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Bisping Eye Exam Inconclusive, Return Date Still Unknown
Michael Bisping has been absent from fighting since taking out Alan Belcher in April of last year. ‘The Count’ has since been linked to several important middleweight match ups, but has been unable to get clearance from doctors to resume training and fight again. We heard last week that Bisping would be getting an exam […]
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VIDEO | Bisping sizes up potential opponents Machida and Munoz in realtime
Lyoto Machida and Mark Munoz square off while fellow UFC middleweight Michael Bisping provides live commentary — with his trademark British perspective — on what could be his next opponent.
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Gegard Mousasi: Lyoto Has Holes In His Stand Up
“He’s not the biggest [challenge of my career]. I’ve had many fights, against dangerous strikers, heavier opponents. I fought K-1, different divisions. It’s one of the most important fights for me. I look forward to the fight. He has his gaps. Stand-up, he makes mistakes. I think it’s gonna be that fight that whoever makes […]
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Phil Davis Wants A Fight But The UFC Isn’t Calling
Top UFC light-heavyweight fighter, Phil Davis, has been benched since his August victory over Lyoto Machida (pictured). He didn’t get popped for banned substances or get put on a lengthy medical suspension. He didn’t ask for an extended leave or go on vacation either. He’s just not getting any calls from the UFC and his […]
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PHOTO | ‘UFC Fight Night 36: Machida vs. Mousasi’ Poster
Probably one of the ugliest UFC posters in recent memory has been released by The Ultimate Fighting Championship for their upcoming UFC Fight Night 36: Machida vs. Mousasi fight card. The FOX Sports 1 event is set to go down from the Arena Jaragua in Santa Catarina, Brazil, on Feb. 15, 2014. Check it out […]
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Munoz Admits Not Being Mentally Prepared To Fight A Friend, Cost Him Win Against Machida
“Now that I did it (fight a friend), been there, done that, now I know what I need to work on. It’s not so much physical, it’s all mental. It was very difficult for me to fight somebody that I was training with just two weeks before. It was very difficult for me to just […]
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Machida Says Anderson Silva Will Step Aside For His Shot At The Title
“I always say Anderson is on another level. He was the champion for about six or seven years. We even talked about it. He said he already was the champ for a long time, that he wants to remain in the promotion and have super fights. And in case we have to fight, he said […]
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Chinzo Machida: Lyoto Told Me To Throw The Knee
“I was doing well, then I connected the knee and it was over. It was a nice knockout. Everybody’s talking about it. I was focused to get the win. I wasn’t worried to get a knockout or something like that. I went there to do my job, to do my best, and it all happened […]
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Cristiano Marcello vs. Joe Proctor Announced for UFC Fight Night 36 | UFC NEWS
Cristiano Marcello (13-5 MMA, 1-2 UFC, *pictured) vs. Joe Proctor (8-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC) has been announced for UFC Fight Night 36. UFC Fight Night 36, takes place on Feb. 15 at the Arena Jaragua in Jaragua do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazil. UFC officials announced the lightweight fight today. It is currently only the third […]
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VIDEO | Lyoto Machida’s Brother Wins MMA Return With Brutal K.O.
After a lengthy layoff from competition, Chinzo Machida made his way back to the cage during last night’s RFA 11 event on AXS TV. The older brother of Lyoto made a huge statement with one of the nastiest flying knee K.O.’s in MMA History
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Lyoto Machida Back Under UFC Contract With Signing Of New Deal
Unbeknownst to many, former UFC light-heavyweight champion, Lyoto Machida completed the last bout on his contract when he knocked out Mark Munoz in the first round of their recent fight. I even have it on good authority that he toyed with free agency and took offers from other popular MMA promotions. In a recent tweet […]
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QUICK TWITT | Gegard Mousasi Wants Lyoto Machida
Fresh off his middleweight debut, Lyoto Machida is garnering all-types of attention from the press and his fighting peers. What many want to know now is, what’s next for “The Dragon?” After taking out a top 5 opponent the likes of Mark Munoz in the very first round, Lyoto could very well be on his […]
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PHOTO | Machida Makes Good, Buys Munoz Dinner
Dinner together!!Jantar junto após a luta!! http://t.co/jqMqgWEslR — Lyoto Machida (@lyotomachidafw) October 27, 2013 Former UFC light-heavyweight champion, Lyoto ‘The Dragon’ Machida made good on his pre-fight bet with Mark Munoz. The two middleweight fighters (shown together) are seen enjoying a meal after their UFC Fight Night 30 bout that saw Machida KO his training […]
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VIDEO | Lyoto Machida vs. Mark Munoz Fight Highlights
Check out the ferocious blow Machida delivered to Munoz.
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Lyoto Machida Would Fight Anderson Silva For UFC Middleweight Title
Anderson Silva has always been adamant about not facing Lyoto Machida. “I’ve already said it, and I’ll say it again. Lyoto and myself— we are brothers. Jacare and myself we are friends— camp friends. So we have a code of honor amongst ourselves that we don’t fight against ourselves regardless of wins and losses, money […]
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Dana White Likes Lyoto Machida vs. Vitor Belfort At Middleweight
Lyoto Machida needed all of three minutes to make a name for himself in the UFC Middleweight division. He may already have a title-contention fight lined up for him after such a successful 185 debut. After refusing to move down to the middleweight division due to his friend and training partner Anderson Silva reigning supreme […]
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‘UFC Fight Night 30’ Bonus Winners: Barnatt/Craig, Machida and Musoke
Fight of the Night: Luke Barnatt vs. Andrew Craig Luke Barnatt and Andrew Craig put on an impressive performance in the preliminary bouts that aired on Facebook. It was so good, in fact, that it was the only preliminary bout to air on Fox Sports 2. Andrew Craig showed a good display of composure throughout […]
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UFC FIGHT NIGHT 30 RESULTS: Machida Knocks Munoz Out In Round 1
What an exciting end to an already exciting card. The fans in the United Kingdom will be leaving happy. Lyoto Machida and Mark Munoz had a very long feeling out process with over a minute passing by before the first significant strike landed. Unfortunately for Munoz, none of the strikes went in his favor. In […]
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‘UFC Fight Night 30: Machida vs. Munoz’ Main Card Play-By-Play & Live Results
Today’s UFC Fight Night 30 event goes down across the pond from Manchester, England. BJPENN.COM is up early to provide fans with live results in real-time right here in this very thread. For your round-by-round and blow-by-blow updates from today’s Fight Night event tune in here at Noon Pacific Time. RESULTS: John Lineker defeated […]
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Following Decision Loss To Davis Machida Looking To Finish Mark Munoz
“I have had to change to get away from these judges decisions. I’m going to avoid leaving it in the hands of the judges. I have to loosen up out there. If I loosen up and let go, I’m going to accomplish what I want to accomplish: a knockout, a finish. Whatever it is, I […]
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UFC Fight Night 30: Munoz vs. Machida Weigh-In Results
Today’s UFC Fight Night 30: Munoz vs. Machida weigh-ins went off with just one minor hick-up. Flyweight, John Lineker missed weight. Outside of this one misstep, all other fighters made their contracted weight limit, including event headliners, Mark Munoz and Lyoto Machida. Today’s event took place from Manchester Central in England. The full weigh-in results […]
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VIDEO | Signature Moves: Lyoto Machida
Lyoto “The Dragon” Machida breaks down, in ultra-slow motion, the moves that have made him famous. Watch for these moves as he battles Mark Munoz at UFC Manchester: Machida vs. Munoz on Fox Sports 2, October 26th.
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FREE FIGHT VIDEO | Lyoto Machida vs. Randy Couture
At UFC 129, the biggest event in UFC history, Lyoto Machida retired Randy Couture in spectacular fashion. See the whole fight here.
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VIDEO | Machida Admits To Cutting Down On Urine Drink Prior To Munoz Bout
Brazil’s Lyoto Machida is famous for his karate fighting style and infamous for his diet plan, which includes a morning shot of his own urine! Surprisingly, Machida has admitted that in his lead up to this weekend’s main event against Mark Munoz that he has dropped the urine cocktail.
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Mark Munoz: I taught Machida more than he taught me
The UFC returns to Manchester this Saturday for ‘UFC Fight Night 30,’ which is headlined by a middleweight bout between former UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto “The Dragon” Machida (19-4 MMA, 11-4 UFC) and Mark Munoz (13-3 MMA, 8-3 UFC). Machida and Munoz have trained together in the past, and according to ‘The Filipino Wrecking […]
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Chinzo Machida Hopes To Join His Brother In The UFC
“I broke my hand in the first round of my last fight and fought two more rounds, so my bone shattered. I did one surgery but had to do another with the same hand later. It was a slow recovery, but I’m completely healed now. I’ve started to become a more complete fighter, training more […]
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Machida Took Bout With Training Partner To Keep The UFC Happy
“I thought for a while about it (when UFC offered the change), but I didn’t want to disappoint and frustrate the UFC. The date wasn’t that bad. I was already training hard for my fight, so I decided to take it. They were both main events, but this is a better one because Mark Munoz […]
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Trainer: Machida Should Get Title Shot With Win Over Munoz
“I think if Lyoto wins he gets the title shot but also you have Jacare, he did a great job in his last fight. I think he deserves the opportunity to fight for the belt. It doesn’t matter who is the champion. In my opinion everybody wants the belt, everybody fights for the belt. It’s […]