights.