{"id":70764,"date":"2013-10-08T10:24:50","date_gmt":"2013-10-08T17:24:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=70764"},"modified":"2022-02-06T12:47:58","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T20:47:58","slug":"machida-took-bout-with-training-partner-to-keep-the-ufc-happy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/machida-took-bout-with-training-partner-to-keep-the-ufc-happy\/","title":{"rendered":"Machida Took Bout With Training Partner To Keep The UFC Happy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/machida-sick.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-43404\" title=\"machida sick\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/machida-sick.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/machida-sick.jpg 390w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/machida-sick-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/machida-sick-361x250.jpg 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;I thought for a while about it (when UFC offered the change), but I didn\u2019t want to disappoint and frustrate the UFC. The date wasn\u2019t 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 is better ranked and it\u2019s not a (Fight For The Troops) card&#8230; We were training together so that\u2019s a little complicated, but that\u2019s inevitable here in California. We always look for better training so we ended up training together. It\u2019s complicated, but it\u2019s tough for both of us. I\u2019ve learned some things from his game, but he did too. Mark Munoz was always very friendly, gave me tips during trainings. We helped each other a lot. But we were training together, it\u2019s not like he was teaching me. You test yourself a lot during sparring.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In a recent interview with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/2013\/10\/8\/4804112\/lyoto-machida-accepted-mark-munoz-fight-so-he-wouldnt-disappoint-ufc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMAFighting.com<\/a> former UFC light-heavyweight champion, Lyoto Machida, discussed his upcoming fight against Mark Munoz.<\/p>\n<p>Machida makes his middleweight debut at UFC Fight Night 30 on Oct. 26 against Munoz in the main event from Manchester England.<\/p>\n<p>He was forced into the slot after <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/eye-surgery-puts-michael-bisping-out-4-6-months\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Michael Bisping suffered an eye injury<\/a>, putting <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/bisping-injured-machida-moved-to-fight-night-30-will-face-munoz-in-main-event\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Machida in his place against Munoz<\/a>. Lyoto was originally slated to face Tim Kennedy at Fight For The Troops 3.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/rafael-natal-replaces-machida-faces-tim-kennedy-at-ufcs-fight-for-the-troops-3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kennedy has now been put up against Rafael Natal<\/a>, who serves as Machida&#8217;s replacement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I thought for a while about it (when UFC offered the change), but I didn\u2019t want to disappoint and frustrate the UFC. The date wasn\u2019t that bad. I was already training hard for my fight, so I decided to take it. 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