Coleman calls out Machida
After training with Ernest “The Cat” Miller, a well known stand up fighter, Mark “The Hammer” Coleman believes he has the best chance of defeating Lyoto Machida. After watching last nights fight between “Sugar” Rashad Evans and Machida at UFC 98, Coleman noticed many flaws in Machida’s game.
“I’ve been training hard with “the Cat” and I feel confident that I know what his weaknesses are, and how I can exploit them should we meet in the cage.”
” In my past fights I relied on my wrestling too much and it showed. Now I know that the key is good cardio and a sound stand up game, which I have now. I don’t think Machida has faced a wrestler of my caliber before and I think stylistically I match up with him perfectly “
Coleman who is coming off a loss to former rival Mauricio “Shogun” Rua was disappointed in his last outing, as he explains:
“You know my cardio wasn’t up to scratch for that fight and I believe it was an early stoppage but whatever, I’m not one to make excuses. Ever since that fight me and Miller have been in the gym working hard on it and I can keep going for 25 minutes if necessary.
Mark Coleman is currently slated to face Stephen Bonnar at on July 11th at UFC 100.
May 27, 2009 at 12:10 am
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May 27, 2009 at 5:30 am
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May 27, 2009 at 12:33 pm
Where did these quotes come from?
May 27, 2009 at 1:25 pm
We did a quick interview with Mark at UFC 98, he was there so we quickly just asked him a few questions.
May 27, 2009 at 5:04 pm
[...] only does Coleman think he has found the holes in Machida’s game, he also thinks he has the “perfect” style and skill set to exploit them. I’ve been training hard with “the Cat” and I feel confident that I know what his weaknesses [...]
May 28, 2009 at 1:34 pm
[...] out how to beat the Dragon later this year, someone will need to step up. Enter Mark Coleman. LatestMMANews chatted with the UFC Hall of Famer following UFC 98 and passed along these quotes: [...]
May 30, 2009 at 1:16 pm
“Now I know that the key is good cardio and a sound stand up game, which I have now.”
hahahahaha
The thought of Coleman with any cardio or stand-up is amusing.
That quote has nothing on this Coleman classic:
“When I started I was going on instincts. Then they took away headbutts and I had to learn some skills.”
Coleman will revert back to putting his hands on his knees after three minutes due to exhaustion and turning away from punches when he’s in trouble as he usually does.