Lyoto Machida at Middleweight: End of the Line for Karate or Another Title Run?

For most of its short history, success in mixed martial arts has been predicated on a fighter's ability to harness and employ pure, unadulterated force. Though it started as an homage to the gentle art, once the meatheads of the world figured out how to counter and even execute the techniques that once made Gracie jiu-jitsu so effective, subtlety was all but dead in the Octagon. The emerging sport was dominated by a combination of wrestling and Muay Thai techniques, moves and counters that reli...