MMAjunkie<\/a>\u00a0of his relationship with Bellator recently. \u201cI\u2019m very happy, truly.”<\/p>\n\u201cIt was a very tough decision [to leave the UFC],\u201d Machida continued. \u201cI really like the UFC. I can only say nice things about my old home. I had a good relationship with everyone. Even if it became distant, I had a good relationship with all of them. Even with the Fertittas, they always respected me a lot, so I can\u2019t complain. Because of that, it was a tough decision.”<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m loving the treatment I\u2019ve been getting from Bellator,\u201d Machida concluded. \u201cIt feels like I\u2019m home. I\u2019m feeling a difference in that sense, because in the UFC, I felt very distant from everything. I wanted to talk, I wanted to ask for something, and I felt very distant. Not at Bellator. I feel close, because I talk directly to Mike Kogan, I talk directly to Scott Coker. So that makes it a lot easier. I\u2019ve been feeling at home and, the way I see it, relationship is everything.\u201d<\/p>\n
Lyoto Machida will enter the Bellator cage on a two-fight winning streak, having bested Eryk Anders by decision and Vitor Belfort by knockout in his last two fights in the Octagon. How do you think the former UFC champion will perform in the Bellator cage?<\/p>\n
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