{"id":65471,"date":"2013-08-01T10:02:19","date_gmt":"2013-08-01T17:02:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=65471"},"modified":"2022-02-06T12:55:35","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T20:55:35","slug":"lyoto-machida-says-ufc-demanded-rematch-for-anderson-silva","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/lyoto-machida-says-ufc-demanded-rematch-for-anderson-silva\/","title":{"rendered":"Lyoto Machida Says UFC Demanded Rematch for Anderson Silva"},"content":{"rendered":"

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UFC 163 fighter and former UFC champion Lyoto Machida knows a little something about title rematches as his consecutive bouts with Mauricio Rua started a streaky run for ‘The Dragon’.<\/p>\n

Now Machida weighs in on a situation concerning his friend and former UFC middleweight champion, Anderson Silva.<\/p>\n

In an interview with O Globo, Machida covered several topics including Silva’s current predicament:<\/p>\n

\u201cAnderson\u2019s rematch is fair; the guy rule division for long time. He maybe didn\u2019t really want to fight for the belt again but the UFC demanded it. I believe it wasn\u2019t only Anderson\u2019s intentions that prevailed in this situation.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Machida also touched base on the status of his own title hopes with a match against Phil Davis at UFC 163 looming in his near future:<\/p>\n

\u201cI am the number one in the world and the leading contender, and it is in this upcoming fight that I will demonstrate that once again. I already received the promise for the title shot twice and ended up not having the chance to fight for it but I will prove myself for the third time,\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Since Machida’s previous title shot against current champion Jon Jones at UFC 140, Machida has gone unbeaten, vanquishing Ryan Bader by knockout and most recently out-classing Dan Henderson most UFC 157. Now Machida hopes to climb the ranks and get a title shot that he believes is owed to him with his continued success starting with a win over Davis:<\/p>\n

\u201cNothing comes easy for me and I am not counting with anything easy now. I know this is going to be a tough fight but the title shot has to come.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

As for waiting for a title shot, Machida will remain patient and when the time comes, prepare to retake his belt from the victor of an October title fight between Jon Jones and Alexander Gustafsson:<\/p>\n

\u201cIt used to bother me a lot, waiting for title contentions that didn\u2019t happen. Today I don\u2019t think this way. What is happening is good for me. It\u2019s a fight in Brazil, a fight that will do so much for my career. I am so happy with the opportunity, very pleased and looking to live each moment.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t like to keep complaining about what hasn\u2019t happened. If it did not work out that moment, there must have been a reason for that. I did my part, I fought, won, did everything that was demanded. Such is life – not everything will happen the way we want.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Its one step at a time for Machida though as he faces off against Phil Davis in the co-main event slot of UFC 163 this Saturday in his home country of Brazil. The event will take place at the HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.<\/p>\n

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