Lyoto Machida has an advantage over Mauricio shogun.

Debating: Lyoto Machida has an advantage over Mauricio shogun. I am con: I am going to go on the premise that Lyoto Machida does not have an advantage. But it is equal if not advantage shogun. I would like to thank philosophical for posing a debate about the UFC, something I think should have taken place earlier. 1. Defending Lyoto Machida is the light heavy weight champion in the ufc and is defending his title for the first time. The light heavy weight title is the second most title to change hand with ten fighters laying claim to winning it. It has only been defended by 4 people making it a disadvantage to the person defending it. Shogun is coming in with no added pressure, where as lyoto has never defended a title in his entire career. -Advantage shogun- 2. Bjj Lyoto has a black belt in Brazilian jujitsu (bjj) from the Nogueira brothers, which is a great camp. Shogun has a black belt in bjj from Nino Schembri, which is not as impressive…. If shogun would not have beaten the man that gave lyoto his black belt. Shogun beat Antonio Rogerio Nogueira by decision but could not be submitted… so with that being said -Advantage=tie 3. Record Lyoto is undefeated, where as shogun is 18-3. -Advantage lyoto- 4. Competition Lyoto has notable victories over Stephan Bonnar, Thiago Silva, former UFC light-heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz, former UFC middleweight champion Rich Franklin, current UFC lightweight champion and former welterweight champion B.J. Penn, and former UFC light-heavyweight champion Rashad Evans. Shogun holds notable wins over such fighters as former UFC light-heavyweight champion Chuck Liddell, former UFC light-heavyweight champion Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, current Strikeforce heavyweight champion. Alistair Overeem, Ricardo Arona (who did not hold a title but beat Wanderlei Silva, Alistair Overeem, Kazushi Sakuraba, Dan Henderson, Guy Mezger, Dean Lister, Murilo Rua), and former 2006 and 2007 Brazilian Super Heavyweight Champion, bronze medal in the 2007 Pan American Games, intern UFC heavyweight champion Antonio Rogerio Nogueira…. Also teacher of lyoto. -Advantage slightly shogun- 5. Chin Lyoto has never been proven to take a punch. Granted he has a style that allows him never to get hit. Shogun has been tested and has never gone down… plus he is known to have the heaviest hands in the light heavyweight division. -Advantage shogun- 6. Style Lyoto has the sickest style in the game. It is a mix of shotokan, bjj, judo, and mma. It has never been figured out… but he also has never been punched squarely. Shogun is a Muay Thai, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu but is a devastating puncher. -Advantage lyoto- Shogun has lost one questionable fight with Forrest griffin. "Facing The Ultimate Fighter 1 winner Forrest Griffin, Rua was widely regarded as the top light heavyweight fighter in the world and considered a heavy favorite to win.[17] However, Rua had difficulty with the larger Griffin and became exhausted in the second round of the fight. After losing both of the previous rounds, Rua ultimately succumbed to a rear naked choke in the final seconds of the third round. Some blame his poor cardiovascular fitness on the fact that Rua suffered a knee injury during training for the fight. He re-injured the knee during the fight and had elective surgery afterwards.[" A UFC debut is tough and he did know how to condition for it… but with his last fight where he knocked out chuck Liddell, he looked great. Condition will not be a factor in this being his 4th fight in the UFC. I do think lyoto is good, but to say he has the advantage is incorrect. On paper shogun is 3-2 with one tie, when it comes to what matters in an ufc fight. I know lyoto is very unique, therefore no advantage to either fighter… They are both at the same advantage http://en.wikipedia.org... http://en.wikipedia.org... http://en.wikipedia.org... http://en.wikipedia.org... http://en.wikipedia.org... http://www.ufc.com... http://www.youtube.com...