How does anything you mention here refute the notion a diego sanchez situation couldn't easily happen to him
Are you trying to say that he won't succeed at MW? So tell me, which MW fighter would beat Machida? Other than Anderson, I don't see anybody beating him [at MW].
Also, he looked every bit as quick in the Bader fight as ever.
201 pounds means that he DOESN'T cut weight. Are you that dense? His natural weight is around 205, meaning a move to 185 is very attainable. Especially, considering there are numerous bigger MWs than Machida. Like, Sonnen, Weidman, and Okami to name a few.
Since when did 15 pounds become a major cut? Are you serious? Like Jutt said, he could lose some of the weight via diet and then cut the rest. It wouldn't be difficult.