{"id":211536,"date":"2016-11-29T12:25:43","date_gmt":"2016-11-29T20:25:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=211536"},"modified":"2016-11-29T12:25:43","modified_gmt":"2016-11-29T20:25:43","slug":"lyoto-machidas-bold-prediction-middleweight-title-picture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/lyoto-machida\/lyoto-machidas-bold-prediction-middleweight-title-picture\/","title":{"rendered":"Lyoto Machida’s bold prediction for middleweight title picture"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida was recently handed an 18 month suspension from the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency<\/a>, which will leave him sidelined for another 11 months while he finishes the remaining time left on his suspension.<\/p>\n

Machida’s case with USADA has been a very public one, with ‘The Dragon’ blaming USADA for not being aware of the fact that the substance he disclosed taking, 7-KETO-DHEA, was on the banned substance list.<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Lyoto<\/a><\/p>\n

In the time since Machida’s last fight in the Octagon, a July 2015 loss to Yoel Romero, UFC veteran Michael Bisping became the UFC middleweight champion<\/a> and successfully defended the belt at UFC 204 against Dan Henderson.<\/p>\n

Now, with Bisping’s next opponent set to be Yoel Romero, Machida knows that the landscape of the middleweight division will change quite a bit in his absence. With that being said however, Machida believes when it’s time for him to return, there will be a new champ reigning over the middleweight division.<\/p>\n

He spoke to MMAJunkie<\/a>:<\/p>\n

\u201cI think when I come back, \u2018Jacare\u2019 will be the champ,\u201d Machida told MMAjunkie Radio. \u201c\u2018Jacare\u2019 has a lot of potential. He deserves the chance. I don\u2019t know why he didn\u2019t have a chance already. But soon he will be the champion. Romero as well. Romero is a very strong guy. He\u2019s a very explosive fighter, and I think he has a chance too.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s very hard to say because of 11 months, but I want to fight against anyone,\u201d Machida said. \u201cI just want to fight, and I\u2019m very ready to fight. I can\u2019t wait to fight again. I can\u2019t wait to step in the octagon and have an opponent. It doesn\u2019t matter who it is. I want to fight again.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"Machida<\/a><\/p>\n

At the time of his suspension, Machida was on a 2-fight skid that had seen him drop a 2nd round submission loss to Luke Rockhold in New Jersey, before then suffering a TKO los to Yoel Romero at ‘UFC Fight Night: Florida’ in June.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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