{"id":51491,"date":"2013-02-12T16:07:41","date_gmt":"2013-02-13T00:07:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=51491"},"modified":"2022-02-06T13:17:12","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T21:17:12","slug":"lyoto-machida-title-shot-should-be-on-the-line-ufc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/lyoto-machida-title-shot-should-be-on-the-line-ufc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Lyoto Machida: &#8220;Title shot should be on the line&#8221; | UFC NEWS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/lyoto-machida.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46026\" title=\"lyoto machida\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/lyoto-machida.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/lyoto-machida.jpg 390w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/lyoto-machida-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/lyoto-machida-361x250.jpg 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nOn today&#8217;s UFC 157 conference call, Lyoto &#8220;The Dragon&#8221; Machida sounded off on the implications of his upcoming bout with Dan Henderson.<\/p>\n<p>Machida, who is coming off a win over Ryan Bader at UFC on Fox 4 in August, said the winner of UFC 157&#8217;s co-main event deserves a crack at Jon Jones. For the &#8220;Dragon&#8221;, this would mean facing Jones in a rematch after having been put asleep by the champion via guillotine choke at UFC 140 in December.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I believe, out of this fight, whoever wins should definitely be the contender for the title,&#8221; Machida said. &#8220;If we&#8217;re number one and number two then the title shot should definitely be on the line for this fight.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Henderson was scheduled to fight Jones for September&#8217;s UFC 151main event, but the event was canceled due to an injury to Henderson, and in turn Jones&#8217; refusal to switch opponents on short notice. Henderson, who rides a four fight win streak is coming off an even longer layoff, last fighting over one year ago at UFC 139 when he defeated Mauricio &#8220;Shogun&#8221; Rua in an epic five round main event decision.<\/p>\n<p>The two decorated light heavyweights will duke it out on February 23rd at the Honda Center in Anaheim, setting the stage for the UFC&#8217;s first female bout between bantamweight champion, Ronda Rousey, and contender Liz Carmouche.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/forum\/?mingleforumaction=viewtopic&#038;t=36\">Join the Forum discussion on this post<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On today&#8217;s UFC 157 conference call, Lyoto &#8220;The Dragon&#8221; Machida sounded off on the implications of his upcoming bout with Dan Henderson. Machida, who is coming off a win over Ryan Bader at UFC on Fox 4 in August, said the winner of UFC 157&#8217;s co-main event deserves a crack at Jon Jones. 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