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By Jonathan Snowden - Feature Writer

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Jon Jones plus Lyoto Machida will represent two unique viewpoints in their UFC subject match up this kind of weekend. Jonathan Snowden has much more with UFC 140 's conflict of cultures.

It's a traditional tale regarding East compared to West. A non-romantic version from the Karate Kid. When Jon Jones collide this weekend inside Toronto with the UFC light heavyweight title, it'll be your battle involving greater than miniscule men. It's a traditions war.

Machida could be the traditionalist. When your dog prepares to get their bout, this central figure inside his or her your life can be their father, Shotokan karate master Yoshizo Machida. The techniques they have learned usually are as old when time - or perhaps at least as old because the skill itself, pieced together originating from a mishmash associated with styles by simply Gichin Funakoshi while in the early 1900's.

If Machida presents this past, Jones is some sort of fighter to get a new generation. He once formulated his unorthodox style, which includes unusual spinner moves in addition to cartoonish throws, from reviewing YouTube video lessons regarding judo matches, professional player wrestling, in addition to genuine fights. The main find inside his public living for a struggle weeks time isn't a withered karate sensei. Instead, Jones is definitely used carefully by way of Malki Kawa, a swaggering physical activities realtor who may have mastered the art associated with sociable media.

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It's a deal with this were easy to arrange with regard to in also millions of people's case. Machida possesses made possible rangy martial artists for instance many other Brazilian Glover Texeira to simulate Jones's accomplish plus impressive at a distance. But not a soul can absolutely reproduce the actual champion's bodily prowess and also ability to help switch your deal with from the ranking battle to a soil combat within a blink regarding a strong eye.

Jones includes possessed difficulty involving their own. While a lot of persons in compounded martial martial arts styles take place from a karate background, a lot of are usually with the hard guy Kyokushin tradition regarding Mas Oyama. It's a fashion built on drive - Oyama utilised to appeal to pupils with new neighborhoods by punching away bulls and various manly feats associated with strength - a far meow out of Machida's artful as well as thorough preserving movement. It's made the round a difficult that you make for, a great deal more healthy reported by Jones when compared with his or her past subject security towards Quinton "Rampage" Jackson.

"I speculate the greatest variance is definitely Rampage is known for a style which can be a lot easier with regard to sparring spouses for you to mimic," Jones reported within a advertising meeting call. "I have. had (training partners) simulate Machida to the best of the ability. But Machida is harder in order to mimic than Rampage.

"Lyoto's a distinctive challenge, (but) truly huge to help fearfulness if you are prepared," this champion continued. "(If) you know yourself so you find out your opponent. there is not any fearfulness if you accomplish ones do the job and also you study."

The stress adjoining Jones is approximately greater than fighting. It's a continuing kick associated with meetings, opportunities, and also Tweets. Jones is, perhaps, MMA's initial modern day athlete. He spends the maximum amount of period advertising and marketing plus networking as he really does training. Like UFC President Dana White, the particular well-known will be with his mind.

"I imagine you need to usually just be on your own along with generally put ones greatest ft . forward," Jones said. "As far when my image, this might good weird nevertheless my image - I'm simply just myself along with I do not think with it. It's adequate being myself. I'm a fairly reliable guy with good intentions.

"And I feel a compelling character along with style will work for the UFC. We've obtained a great deal of devotees in which become familiar with us, there is certainly another audience which get to know us, make it possible for general audience people get the hang of that we live school informed guys which i am brilliant some athletes and not just people that show in place and also conquer each other in place in your cage."

For Machida, further with the spot light in addition to pressures of becoming the particular champion, your bout presents the ability regarding redemption. He missing the initial fight with his career continue year towards Mauricio "Shogun" Rua along with slipped their following battle that will Jackson when well. After eight numerous perfection, your humbled Machida lastly knew what sacrificing were feeling like.

" There's ups and downs at a few point," Machida stated by carrying out a marketing contact together with this press. "I learned considerably from the activities - seeing that winning this title after which you can burning off it after which getting rid of that will Rampage and then coming back by having a lot. I am a different martial artist nowadays."

With simply days outstanding ahead of the fight, the time with regard to coaching will be over. Jones could hunt for peace inside the sprawling Canadian metropolis. Machida, too, will look for choose a second of tranquil ahead of the storm. When the two match will probably be while using bodyweight with tremendous expectation on his or her broad shoulders. What occurs the most modern regarding fighters satisfies by far the most traditional? On Saturday, we'll have got each of our answer.

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Jonathan Snowden

Feature Writer

Jonathan Snowden will be publisher regarding Total MMA (ECW Press, 2008) plus The MMA Encyclopedia (ECW Press, 2010). He's a an old radio DJ as well as television system manufacturer whom toiled with the White House.

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