Former UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida was one of the principal players in Thursday's merry go round of possible opponents for current champion Jon Jones, which began with Dan Henderson and then circled through Chael Sonnen and Machida before ending up with Vitor Belfort overnight.
Machida, through a statement issued Friday afternoon by his Black House management team, explained his reasoning for not taking the short notice bout with Jones on September 22 in Toronto, noting that four weeks would not be enough time to prepare. And while he expressed a desire to face Jones at UFC 153 in Brazil this October, the champion has already moved on and will meet Belfort in the main event of UFC 152.
"I want to serve the UFC and recapture the belt," said Machida. "I always respect my opponent. For those reasons, I must prepare myself in the manner I believe in."
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- UFC on FOX Sports 1 Condit vs. Kampmann 2 Live on FOX Sports 1
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UFC 161 event at the MTS Centre on June 15, 2013 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
2013. 6. 15
UFC 161 weigh-in at the MTS Centre on June 14, 2013 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
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Watch the UFC Fight Club Q&A with lightweight contender TJ Grant.
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In just his second fight inside the Octagon, Anderson Silva challenged Rich Franklin for the UFC middleweight crown. watch the fight here - for free!
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MetroPCS에서 제공하는 최고의 기술, 이번 주에는 UFC 135에서 퀸튼 잭슨을 잠재운 존 존스의 리어 네이키드 초크가 선정됐다.
2013. 4. 24
In 2008, middleweight champion Anderson Silva moved up in weight to 205 to see if his power would still be a threat at light heavyweight. It was.
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